describe safe child birth
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Every pregnant woman needs to know that the most important way to insure a healthy, safe birth is to choose a provider and place of birth that provide evidence-based maternity care and do not interfere in the natural, physiologic process of birth unless there is a compelling medical indication to do so.
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This is a really interesting one so thank you so much for the A2A! I really had to think about it for a while before I sat down to type. I went into my first pregnancy thinking that I didn’t really place much value on a natural pregnancy. I wanted to see if I could do it, but was fully prepared to get drugs if I needed them. I felt like women who were set on a natural pregnancy were trying to prove something to the world that I just didn’t need to prove. I did in fact end up getting the drugs at around 8 cm and spent the last 5 hours in perfect bliss. But after I had my daughter, I noticed a distinct lack of “overwhelming joy” like everyone describes. I didn’t feel like crying, I didn’t feel like this was the epitome of life. Don’t get me wrong, I was really happy and I loved her immensely, but it wasn’t what I was expecting. I feared that the drugs had kept me from making a true connection with her in those first few hours. It didn’t really improve over the next few weeks and I decided that I wanted to try even harder with my next child to do it naturally. Two years later the time came and I was at home in my tub with what I thought was just some mild discomfort from that days exam. My husband finally made me get up and go to the hospital because we had an appointment anyway and as soon as I stood up I realized that I was actually in labor. When I arrived to the hospital 20 minutes later I was already 10 cm dilated and there was no time for the drugs (despite my asking) so we had no choice but to go ahead naturally. The birth turned out to be exactly as the first one. Even though I was now filled with the adrenaline from the pain and exhaustion, I still didn't feel an overwhelming sense of awe and love like people describe. I was actually disappointed with myself. I really wanted it to be better.
About a year later I was diagnosed with postpartum depression which explained a lot about a lot of things, but I know thats not what you asked about. The reason I told you this story is because both births were exactly the same except for the pain. I was glad that I got to do it because it answered that important question for me and allowed me to move on and get help. Had I not done both I may have always assumed that the reason I felt detached was because I had a medicated birth, and I may not have ever gotten help.
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