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Preventive antibiotics are recommended to women who have had an assisted vaginal birth by the World Health Organization. [27] An analysis has showed that preventive antibiotics reduce the risk of infection after an assisted vaginal birth, irrespective of whether a woman has had a perineal tear, an episiotomy, or both. Delays in receiving ...
Childbirth can be an intense event and strong emotions, both positive and negative, can be brought to the surface. Abnormal and persistent fear of childbirth is known as tokophobia. The prevalence of fear of childbirth around the world ranges between 4–25%, with 3–7% of pregnant women having clinical fear of childbirth.
Operative vaginal delivery is required in times of maternal or fetal distress to assist in childbirth as an alternative to caesarean section. [2] Its use has decreased over the years in comparison to caesarean section. [2] [3] The two main instruments used are rotational forceps and vacuum extractors, each with different complication risks.
Breathtaking video of a woman giving birth while driving to the hospital. Ruben Salvadori. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:39 PM. Husband Films Wife Giving Birth to 10-Pound Baby in Front Seat of Car.
An obstetrician in Brazil gave birth in her car — and the stunning moment was captured on camera. In an Instagram video posted on Oct. 24, Dr.
What was expected to be a routine childbirth had suddenly become a life-threatening crisis for both mother and daughter. Hodapp, 33, looked at the nurses who held each of her hands and noticed ...
[3] [4] [5] Interviews with experts, doctors, midwives, gynecologists, anthropologists, neonatologists, nurses, Lamaze educators, and mothers and fathers explore how the birthing process has become a medical procedure rather than a natural process. [6] Noted narrators include Ina May Gaskin. [3]
A nurse at a Macon, Georgia, hospital was jailed Wednesday on a charge of eavesdropping for allegedly using her cellphone to record images of a woman in labor, a video of which was later said to ...