You can't push during childbirth - doctors

The first thought when a woman discovers twotreasured stripes on the test: "Hurray, I will be a mother!" Or: "I will have a child!" And then do not roll such pleasant thoughts. You need to register in a women's consultation, give a bloody breakthrough of tests, and then another bunch of tests and another ... And then - childbirth. And then it becomes scary. About the fact that it's painful to give birth, it's scary, humiliating, there are lots of stories. Apparently, the stories of normal births women prefer not to share. Well, gave birth and gave birth.Photo:GettyImagesThe UK has taken on the fight against this state of affairs. According to doctors, too much pain during childbirth is a direct path to postpartum depression, the relationship between a woman and her husband deteriorates, and contact with the child weakens. What joy of motherhood is there when you can barely walk?! - We were faced with the fact that women very often have ruptures. In our hospital, for example, there were 22 cases per month, - said Dr. Smith, head of the obstetrics department at Midway Hospital. And a year later, Dr. Smith's team of doctors managed the incredible: almost all women give birth without birth trauma and with minimal intervention from doctors. - We simply stopped telling women to push as hard as they could. Instead, we ask them to breathe more slowly and calm down, - explains Dr. Smith. - You don't need to try to squeeze the baby out of yourself until your body starts doing it itself. Wow! So you don't need to push?! It sounds implausible. But midwives often rush women in labor: "Push, come on, harder!" And they also help with their hands, press on the stomach... - To give birth normally, gravity is enough. Natural physiology will do the rest, - the doctor assures. - We advise women to change their body position - so as to use gravity as much as possible. Remember, there are also alternative positions: sitting, standing or standing on all fours. The team of midwives at Midway Hospital is sure: there is no need to drag the baby out. Everything should be soft and natural, then the woman will be spared suffering, tears and injuries. And it seems to work: the hospital team was awarded the prestigious Johnson Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of maternity care. Representatives of the Royal College of Midwives congratulated the doctors. By the way, in the UK they are concerned not only with childbirth issues. There they are also trying to combat postpartum depression at the state level. Even members of the royal family are taking part in the campaign. For example, Kate Middleton spoke about the problems she faced herself and urged women not to try to cope with depression alone.