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Know Differences and Advantages of Normal Childbirth

Know Differences and Advantages of Normal Childbirth

In Brazil, the prevalence of normal birth in 2011 was 56%, according to the Unicef ​​report "The World Situation of Childhood". This percentage deserves to be even higher, since the withdrawal of the baby naturally brings much more advantages to the mother and child. The WHO indicates that up to 15% of deliveries are cesarean, and the rates in Brazil are much higher than that. The risk of maternal death associated with cesarean section, for example, is 3.5 times higher than the natural method.

Better recovery

Vaginal delivery brings better recovery for a woman, as well as fewer risks of infection, bleeding and organ damage such as bladder, urethra, arteries and intestines. Fewer medications are needed and the risk of thrombosis (clogging of the veins) is also lower, as the patient may move throughout labor and resume walking faster than after a cesarean section. blood is less than during cesarean delivery, since large and deep cuts are not required. To get an idea: abdominal surgery of caesarean section causes a loss of about 1.5 liters of blood, whereas normal delivery usually causes loss of up to half a liter.

Advantages to the baby

"Every woman who waits normal childbirth needs to be addressed that a cesarean section may be needed to provide better care for her and her baby at any time. "

The bond between mother and child is also more likely to be more intense in a normal birth. Whenever possible, we seek to deliver the baby to the mother soon after delivery to be welcomed, hugged and breastfed. It is a time when the maternal relationship is very important.

It is also true that the baby passes stress during normal labor. But the changes that occur during this time trigger the production of substances - such as corticosteroids - that help prepare the baby's body for the environment outside the uterus.

Exit through the vaginal canal - not through the belly, such as in the cesarean section - causes a compression of the baby's chest. This helps to eliminate all the amniotic fluid from the airways, relieving respiratory discomfort.

Are there any disadvantages?

"To increase comfort in labor, we can use massage, bath tubs and activities like ball exercises. "

When there are no health conditions that require a cesarean delivery, the mother and baby will be well in normal delivery, and there is a full staff at the hospital to assist the mother. That way there are no disadvantages. What exists is the risk of childbirth, whether vaginal or cesarean. Therefore, every woman waiting for normal birth needs to be advised that a cesarean section may be needed to provide better care for her and her baby at any time.

Some situations that may require cesarean delivery are: cephalopelvic disproportion ( when the baby's head is larger than the mother's passage), end-of-pregnancy bleeding, transverse (crossed) baby, fetal distress, gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and prolonged labor.

Women who can perform normal delivery

At the beginning of a gestation, any woman can think of having a normal birth, except in cases where the woman has had two or more previous cesareans or has any disease that prevents her from having a normal delivery, such as a heart problem, for example. In the course of gestation, however, there may be problems that prevent us from performing the vaginal delivery, as the baby does not turn upside down.

Use of anesthesia

Normal childbirth can be performed without anesthesia in most cases. But when there are cuts in the genitals, such as episiotomy, there is the use of local anesthesia or even spinal anesthesia, the one applied to the back only at the time of delivery. In cases in which the medical team and the patient opt ​​for the use of anesthesia since labor, the epidural will be done. This anesthesia allows the patient to be pain free, but can still maintain their movement to perform the activities proposed by the team and also help to force force at the right time.

Episotomy is a cut performed in the perineum (muscular area between the vagina and the anus) to enlarge the birth canal. Many women do not need this cut - it is only at the time of delivery that it is possible to determine if it will really be needed.

Labor pain

Vaginal birth is usually more painful without anesthesia because of contractions but the limit of pain of each woman is very variable. In women who can not or do not want to receive labor analgesia through the epidural, we can use massages, bath tubs and activities like ball exercises. Even those who receive anesthesia should perform these activities during labor, as they favor the evolution of labor.


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