All posts in Childbirth Options & Information

  • forcepsclose
    Forceps and Vacuum Assisted Births
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    Forceps are obstetrical tools which are shaped like large spoons have been in use since the 1500′s. Years ago, forceps were used for many problems which are now handled by ...

  • Epis
    Episiotomy
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    Episiotomy is rarely justified, except in cases of foetal distress necessitating immediate delivery. — Elizabeth Davis, author of Heart & Hands: A Midwives Guide to Pregnancy & Birth An episiotomy ...

  • Intravenous Therapy
    Restricted Movement and Intravenous Therapy
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    Immobility It is impossible to move around when you are flat on your back. It’s even more difficult if you have internal and external fetal monitors attached to your body, ...

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    List of Midwives in Private Practice
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    Gauteng Johannesburg Sharon Marsay 082 853 3445 Sue King (www.sueking.co.za) 082 573 5191 Xoli Makabane (www.xolimakabane.com) 082 667 7947 Henny de Beer 082 788 2683 Cornelia Scheepers 082 787 2076 Marilyn Sher ...

  • Hospital Gown
    Gowning, Shaving and Enemas
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    When you arrive at a hospital you may be asked to remove your own clothing and put on a hospital gown. This can be demeaning for many women. The gowns ...

  • AROM
    Rupture of Membranes
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    Amniotomy or Rupture of Membranes Artificially breaking the amniotic sac or rupture of the membranes is done routinely at many hospitals to speed labour up, get labour going, to test ...

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    Water Birth
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    Water birth is a method of giving birth, which involves immersion in warm water. This can take place at home or at a hospital that is equipped with a birth ...

  • caesar
    Ceasarean Section
    January 16, 2011, No comments

    Caesarean Sections A Caesarean section, also known as C-section or Caesar, is a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a mother’s abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver ...

  • Hospital birth 3
    Hospital Birth
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    The extent and magnificence of the medical discoveries made during the last hundred years is beyond both praise and gratitude. But now that many of the troubles and dangers have ...

  • VBAC
    VBAC
    January 16, 2011, Comments Off

    What does a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesar) entail, is it safe, and what do the experts say? Sr Burgie Ireland investigates Edward Craigin, an American doctor in the early ...

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