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Pregnancy & Birth -
Planning Your Birth
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Written by Sherrie Williams
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My #2 is breech and he is giving us a run for our money trying to get him head down but am i learning a lot about breech and transverse presentation. He started out at his 18 week ultrasound being transverse, and although this means nothing at that point in gestation it got me to do some research just incase he decideds to be difficult. I learned that less than 20% of baby’s who are transverse at 37 weeks will still be transverse at the time labor begins. However, an external version can be done on a transverse baby to encourage it moving it into the vertex position, but if that doesn’t work and baby doesn’t move on his own at labor then a c-section would be necessary. (info found at Birthing naturally)
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Pregnancy & Birth -
Planning Your Birth
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Written by Izzy
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I saw this today, and had to share it. This is great news for doulas and others who "provide physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and just after birth and/or provide emotional and practical support to a mother during the postpartum period." And, it's also great news for moms! Ask your doula if she has a reimbursement code. This is a really exciting breakthrough for the US. Thank you, Pat Burrell, for pushing this through! It would be wonderful if cost were no hindrance for women seeking the optimum birth experience, and research has show time and again how doulas assist in making that experience possible. Reprinted from DONA International's eDoula special announcement dated September 29, 2009, found here. (PDF Link!) |
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