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Baby Friendly--Mother Friendly: Is your birth place either?
Posted on January 6, 2010 at 5:15am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Birthing your baby in a Baby Friendly hospital can be beneficial when compared to birthing in a hospital that is not baby friendly. However, the designation of Baby Friendly says nothing about labor and delivery practices. Unfortunately many families get lured into thinking Baby Friendly somehow translates into Mother Friendly. The truth is it doesn't. Baby Friendly does NOT mean Mother Friendly.
In 1991 The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched. This initiative is an… Continue
In 1991 The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched. This initiative is an… Continue
Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam
Posted on January 2, 2010 at 12:22am 6 Comments 0 Likes
It never ceases to amaze me the information that women are given and the procedures they undergo prenatally and during labor all in the name of “routine.” One of those things that always annoy me is the frequency of unnecessary vaginal exams/internal exams/cervical checks.
While I personally don’t do frequent/multiple vaginal exams on a woman in labor, I do understand why some nurses, doctors, and midwives feel the need to do them. I don’t agree with their rationale but I understand… Continue
While I personally don’t do frequent/multiple vaginal exams on a woman in labor, I do understand why some nurses, doctors, and midwives feel the need to do them. I don’t agree with their rationale but I understand… Continue
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Nicole Deggins replied to Amanda Rodriguez's discussion 'Midwifery?'
If you are thinking CNM route there are full tuition scholarships through the government/military. I did not choose the military route but they will certainly pay you to become a midwife. I choose to use the National Health Service Corps…
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Ariel Gilbertson commented on Nicole Deggins's blog post 'Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam'
I had 4 hospital births and have had 6 home births. At the end of my first homebirth pregnancy, my midwife checked my cervix. I said, okay, but I started labor the first 4 times after a doc checked my cervix. She said, honey, they were seeing if…
Nicole Deggins replied to Samantha's discussion 'This approach makes no sense to me-can someone explain why this would be best'
Do you mean did I tell the woman with the heart disease all of this?? I dont know her at all. I heard of her just through this posting. However I would bet that she has been told much of this which is why she is getting the…
Baby Friendly--Mother Friendly: Is your birth place either?
Birthing your baby in a Baby Friendly hospital can be beneficial when compared to birthing in a hospital that is not baby friendly. However, the designation of Baby Friendly says nothing about labor and delivery practices. Unfortunately many families get lured into thinking Baby Friendly somehow translates into Mother Friendly. The truth is it doesn't. Baby Friendly does NOT mean Mother Friendly.In 1991 The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched. This initiative is an…See More
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Nicole Deggins replied to Samantha's discussion 'This approach makes no sense to me-can someone explain why this would be best'
With natural labor, a woman pushes when she is ready. Her body tells her when to push and she listens. She will often "labor down" but the term is not usually used with natual labor because usually we trust that a woman knows when to push…
Nicole Deggins replied to Samantha's discussion 'This approach makes no sense to me-can someone explain why this would be best'
Rachel, It is my understanding from the limited research that i have done that any bearing down aside from normal BMs can be dangerous. It has been a long time since I have personally cared for a patient with this condition but it doesnt seem like…
Nicole Deggins replied to Samantha's discussion 'This approach makes no sense to me-can someone explain why this would be best'
Vaginal birth is always safer than cesarean even when induction is involved.
Nicole Deggins replied to Samantha's discussion 'This approach makes no sense to me-can someone explain why this would be best'
I hope this will help a little, or at least add to the discussion.
With congential aortic stenosis (CAS) some women are actually advised to NEVER get pregnant becasue it can be very dangerous/deadly for them. While we know most women have normal…
Nicole Deggins commented on Nicole Deggins's blog post 'Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam'
Hi Patrice.... steal away :-))
Patrice Nichole Byers commented on Nicole Deggins's blog post 'Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam'
I enjoyed reading this post Nicole. I will definitely use some of your points the next time a client talks to be about cervical checks. In the childbirth education classes I teach, I discourage them, but I didn't put it quite like you did, so…
Nicole Deggins commented on Rene' Dierking's group 'Hospital births'
@Rebecca, if its any consolation or if it matters... I just want you to know that your contractions were NOT "weak and ineffective" :-) They were strong and powerful and moved your cervix from closed to 10cm dialated. That's sounds…
Nicole Deggins commented on Rene' Dierking's group 'Hospital births'
Hi Ladies, I wanted to invite you all to sign up for my Free Pregnancy Teleclass taking place on January 16th. Its a class all about Birth Plans ;-) and how they can affect your hospital birth. Its listed on the events calendar!
Nicole Deggins commented on Nicole Deggins's blog post 'Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam'
Hi Ladies, Thanks so much for your feedback and sharing your experiences. If a mother WANTS to know her cervical status I can see a provider doing the exam but more often that not the information is discouraging at the time as Cherylyn experienced.…
Jamie Crawford commented on Nicole Deggins's blog post 'Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam'
Great job!!! I think this is something that many people don't even think about!!! With my first daughter I was checked more "routinely". Part of this was my fault because I was so used to everyone knowing how dialated they were at…
Cherylyn commented on Nicole Deggins's blog post 'Skip this Routine - The Prenatal Cervical Exam'
Thank you for sharing this Nicole. I've always had routine vaginal exams with my OB, until I planned a home birth with my 5 child. I was really surprised when my midwife told me that she doesn't routinely do vaginal exams, but it really…
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