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Thursday, July 5, 2012

RESOURCES: Birth Videos & Stories

"I’d like to document and describe the ways that I walked, moved, and changed positions throughout my labor,  Worth noting is that for most of my labor, I just followed my body’s signals and natural instincts when changing positions.  Sometimes, I also changed positions based on what my doula suggested.  And for the entire time, I found my labor to be an intensely powerful, empowering, and healthy experience." Read more...

Whoa: we had a surprise twin double-breech roadside vaginal birth after Cesarean.  I was measuring consistently ahead in fundal height early on and just before the mid-point of my pregnancy my midwife referred me to an obstetrician to have an ultrasound Read more...




Be Warned, these videos show the whole deal - BIRTH IN FOCUS.


Note from betterbeginnings: This is a hospital birth in which the mother delivers on her knees with her arms and head leaning on the back of the hospital bed.  The video is not edited much, so you can get an idea of time between contractions.  The attendants do appear to pull on the baby after the head is our, this appears to have been unnecessary, because there is no indication the baby is in distress.  Notice that the mother can move between contractions and how quickly she transitions from the intensity of pushing to the joy of holding her newborn.  You may also notice the wet sounding cry from the baby.  The nurses at this hospital are not quick to "suction" the baby and it appears that he makes the transition without the need for suctioning. See the video here...


A note about our "Resources" pages: We offer these resources as one step of your informed decision-making process.  Each mother and each circumstance are unique.  There is no one "right" way.  One article or study does not an informed decision make.  Read more.  Research more.  Talk openly with your carefully chosen care provider and those who will support you.  Then, make the decision that is right for you.

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