It is difficult to recommend an absolutely ideal pose forchildbirth, but the ideal means to ensure comfortable delivery is - it's movement. The most incorrect attitude to the movement during childbirth is the stereotyped idea that a woman in bed should lie on her back. Women are so fixated on this pose that they are forced to suppress the instinctive desire to rise during the fights. Use your instincts to take the right pose before the fight or during it and thus ease the pain. Movement is one of the main components of successful delivery. A modern woman needs to be reprogrammed and returned to long-forgotten instincts. Women, brought up in the traditions of culture of different countries and peoples, not providing a horizontal position during childbirth, mainly accept vertical or inclined poses. ... Read More

As is known, behind a strange fence grass alwaysgreener, and many pregnant women dream of giving birth to a baby anywhere, but not in Russia. So what are the real advantages of overseas labor before the domestic, and how much does it cost - to give birth abroad. Future mothers decide on childbirth abroad for various reasons: someone certainly does not trust Russian doctors, and someone has already got a bitter experience and does not want to repeat it. Women are ready to travel thousands of kilometers, just to be sure that both medical care, comfort, and staff attitudes will be at the highest level. An important role is played by the general level of medicine in the country where the woman plans to give birth - for example, in Germany, more than 230 billion euros are spent annually on health care - this is the highest indicator of medical expenses in the EU countries. Births there are also not cheap - from 10 to 13 thousand euros on average, and the price for caesarean section sometimes reaches up to twenty thousand euros. It is worth noting that because of the political division of land pricing policy in German cities is different - say, in Berlin to give birth at a lower price than in Munich. In Austria, labor will be much cheaper, although the level of medicine there is no worse than in Switzerland and Germany, which are considered ideal for childbirth countries. To give birth in the United States costs from five to ten thousand dollars, about the same price tag in Israel, where until recently there were better conditions for childbirth, given the lack of a language barrier. A woman who came to give birth to Europe invariably finds herself in a clean, cozy room with a comfortable bed and a call button for a nurse, and the husband, if he himself always wants to be next to his wife, is another reason why future mothers go to give birth abroad . Childbirth in the US gives another nice bonus - a child born in the territory of this country automatically becomes its citizen. The births abroad have their drawbacks, and the very first underwater stone on the path of a pregnant woman is medical insurance, which is offered together with a "tour for childbirth". Its conditions should be read very carefully, since often force majeure situations are not included in the list and will require additional expenses. The second difficulty is the flight. The airlines have limits on the duration of pregnancy (mostly 6-8 months). The flight itself is a great stress and a serious load for the cardiovascular system, especially when it comes to a woman who carries a new life. With complications during pregnancy, flying is even more dangerous, and many airlines, when selling a ticket, require a certificate stating that there are no contraindications. Unusual food and other climate can also have negative consequences for the health of the future mother. Anyway, in any country in the world, doctors and midwives are doing everything possible to help their patients give birth to a healthy strong baby. To see how this happens in one of the Russian maternity homes, you can in the program "Newborn Russia" from September 15 to Monday at 22:00 on TLC. ... Read More

From time immemorial, the birth of a child was considereda great sacrament. Midwives in Russia enjoyed a special honor, and not every woman could become a midwife: she must have impeccable health, her children should also be healthy, her thoughts should be clean. Even during pregnancy, midwives taught the future mother an old slander, which was read to children in the womb: "From you, my light, my droplet, I myself will take the whole trouble. My love is a dome to you, all is patience for a cradle, and prayer is consolation. I await you, my light, like the earth of the dawn, like the grass of the dew, like the flowers of rain. " The sound of these gentle words had a beneficial effect on both the baby and the mother, creating the right mood for the upcoming birth. Childbirth is the culmination of pregnancy and in most cases occurs as a normal physiological process. The future mother wants to know everything about the birth: to learn the signs of labor, the beginning of labor, the symptoms of labor and childbirth, when they begin, at what point it is necessary to hurry to the maternity home, how much labor is painful and how long they last. Each childbirth is an individual, and births take place in different ways, but the main signs of an early birth are experienced by almost all women in labor: the uterus contracts during labor; Smoothes, thins the cervix, then opens; the child turns and moves along the generic paths; you give birth to a child, then the placenta, umbilical cord and membranes. The whole process takes from several hours to a day (occasionally and more) and is the beginning of motherhood, and for the child - the transition to an autonomous existence. In this process, everything is important: the mechanism of the course of labor, the physiological characteristics, sensations and experiences of the mother, her psychological state. The onset of labor is not always clear, especially the signs of birth in primiparous mothers. Experts believe that the initiator of childbirth is the child. By the 40th week, and sometimes earlier, because of the rapid growth of the child, the number of amniotic fluid decreases, the baby is more difficult to move. The placenta has grown old, and the baby receives insufficient amounts of nutrients and oxygen. The child experiences very unpleasant sensations, it activates the adrenal cortex and releases a large amount of cortisol - a stress hormone. In response, the hormonal balance in the mother's body changes. As a result, the uterus becomes very sensitive to biologically active substances produced by the placenta and the pituitary gland of a woman. She begins to contract - there are regular contractions, followed by childbirth. In the organism of the future mother, there are also changes: the quantity of estrogen that prepares the uterus for childbirth increases, and as a consequence, the cervix shortens and softens, the uterus starts to decrease regularly. ... Read More

