Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at
6:48 pm
Childbirth in the USA is often looked at as “torture” or “traumatizing,” and unfortunately many babies suffer due to the high rate of fear pregnant women suscept themselves to.
A study performed by Standley K, Soule AB in 1974, reviewed the correlation between local-regional anesthesia and newborn behaviors. The newborns behaviors were rated by the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. The study found that three days after being born, the infants were more irritable and less motorically mature than the infants whose mothers had not been medicated.
In the late 70’s and early ’80s, the anesthesia dosages given were very close to the amount given to women in childbirth today. So, we can see this study as very relevant even though it was performed more than 30 years ago.
These results were taken from Gentlebirth.org
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Friday, August 21st, 2009 at
9:16 pm
These results were formed from an online survey performed by Our365.com. The results show what the average woman has experienced during pregnancy and childbirth and the results are quite staggering!
Birth in the U.S.A.: The big picture
By the Editors of Our365
In July 2009, we asked Our365 moms to answer a series of questions about your birth experiences. Almost 12,000 moms of babies born in the past two years completed the survey.
If your most recent birth experience was also your first one, you’re in the majority: one half of the mothers surveyed have one baby; one quarter have two; and three percent have five children or more – next time you’re looking for labor tips, try looking for them from a mom of four, five or six in Our Community’s pregnancy forums.
On balance, moms are having positive birthing experiences – even when they’re not exactly what you’d expected or close to what you’d dreamed of. Maybe that’s not surprising: Dreams aside, when you leave the hospital with your new baby-love, what do you have to complain about? Read the rest of this entry
GivingBirthNaturally.com
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