Posted on 11/13/2024 7:44:45 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Whether lying on their back, all-fours position, sitting upright or squatting—women adopt different birthing positions during childbirth. What has not yet been researched is how the respective final birthing position affects the satisfaction of the woman giving birth.
The results showed that it was precisely when this was chosen voluntarily that women were more satisfied. Around three quarters of those surveyed were lying flat during the birth and were particularly dissatisfied if they felt that they had not made this choice themselves. However, if the expectant mothers had chosen the supine or lateral supine position themselves, the position actually tended to make them more satisfied.
A team wanted to find out which birthing position women were most satisfied with afterwards. Almost 800 mothers were asked about their final birthing position and how satisfied they were with the birth overall using an anonymous questionnaire.
All of the data analyzed was from women who had given birth vaginally in a hospital without the use of a vacuum extraction or forceps, and who had given birth eight to twelve months previously at the time of the survey. In their study, the researchers also asked about the satisfaction of the mothers—depending on whether the birth position was freely chosen or not.
It was found that over three quarters of mothers gave birth to their child lying on their side or on their back. Of these women, up to 40% stated that they had not chosen the birth position voluntarily.
Women who were not free to choose their birthing position were particularly dissatisfied if the medical staff specified this and not the CTG to record the heart rate of the unborn child and labor activity or the epidural, the anesthetic to relieve pain, prevented the desired position.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
I was thinking, “As it was in the beginning…so it is in the end.”
Due to circumstances beyond our control, my wife gave birth with no anesthesia or blocks.
It was terrifying to watch.
The second time she went in demanding an epidural at the front desk.
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