Cesarean section - surgical operationUsed to extract a child through a cut in the abdominal wall and uterus, if labor through natural ways is considered too difficult or dangerous for the mother and / or child. For the first time about Cesarean section is mentioned in Pliny the Elder; there is evidence that the cesarean section was known in ancient Egypt and in ancient India, but it was rarely done, since the possibilities of medicine were very limited, and the risk with such a surgical intervention is great. In ancient times this operation was done mainly in the case of the death of the mother - in order to save the fetus. In Russia Caesarean section was first produced in the middle of the XVIII century. In cesarean section (under general anesthesia or under epidural anesthesia), the abdominal wall is cut, then a longitudinal incision is made of the uterine wall, after which the fetus and the pelvis are removed from the uterine cavity. Your doctor may warn you that you may need a caesarean section. First of all, try to calm down and comprehensively discuss this problem with your doctor, collect and study as much information as possible on this issue. Today, cesarean delivery is almost as safe for the mother as the birth in a natural way, and when a fetus is threatened, it is often even safer for the fetus. Although Caesarean section is considered a serious operation, but the risk associated with it is compared with the risk of removing tonsils or gall bladder. Every year, thousands of children who could die or be maimed in the course of natural childbirth are born healthy in a cesarean section. Compared with other surgical operations, it is very safe. Births are more convenient, quick and predictable than through natural ways. The operation itself is usually painless, since it is performed under anesthesia. The doctor also receives a higher payment for cesarean delivery. All this makes the cesarean section attractive for both parturient women and doctors. A closer examination, however, reveals major shortcomings, which should limit the use of caesarean section in cases where labor through natural routes is unsafe or impossible. Cesarean section increases the risk of serious problems with anesthesia, infection and bleeding. Longer hospitalization is required. You will have pain weeks after the birth and difficulties in caring for the newborn and other children. You will need more pain medication, antibiotics and blood transfusions are more likely than after natural births. Not so soon you can return to your household duties or to work. Moreover, the financial costs are much greater than with natural childbirth. According to some experts, babies born by Caesarean section have more problems with breathing and maintaining the temperature, especially if there were no fights at all. Even in comparison with prolonged or difficult births through natural ways, this additional risk exists. Such errors and undesirable phenomena should be warned from the very beginning. First, it should be understood that the way in which a child was born does not in any way affect either the mother or the child; neither the woman becomes less of a mother, nor is the child less of a product of her womb if it was born with the help of a cesarean section. Secondly, it is important that the mother and the child spend as much time together as possible, beginning with the birth. At the same time, do not panic if you feel too weak to take care of your child, or if your child requires intensive supervision of newborns. There is no reason to believe that the relationship between mother and child is tied only after birth. In some cases, for certain indications, the decision to cesarean section can be made in advance: ... Read More

Perhaps at the end of pregnancy you had toto take a trip or you just for some reason were not ready for the beginning of labor. First of all, try to stay calm. Childbirth is a natural process, and women cope with it and outside the hospital walls. If you are on an airplane or train, ask the conductor or the flight attendant to try and find a medic among the passengers. If the specialist is not there, you can be assisted by a relative accompanying you, or by someone from the passengers, it is better if it is a woman who has her own experience of childbirth. During childbirth it is necessary to observe the maximum possible purity. In the medicine cabinet of the car or plane there will always be a sterile bandage, iodine, an alcohol solution of brilliant green. You need clean clothes (on the train this is not a problem). The caregiver should wash his hands thoroughly with soap, then wipe them with cologne and grease fingertips and fingernails with an alcohol solution of iodine. The non-specialist should not interfere during childbirth and even touch the abdomen and the genitals of the parturient woman. In this case let nature dispose of the very process of the birth of a new person. A feminine flair will tell you the most comfortable pose and not necessarily this will be the lying position. More conveniently standing position, squatting, lying on one side, on all fours with the support of the hands and knees or any similar position. Ask people who help you to support you. When the baby's head appears, you need to make sure that it is born gradually. Breathe quickly and superficially, and support the head with your hand. If the neck is wrapped around the umbilical cord, it should be pulled gently with your finger and placed over the head. The child, immediately after the birth of his head and shoulders, should be put on clean linens or sheets between the legs of the mother and a sterile bandage to remove mucus from his mouth and nostrils. This should be done carefully: the mucous membranes of the newborn are extremely tender. It is also important that the umbilical cord does not stretch. Approximately one minute after the birth of the baby, the umbilical cord is bandaged in two places - at a distance of 10 and 15 cm from the navel of the newborn. The knot, tied closer to the child, should be especially reliable. The umbilical cord between the nodes is treated with an alcohol solution of iodine. Scissors or a razor (penknife) are fired in a flame matches or lighters and treated with iodine solution, and then cross the umbilical cord between the nodes. Over the end of the umbilical cord from the side of the child, a bandage must be applied from a sterile bandage. The baby should be wrapped in a clean sheet and wrapped in a blanket or warm clothes. After the birth of the child, the mother must lie down, because the birth has not yet ended. A child's place must be born and born. In no case should you pull the cord. This can cause a disruption of normal separation and birth of the afterbirth. After the latter appears from the genital tract, it must be wrapped in tissue or paper, as the placenta is sure to be inspected by the hospital doctor, to which the mother and child will be delivered. In order to better cut the uterus, you can press several times on the bottom of the abdomen of the puerpera. On the crotch of the mother, you need to put a sanitary towel or a small towel to absorb the secretions. After 15-20 minutes, if everything went well, the newborn becomes pink, breathes smoothly and loudly screams. It can be immediately attached to the mother's breast. Even if the baby does not suck, tapping his spout into your chest will cause a contraction of the uterus. The uterus will be at the level of the navel and can be probed as a dense large grapefruit. If the uterus is soft and the baby does not want to take the breast, stroke the nipples. In addition, massage the lower abdomen until the uterus contracts. Do not continue the massage if the uterus has become dense, but check it from time to time and massage if necessary. If earlier did not have time to call an ambulance, you need to do it now. Both mothers and babies need qualified help and professional examination in order to ensure that everything is in order and to conduct the necessary medical measures. ... Read More

