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Gerber had always planned for a home birth for her second child. However, the rapid progression of her labor led to an unplanned scenario, with her midwife arriving 20 minutes after the baby was born.
Sometimes you just don't make it to the hospital in time.
A vaginal delivery is the birth of offspring in mammals (babies in humans) through the vagina (also called the "birth canal"). [1] It is the most common method of childbirth worldwide. [ 2 ] It is considered the preferred method of delivery, as it is correlated with lower morbidity and mortality than caesarean sections (C-sections), [ 3 ...
Preterm birth is the birth of an infant at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age. Globally, about 15 million infants were born before 37 weeks of gestation . [ 149 ] Premature birth is the leading cause of death in children under five years of age though many that survive experience disabilities including learning defects and visual and hearing ...
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Natural childbirth may occur during a physician or midwife attended hospital birth, a midwife attended homebirth, or an unassisted birth. Natural childbirth is seen by some as empowering and a way to push back against paternalism and lack of patient say in the medical system. Other commentators describe it as a way to judge and shame women who ...
Forceps births, like all assisted births, should only be undertaken to help promote the health of the mother or baby. In general, a forceps birth is likely to be safer for both the mother and baby than the alternatives – either a ventouse birth or a caesarean section – although caveats such as operator skill apply.
Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret (also called Orgasmic Birth: 11 Mothers, 12 International Experts or just Orgasmic Birth) is a 2008 documentary film that examines the intimate nature of birth. [1] It had been shown at women's and film festivals since May 2008, before being shown for the first time in prime time on January 2, 2009 by ABC ...