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Birth Pools
Warm water immersion in labour can diminish stress hormones (catecholamines) and reduce pain by increasing the body's production of pain relievers (endorphins). It can ease muscular tension and help you to relax between contractions. Labouring in water may provide significant pain relief.
Warm water immersion in labour can diminish stress hormones (catecholamines) and reduce pain by increasing the body's production of pain relievers (endorphins). It can ease muscular tension and help you to relax between contractions. Labouring in water may provide significant pain relief.
Interesting Articles
Pregnancy
- Acupuncture - https://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/download-booklet/
Labour and Birth
- 2nd Sage - https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12884-019-2620-0
- Leaving Well Alone: A natural approach to the third stage of Labour - Dr Sarah Buckley ~ http://www.sarahbuckley.com/leaving-well-alone-a-natural-approach-to-the-third-stage-of-labour
- Waiting to Inhale: How to Un-hurry the Moment of Birth ~ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3209737/
- Choices About Cord Clamping ~ http://cord-clamping.com/2012/08/21/choices-cord-clamping-all-the-information/
- Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping – What’s The Evidence Say ~ http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=5730
- PPH 2 and a half times more likely during hospital birth than homebirth ~ http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/12/130/abstract
- Third Stage of Labour websit ~ http://www.thirdstageoflabour.org/index.html
- Third Stage Research Roundup by AIMS ~ http://www.aims.org.uk/Journal/Vol23No2/researchRoundup.htm
- Risk of Haemorrhage is Higher in Hospital than Home ~ http://www.pregnancy.com.au/birth-choices/birth-information/labour-third-stage/risk-of-haemorrhage-is-higher-in-hospital-than-home.shtml
- Three Things We Need To Stop Doing to Newborns ~ http://progressive-parenting.com/2012/04/24/three-things-we-need-to-stop-doing-to-newborns/
Breastfeeding Postpartum
- Positioning ~ http://www.mothering.com/articles/natural-breastfeeding-2/
- Early Breastfeeding Obstacles - Visitors & Helpers ~ http://thegoodletdown.blogspot.com/2010/12/early-breastfeeding-obstacles-visitors.html?m=1
- Help them help you ~ http://theleakyboob.com/2012/07/help-them-help-you-new-baby-sign-with-ways-for-visitors-to-help/
- A gentle Guide - The Thompson method ~ https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/breastfeedingcoursefiles/pdf/A+Gentle+A+Guide+Towards+Pain-Free+Breastfeeding.pdf
Interesting Videos
'Overdue'
a brilliant short movie about going overdue
a brilliant short movie about going overdue
60 Second Doulas
Breastcrawl
Doulas make a difference
Original birth in squatting position