“Child birth without medication or any intervention”
Normal delivery without
- Pain medication
- Medical intervention/Augmentation.
- Fetal monitoring
- Forceps/ ventose
- Episiotomies
- Without pain medication, women rely on
- Relaxation techniques
- Motivation counselling
- Controlled breathing
- Hot water bath
- Massages, pressure points
- Heating pad/ice pad
- Exercises and activities
- Dirthing ball
Without medical intervention/Augmentation.
- speeding up / slowing down of labour is not possible
Risk of – fetal distress
- PPK
- Perineal tears
- Para urethral tears
- Rectal tears
- Prolonged labour
Low risk pregnancies can be given a trial for natural birthing and fetal monitoring.
High risk pregnancy to avoid natural birthing
1. Older than 35
2. Alcohol & drug use during pregnancy
3. W/o Diabetes, pre-eclampsia blood clotting disorders
4. Twin gestation
5. IUGR
6. Placenta previa, accrete
What to expect
- Labour start spontaneously
- Progress without medical intervention
- Fetal heart monitoring as and when necessary.
- No speed up of labour.
What if you change your mind.
Option – Epidural – starts relieve 20 minutes
- Spinal block
- Pudendal block
- Episiotomies.
Recovery of natural birth.
- 6 to 8 week – much faster
- Ice packs
- Sitz bath.
Post delivery complications
- Heavy bleeding
- Fever
- Painful urination
- Abdominal pain.
How to prepare for natural birthing
Select prior right health care provides
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Decide a birth plan
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Eat well
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Keep fit
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Prenatal yoga
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Lamaze claves
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the Stay mobile
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At term consult the health care provides about the possibility of natural birthing and risk involved if any.
*(All pregnancies have to be counselled differently)
