RT Book, Section
A1 Aristizabal, Michelle
SR Print(0)
ID 1155167138
T1 Holistic Antepartum Care: The Foundation of a Natural Birth
T2 Natural Labor and Birth: An Evidence-Based Guide to the Natural Birth Plan
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862878
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155167138
RD 2024/04/19
AB At  each  new  pregnancy  consultation,  I  ask  my  patient  if  they  have  any  ideas  about  the  way  they  would  like  to  birth  their  baby.  Most  new  mothers  indicate  a  preference  for  a  vaginal  delivery  and  a  labor  process  that  is  as  natural  as  possible,  though  most  are  not  willing  to  take  an  epidural  off  the  table.  I  always  counsel  my  patient  that  they  certainly  are  capable  of  having  an  unmedicated  delivery.  If  this  were  not  the  case,  we  would  not  all  be  sitting  here  today.  Women  have  been  delivering  their  babies  without  pain  relief  for  all  of  time.  However,  I  also  counsel  my  patients  that  without  proper  physical  and  mental  conditioning,  ultimately  they  are  unlikely  to  choose  to  have  an  unmedicated  delivery  because  labor  is  very  hard  work  and  if  they  are  unprepared  for  it,  they  will  most  likely  want  an  epidural.  But  beyond  the  consideration  of  an  epidural,  taking  good  care  of  their  bodies  with  proper  diet  and  exercise  helps  reduce  their  need  for  all  medical  interventions  and  makes  a  vaginal  delivery  more  likely.  There  is  nothing  I  can  do  as  a  physician  to  help  a  woman  have  a  natural  birth  which  is  more  important  than  her  taking  good  care  of  herself  throughout  the  pregnancy  and  preparing  well  for  working  through  an  unmedicated  delivery.  When  it  comes  to  natural  birth,  a  woman  cannot  just  try,  she  must  do.