Fetal Monitoring Challenges
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Every time someone comes into Labor and Delivery with a natural birth plan, I cannot help but find myself hoping they are not assigned to me….
Labor Dystocia
BABY LEO’S BIRTH Print Section Listen Leo’s mother seemed to be a naturally anxious person, so I was not surprised when she reached out to me early one evening describing…
Pain Management
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen I’ll admit, I am one of those people who really don’t like medicine. I rarely even take a tylenol. I am sure that was part of…
Postpartum Hemorrhage Procedures
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS What are the indications for procedural management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)? How does the approach for management differ between vaginal delivery and cesarean section…
Labor Management
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen I want labor to begin on its own I had really hoped for a natural labor, but when I went to the doctor for my 39wk…
Current Barriers to Natural Birth
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The obstacles preventing natural birth practices from becoming part of the routine options presented to women are numerous and complex, but they are important to understand,…
Post-Delivery Maternal and Infant Care
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen I want immediate skin-to-skin contact with my baby After pushing hard and long to deliver my daughter, there was a moment of perfect peace when they…
Operative Vaginal Delivery
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen KEY QUESTIONS What are the indications for operative vaginal delivery (OVD)? What are the contraindications to OVD? What are the prerequisites and techniques for OVD? What…
The Environment for Birth
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen I felt the first signs of my labor in the early evening and by midnight my contractions were strong enough that I had to breath through…