Parents expecting to see a pink angel,probably will be shocked by the sight of a newborn baby. Nine months of stay in the amniotic fluid and several tens of hours of contraction in the contracting uterus, as well as in a close birth canal, should have an impact on the kind of child. The children born with the help of Caesarean section look different. Fortunately, the babies grow and change very quickly, and a month later you will see a real angel in the crib. ... Read More

Here we will give some tips that will helpyou should be healthy, cheerful, keep normal lactation, thereby ensuring the health of your child. The first thing you need is a dream. If your child is very restless, ask her husband to replace you as a night nurse, at least every other day, giving you the opportunity to sleep. If the baby sleeps normally at night and you do not need to sleep with him during the day, do not put the wheelchair on the balcony or on the loggia with the sleeping child, and if you can pull the stroller out onto the street, be sure to try to walk with the baby yourself. All the affairs of the house you still do not remake while the baby is sleeping, but the movement and fresh air will add strength, energy, health and good mood to you. A woman should always remain a woman, and when she is expecting a child, and even more so when she has already become a mother. ... Read More

The first weeks after birth are alwaysare not easy. The whole burden of responsibility for the baby lies primarily on the mother. And this, in turn, can cause a woman a state of anxiety, inexplicable irritability, tearfulness and even aggressiveness. Emotional ups and downs are due to changes in hormonal levels, fatigue, lack of experience or understanding with the child, lack of support from relatives. For some women in labor, these fluctuations are insignificant or disappear within a few weeks after the birth of the baby. In other cases, there may be a sense of inability to overcome difficulties and a constant sense of concern. A woman is overtaken by postpartum depression. Many underestimate this disease and its consequences. But in vain. The mental state of a person is sometimes much more important than physical state. Moreover, if the child is growing up in the family, absorbing the mood of the mother, like a sponge. Signs of the development of postpartum depression may be different. Here are the most serious: ... Read More

Virtually all women remember theirpregnancy, as the happiest time in life. But this later, after months, or even years. And during pregnancy, the impressions of many mothers are far from the most rosy - toxicosis, back pain, swelling, a big and interfering tummy. And it is quite natural that the longer the gestation period, the more urgent for the future mother becomes the question of how to give birth quickly. This later, during sleepless nights, my mother with mild nostalgia can remember about pregnancy, when the baby was sleeping peacefully in the tummy. In the meantime, all the "grandmother's" methods are in play - walking on stairs, changing furniture, general cleaning all day long. Of course, cleanliness is good, but there was no birth, and no. And the future mother falls into a panic, feeling like a sort of "elephant", whose pregnancy lasts about a year. And the closer the cherished prospective date of delivery, the greater the desire to give birth as quickly as possible. The desire is quite natural, but before taking any measures, you need to calm down and think sensibly. First of all understand what motivates you. Are you afraid to suffer a crumb and get a set of medical problems? Unfortunately, this really happens. ... Read More

Methods for assessing the health of the fetus in the uterusare constantly improved and the appearance of new tests is quite common. At the same time, in each clinic and every doctor has some specific instruments and methods for determining the state of the fetus. Below are the most commonly used methods (tests). Evaluation of fetal movements can allow to judge the state of health of the fetus, being thus the simplest way to detect the danger that has arisen. If the pregnant woman does not feel the movement of the fetus, other studies are needed. ... Read More