Peace
Birthing under normal healthy environmentally friendly conditions is one of the most beautiful experiences on earth. Todays medicine however has turned it into a disease and it is treated as such. If the natural process is followed as much as possible, women can have the most beautiful experiences. Most women would disagree the indoctrination of medicine has sunk in deep, or the fear modern medicine has put into people in general puts women off natural birth.
Birthing
A beautiful love filled conception
A fully wanted pregnancy
The perfect diet and advice from your midwife
An understanding husband
A glowing mother to be
No serious complications
You have your up days and downs but for the most part its all good. this goes for arguments as well.
The baby grows perfectly
The time for birth is close .... let me see if I remember this correctly
Your midwife still with you every step of the way...
You are at home baking or just keeping busy and you water breaks... you call your midwife who is there in minutes...
Your husband is also called and is also there.....
Loads and loads of love and reassurance, sometimes it helps when women become a bit intimate with the husbands by kissing... this releases oxytocin (the love hormone) which eases the whole process. this love hormone gets released anyway .. cuddling or kissing just helps the process. Some women will not want to be touched. I have seen births where women do this and feel good even through all the pain.
the pains eventually get closer and heavier....
Your body releases adrenalin, endorphins (pain killers), and oxytocin....
Your beautiful baby is born and put straight onto your chest in order to find its way to your breast (this is so important and so overlooked) "from the inside womb to the outside womb" (note the cord is not cut yet, and there is no wiping and scoring the child)
The baby starts suckling... this helps with oxytocin production and allows the uterus to contract once again in order to deliver the placenta... The placenta is born the cord is cut....Mother and child bonds daddy is crying ... midwife is smiling...
When mother and baby are ready then we can bath and and and...
Important points
Mother must be totally empowered
baby must trigger its own labor, thereby being empowered too
the birth must be done at home preferably with a hospital withing reasonable reach (EMERGENCIES ONLY)
Total control must be given to mother to follow her own instincts
Premature separation of mother and child (straight after birth for a bath and scoring could cause problems later)
Birthing on your back is unnatural
Women in my view have been disempowered for too long, going against the natural process have definite consequences, subtle or major, long or short term.
it is time for women to take their own back and have full control of their bodies and birthing processes. And we wonder why there are so many labels for kids today......
I urge women to research birthing and feel secure and empowered enough to make the best INFORMED decisions when deciding on birthing options.
May Allah guide us all
Namnoc
More info http//www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10184
What powerful hormones affect the process of labor and birth?
It can be especially helpful to know about three of the many hormones involved with reproduction oxytocin, endorphin, and adrenaline. These hormones play a major role in regulating the process of labor and birth.
Learning about these can help a woman understand what will happen during labor and birth. Women and caregivers can take actions that support or disrupt effective action of these hormones. So, understanding how they work and how they are affected is important for making informed decisions.
What is the role of oxytocin during labor and birth?
Oxytocin is often known as the "hormone of love" because it is involved with lovemaking, fertility, contractions during labor and birth, and the release of milk in breastfeeding. It helps us feel good, and it triggers nurturing feelings and behaviors.
Receptor cells allowing a woman's body to respond to oxytocin increase gradually in pregnancy, and then sharply in labor. Oxytocin is a potent stimulator of contractions, which help to dilate the cervix, move the baby down and out of her body, give birth to her placenta, and limit bleeding at the site of the placenta. During labor and birth, the pressure of the baby against the cervix and then against tissues in the pelvic floor stimulates oxytocin and contractions. So does a suckling newborn.
Low levels of oxytocin during labor and birth can cause problems by
- causing contractions to stop or slow, and lengthening labor
- resulting in excessive bleeding at the placenta site after birth
- leading providers to respond to these problems with interventions.
What is the role of endorphins during labor and birth?
Endorphins are calming and pain-relieving hormones that people produce in response to stress and pain. The level of this natural morphine-like substance may rise toward the end of pregnancy, and then rises steadily and steeply during unmedicated labors. (Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication.) High endorphin levels during labor and birth can produce an altered state of consciousness that helps women flow with the process, even when it is long and arduous. Despite the hard work of labor and birth, a woman with high endorphin levels can feel alert, attentive, and even euphoric as she begins to get to know and care for her baby after birth. Endorphins may play a role in strengthening the mother-infant relationship at this time. A drop in endorphin levels in the days after birth may contribute to the "blues" that many women experience at this time.
Low levels of endorphin can cause problems in labor and birth by
- causing labor to be excessively painful and to feel intolerable
- leading providers to respond to this problem with interventions.
What is the role of adrenaline during labor and birth?
Adrenaline is the "fight or flight" hormone that humans produce to help ensure survival. Women who feel threatened during labor (for example by fear or severe pain) may produce high levels of adrenaline. Adrenaline can slow labor or stop it altogether. Earlier in human evolution, this disruption helped birthing women move to a place of greater safety.
Too much adrenaline can cause problems in labor and birth by
- causing distress to the unborn baby
- causing contractions to stop, slow, or have an erratic pattern, and lengthening labor
- creating a sense of panic and increasing pain in the mother
- leading providers to respond to this problem with cesareans and other interventions.
What steps can women take to help ensure that these hormones work well?
A woman can promote her body's production of oxytocin during labor and birth by
- staying calm, comfortable, and confident
- avoiding disturbances, such as unwelcome people or noise and uncomfortable procedures
- staying upright and using gravity to apply her baby against her cervix and then, as the baby is born, against the tissues of her pelvic floor (these stimulate oxytocin)
- engaging in nipple or clitoral stimulation activities before birth and giving her baby a chance to suckle shortly after birth (these stimulate oxytocin).
A woman can enhance her body's production of endorphins during labor and birth by
- staying calm, comfortable, and confident
- avoiding disturbances, such as unwelcome people or noise and uncomfortable procedures
- delaying or avoiding epidural or opioids as a pain relief method.
A woman can keep adrenaline down during labor and birth by staying calm, comfortable, and relaxed. The following can help
- being informed and prepared
- having trust and confidence in her body and her capabilities as a birthing woman
- having trust and confidence in her caregivers and birth setting
- being in a calm, peaceful, and private environment and avoiding conflict
- being with people who help her with comfort measures, good information, positive words, and other support
- avoiding intrusive, painful, disruptive procedures.