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"Life is full of choices...your childbirth experience shouldn't be an exception"
"Life is full of choices...your childbirth experience shouldn't be an exception"
"Life is full of choices...your childbirth experience shouldn't be an exception"
What Is Normal Birth
WHO
(World Health Organization)
Definition Of Normal Birth
(World Health Organization)
Definition Of Normal Birth
- Spontaneous in it's onset
- Low-risk at the start and throughout Labour and delivery
- Baby is born spontaneously in the vertex position between 37 and 42 weeks gestation
- Following birth, both mother and infant are in good condition
What does normal birth look like?
A woman’s body was created to grow a baby, give birth and nurture her baby at her breast. Hormones in the woman’s body orchestrate the succession of these events. Any intervention in this process may cause problems that must be managed with medical expertise.
Care practices that support natures plan for a normal birth include:
- Labour that begins on its own (written version)Let labour begin on it's own (video version)
- Freedom of movement throughout labour (written version) Walk, move,and change positions (video version)
- Continuous labour support (written version) Have continuous support (video version)
- No routine interventions (written version) Avoid unnecessary interventions (video version)
- Spontaneous pushing in upright or gravity neutral positions (written version) Get upright and follow urges to push (video version)
- No separation of mother and baby after birth with unlimited opportunity for breastfeeding(written version) Keep your baby with you after birth (video version)
These six care practices are supported by research studies that examine the benefits and risks of medical care practices.