Birthing positions
Author:admin Date:2009-8-10 2:08:00
Birthing positions
Advantages and disadvantages of various positions you might try during childbirth. Today women can learn how to use their bodies to minimize discomfort and speed the progress of labor. Trying a variety of positions during labor and birth can help you to find what works best for woman.
Standing
Walking
Sitting
Sitting on Toilet
Semi-Sitting
Lithotomy
Side-Lying
Leaning
Kneeling, Leaning Forward with Support
Squatting
Hands and Knees
1) Standing
Advantages
Excellent for oxygenation of fetus
Uses gravity
Contractions are more effective and less painful
Helps speed up labor
Helps create pushing urge
Disadvantages
Poor control of delivery
Visualization very hard for birth attendant
2) Walking
Advantages
Uses gravity
Contractions often less painful
Encourages uterine contractility
Baby well-aligned in pelvis
May speed up labor
Reduces backache
Encourages descent
Disadvantages
Often mother can't use if she has high blood pressure. Can't be used with continuous electronic fetal monitoring
3) Sitting
Advantages
Good for resting
Uses gravity
Can be used with continuous electronic monitoring
Can be used with birth ball to encourage descent
Disadvantages
Possibly can't be used if mother has high blood pressure
4) Sitting on Toilet
Advantages
Helps relax perineum
Mother accustomed to open-leg position and pelvic pressure in this environment
Uses gravity
Disadvantages
Pressure from toilet seat can cause pain
5) Semi-Sitting
The semi-sitting position during the pushing stage of childbirth best uses gravity to make the birth easier. Most labor beds have foot pedals to help with the semi-sitting position.
Advantages
Comfortable for mother
Good use of gravity
Good resting position
Works well in hospital beds
Good visibility at delivery for mom, dad and others present
Good access to FHTs (Fetal Heart Tones)
Disadvantages
Access to perineum can be poor
Mobility of coccyx is impaired
Some stress on perineum, but less than lithotomy
6)Lithotomy (on back, legs raised — avoid this position!)
Back lying has long been the favorite position of hospital births. Woman is lying on back - feet in stir-ups. Method has been a favorite of physicans because of the ease at which they can assist the delivery. This position is still used in a lot of hospitals if an epidural or spinal anesthesia has been administered or if there is concern for uterine rupture.
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International Academic Seminar on Hypnobirthing and Water birth
Author:admin Date:2009-8-9 23:12:00
International academic seminar on Hypnobirthing and Water birth
Respected ( ) :
The International academic seminar on Hypnobirthing and Water birth will be hold on 10-10-2009 in Beijing, organized by American Hypnobirthing Association, WHO Breast-feeding Improvement Association and Beijing Antai Maternity Hospital. In time, specialists including Zhang Zhenyu, the secretary general of Chinese Gynaecology and Obstetrics Association, Liu Juntao, the Director of Obstetrics Department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chen Fenglin, the President of Beijing Antai Maternity Hospital, as well as the president ( ) and other two experts of American Hypnobirthing Association will give lectures about soft birthing and relevant issues.
Beijing Antai Maternity Hospital has the experience of more than 500 water birth cases, knowing that water birth is different from traditional natural birth with its significant benefits of pain relief, delivery progress shortening, delivery trauma release and the reduction of cesarean section rate.
The participants of this seminar will gain a score of 10 of LevelⅠSecondary Medical Education.
The introduction is as follow:
Audience:
Directors of gynecology and obstetrics department;
Physicians;
Head of the Hospital
All Medical workers that are interested in soft natural birth.
Theme of the seminar:
HypnoBirthing, Water birth, The development of modern obstetrics, Analysis on the main causes of increasing cesarean section rate, Birth plan, Soft birth, Obstetrics emergency rescuer, The role of 4D ultrasound in birth plan,
Activity: visiting Antai water birth center and live broadcasting of water birth.
Specialist: from American Hypnobirthing Association, WHO Breast-feeding Improvement Association, China medical university, Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Beijing Chaoyang Hospital ect.
Date: 10-10-2009 –--10-11-2009 ( register in live spot on 10-9-2009)
Address:
Participation Cost: 1500Rmb/person (including accommodation and relevant material)
How to register:
Fill in the form as follow, and then send it to zyf@xjat.com
Contact:
Address: Building18. Xingheyuan. Jiayuan Road. Fengtai District. Beijing
Post code: 1000067
WEB: http://www.ycnfck.com
ACCOUNT: Construction Bank of China Beijing Xinghecheng Branch
4340620010474878 Chen Chao
Tel: 010-67535599-3003, 15311272103, 15311272105
Fax: 010-67538891
Email: zyf@xjat.com
Contact person: Zhu Sairong, Ren Juan
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Baby Swimming and Infantile Touching
Author:admin Date:2009-3-20 23:00:00
performing infant swimming and infant touch as well as baby nutrition, breast nursing.
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Extraperitoneal Caesarean Section
Author:admin Date:2009-3-20 21:30:00
Extraperitoneal caesarean section, a method for surgically delivering a baby through an incision in the lower part of the
uterus without entering the peritoneal cavity. This is done by pushing the fold of peritoneum out of the way and pushing the
bladder downward. This procedure is performed to avoid spreading infection from the uterus into the peritoneal cavity.This
incision runs across the pubic hairline.
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Esthel's natural birth
Author:admin Date:2009-2-3 22:40:00
Esthel, comes from France. In effect, most pregnant women choose to give birth at home.
What is homebirth?
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