Natural Childbirth
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Experience of water birth delivery in Iran.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Having considered the physiologic challenges during pregnancy, scientists have searched for different delivery methods with minimal medical intervention. The use of water immersion by women for relaxing during labor is being used ... Read more...

Grantly Dick-Read (1890-1959): advocate of 'natural' childbirth.

30 May 2009 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Grantly Dick-Read. Today he is almost forgotten, but when I was a young surgeon, his name was well known throughout the western world among doctors, midwives and, indeed, the lay public for his ... Read more...

Effects of natural childbirth preparation versus standard antenatal education on epidural rates, experience of childbirth and parental stress in mothers and fathers: a randomised controlled multicentre trial.

25 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of antenatal education focussing on natural childbirth preparation with psychoprophylactic training versus standard antenatal education on the use of epidural analgesia, experience of childbirth and parental stress ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Natural Childbirth'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Antenatal education programmes: do they work? 10 Sep 2009
• Experience of water birth delivery in Iran. 30 Aug 2009
• SOGC Joint Policy Statement on Normal Childbirth. 29 Jun 2009
• It bothers sheep, too. 29 Jun 2009
• Maternal healthcare in South India. 29 Jun 2009
• 'You're in it for the challenge': volunteering in South Sudan. 29 Jun 2009
• Grantly Dick-Read (1890-1959): advocate of 'natural' childbirth. 30 May 2009
• Safety of planned home birth is not supported by evidence. 30 May 2009
• Worlds apart. 30 May 2009
• Complementing normal birth. 30 May 2009
• The road to normal birth. 30 May 2009
• Bermuda's first water birth. 30 May 2009
• A midwife's tale. 30 May 2009
• Taking normal birth forward. 30 May 2009
• Promoting and protecting normal birth. 30 May 2009
• Effects of natural childbirth preparation versus standard antenatal education on epidural rates, experience of childbirth and parental stress in mothers and fathers: a randomised controlled multicentre trial. 25 May 2009
• [The influence of mode of delivery on the level of catecholamines in umbilical cord blood of neonates] 17 May 2009
• From consultant- to midwife-led care: a personal reflection. 29 Apr 2009
• Immersion in water in labour and birth. 13 Apr 2009
• The labor whisperer. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Natural Childbirth'

Definition: Labor and delivery without medical intervention, usually involving RELAXATION THERAPY.

Descriptor UI: D009321

Alternative terms: Natural Childbirth; Childbirth, Natural;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: G08.686.785.760.769.490.249;

Technical Notes: check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY