Doctors Urge Patience, And Longer Labor, To Reduce C-Sections

ABOUT TIME !!! Women with low-risk pregnancies should be allowed to spend more time in labor, to reduce the risk of having an unnecessary C-section, the nation’s obstetricians say. The new guidelines on reducing cesarean deliveries are aimed at first-time mothers, according to the American College of...

5 Reasons Dads Should Demand a Doula

When my wife told me that she wanted a doula, I was hurt. I truly thought with our first baby that I’d be able to be the end all be all for my wife. She showed me the research. She let me meet some of the doulas. I still wasn’t convinced that it would be the right choice for us. I subscribed to the “If you...

How Professional Birth Doulas Benefit Doctors

One of the neglected areas of research on doulas is their impact on physicians. Studies have shown that physicians have mixed feelings about the presence of birth doulas with younger obstetricians of both gendershaving the least positive attitudes (1). Commenting on this study, Klein stated: “Perhaps most...

Do You Doula?

Leza Besemann first heard of doulas—women whose job is to provide continuous emotional support during labor, but who are not medical nurses—at a natural childbirthing class in the early 2000s, when she was 30 and preparing to have her first baby. “As soon as my husband and I heard about the role of doulas,...

Unassisted Childbirth

http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ In the articles and stories on this site I hope to present a new way of looking at birth, and ultimately, at life. Childbirth is a gift to be enjoyed not a curse to be endured. The time has come for us to cast off our doubts and fears, and learn to believe in our own...

Labor Massage: Hip Squeeze

http://www.birthingnaturally.net/cn/technique/hipsqueeze.html How to do it: Have the mother move into whichever variation of the hands and knees position she finds most comfortable. Begin by gently placing your hands on her hip bones to find proper placement, then slide your hands onto her back while...