Do not let your caregiver bully you into giving up your rights for their convenience.
You have rights. It is important in a time where POLICIES are being placed before patient rights to know what your rights are.
Discuss your rights and your birth preferences with your caregiver early on. You may even want to interview potential caregivers before your pregnancy to determine who might be a good fit for you.
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**As with all procedures and interventions, please do your own research and decide if the results of the procedure outweigh the associated risks.
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When you are admitted to the hospital, the typical scenario is that you are checked for dilation and hooked up to the monitors and machines.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY THERE!
As a patient, you have the right to get out of that bed. You can request that the monitors be taken off so that you can move around freely.
Laying in bed actually works against gravity and your body so that your labor is prolonged and your delivery is harder.
Actually, the best way to push is in whatever position is most comfortable for you. Most of the laboring positions listed above can be used for pushing as well.
During natural childbirth, you may experience what is called the ejection reflex. Your body will involuntary push, and you will instinctively move into the best position to deliver your baby.
During a medicated birth, you may not feel the urge to push, so your caregivers will possibly instruct you to push and for how long. In this case, it is helpful if you have something to pull on, such as a pushing bar or a towel that your doula or nurse is pulling against.
You can also request to have the epidural turned off so that you can have the sensation of pushing and be able to move into a better position to deliver your baby.
One of the most frequent questions that I see in the birth community is “Who knows of a caregiver that will allow a V-BAC (vaginal birth after cesarean).
You do not need permission to attempt a VBAC. You can decide if this is the right option for yourself and your baby.
My biggest recommendation is to do the research for yourself. Even if your current provider is not comfortable attempting a VBAC, it does not mean that a VBAC is not possible, or even not safe.
The rate of successful VBAC is rather high, even if the rate of attempt is low. You can view more information on evidence-based VBAC here.
You may have to do some research to discover a provider that is comfortable with a VBAC. I would also suggest that if you want a birth center or home birth, to look into the laws for the area that you live in. In some places, you cannot have a VBAC at home or a birth center due to the state’s regulations.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
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Crystal is a local birth and portrait photographer currently residing in the Savannah, Georgia area. She loves Jesus, coffee, and her family- usually in that order. She has seven children ages 15-24 and has loved (almost) every moment of being a mom.
If you need her, she is usually at the beach.
Her love for families includes educating and empowering mommas so that they know their choices and can help themselves to have better outcomes in labor and delivery, as well as post-partum- and watching their little ones grow from newborns to toddlers and all the way through school.
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Among all of the beautiful wonderful things that you were created to do, you were created to become a mother.
You were created to bring this little life into this crazy world and love him like no one else can.
I want you to look back at your birth story and see how strong, beautiful and courageous you are
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