Lamaze Magazine 2009

Celebration Birth Can make contractions more effective easier for you to relax between contractions during the second stage | Can slow a birth that’s moving too fast | Your partner can assist in the birth by supporting your legs | lowers chances of tearing or the need for episiotomy | Good access to perineum Cons | may be hard for health-care provider to access fetal heart tones | No help from gravity | If no one can hold your legs, you must support them on your own | You may feel too passive in this position | | keep Moving Changing positions throughout labor can positively affect the outcome of labor in many ways. Doing so helps … Moms: | Minimize pain | Reduce anxiety | ncrease the diameter I and flexibility of the pelvis to better accommodate the baby’s movement and descent Babies: | peed baby’s descent S through the birth canal | elps correct baby’s H position (for example, if he’s backwards or sideways) Cons | Not recommended if you have high blood pressure | Cannot be used with continuous electronic fetal monitoring Standing pros | Uses gravity | Helps get oxygen to the baby | Contractions are more effective and less painful | may speed labor | Helps create a pushing urge Cons | Poor control at birth | Hard for health-care provider to see the baby leaning or kneeling forWard With Support pros | Can help shift the baby if needed | Uses gravity | Birth ball can be used | Contractions are often less painful and more productive | Baby is well aligned in your pelvis | relieves backache | easier for your partner to help relieve your back pain | may be more restful than standing | Good for pelvic rocking | less strain on your wrists and arms Walking pros | Uses gravity | Contractions are often less painful | Baby is well aligned in your pelvis | may speed labor | reduces backache | encourages descent Squatting with birth ball Sitting lamaze maGazINe 2009 16 lamaze.orG http://www.lamaze.org

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Lamaze Magazine 2009 Contents Essential Lamaze for Pregnancy Making Connections Body Beautiful Birth Day, Your Way Mother Knows Best Essential Lamaze for Birth Supporting Cast Labor Day Position Statement Comfort Zone Intervention Intelligence The Waiting Game Essential Lamaze for Parenting Nursing School Reality Check Sleep Tight Unforgettable

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