Relieving And Preventing Back Pain
July 28, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Pregnancy can cause back pain for many women because of the strain from baby’s weight. For many women this can be a cause of much stress and impact health, sleep and state of mind. Sometimes these issues can continue after birth and back pain is in general a very common issue for a lot of people.
Thankfully more and more doctors are recommending complementary health solutions for both relieving and preventing back pain and this article gives a really good overview of the main treatments.
Support for the lower back is also one of the benefits of our Abdomend™ Bikini Belt when used as a pregnancy support belt. It’s unique extra support strap can be fitted either front or back, giving support either directly to the lower back or as additional support for your pregnant belly.
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Is Home Birth Riskier?
July 6, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Women who plan home births recover more rapidly from childbirth, but there is a higher risk of their child dying, an international study suggests.
US analysis of more than 500,000 births in North America and Europe found death rates for babies in planned home births were double that of those in planned hospital births.
But the risk was still low, at 0.2%.
UK doctors said the evidence needed to be taken into account, but a midwives’ body questioned its relevance.
The research, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, examined studies on the relative safety of planned home and hospital births from around the world.
Researchers looked at data from nearly 350,000 planned home births and more than 200,000 planned hospital deliveries.
Crucially, it looked at where the woman had planned to give birth, rather than the actual birthplace.
The researchers argued that the safety of home births may have previously been overplayed by the fact that when there are complications and a woman is rushed to hospital, any adverse outcome is recorded as a hospital birth.
Rates of home birth vary across the developed world. In the Netherlands a third of women deliver at home, while in the US around one in 200 women do so.
Fertility Self Massage
May 10, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
If you’ve been her before you probably know we are big advocates of massage as part of your c section recovery. Below is a preview of a wonderful self massage program to increase fertility and chances of pregnancy from the Natural Fertility Shop.
Fertility massage is a powerful natural fertility treatment that has been used for centuries all over the world. The great thing about fertility massage is it can be use in conjunction with traditional treatments; one case in point is the use of fertility massage with IVF. The use of fertility massage leading up to your IVF procedure may help to increase your success rate of implantation. An increased incidence of implantation may be possible because the use of fertility massage increases blood flow and reduces adhesions that can block pathways, there by increasing your chances of implantation/conception.
The Fight for VBAC Rights
May 8, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
More and more women who had their first child by cesarean delivery are opting for a vaginal birth next time round. This is know as VBAC – vaginal birth after cesarean. When c sections were done with a vertical incision vbac was actually risky, but today the vast majority of c sections are performed with a much smaller horizontal incision and there are few reasons why a woman who has a healthy pregnancy can’t deliver vaginally after one.
Here Dr. Jennifer Ashton speaks to Erica Hill about a new study by the National Institute of Health that reveals the safety of vaginal birth after cesarean section. Notice right near the end she says "usually c sections a little riskier for the mom, vaginal births maybe a little riskier for the baby", as if it is a simple matter of choice. Hold on there doctor, that’s the kind of thinkng that has c section delivery rates at 1 in every 3 births. Watch the video and tell us what you thin.
Vacuum Extraction
April 30, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Serious injuries associated with vacuum extraction, such as subgaleal haemorrhage, skull fracture and intracranial injury, continue to be reported. There is little doubt that many of the problems and unfavourable results encountered after vacuum delivery are a consequence of incorrect use of the instrument and should, therefore, be preventable.
Incorrect use of the vacuum extractor may occur for a number of reasons, namely, uncertainty of the indications for the procedure, lack of familiarity with the equipment, inadequate technique of vacuum extraction and a lack of awareness of the safety measures.
There is an extensive article on vacuum extraction here
This video shows a doctor describing both vacuum extraction and forceps delivery practices. The 2nd video shows the profound bruising to a newborns head and face as a result of vacuum extraction assistance during birth. Thankfully forceps delivery accounts for only 1% of births in America while vacuum extraction accounts for 4%. While these numbers seem small as percentages, but with around 4 million births a year in the US, it is in reality around two hundred thousands of babies. So add to the list of questions for your doctor, what and how much experience do you have with forceps and vacuum extraction assisted births do you have? & Under what circumstances would you use them?
C Section Deliveries At All-Time High in US
April 23, 2010 by · 1 Comment
C section deliveries now constitute a third of all birth in the US. This rising trend can also be seen in developing countries. Amnesty International have called the increase in cesarean sections a maternal health care crisis. The World Health Organization says that only 15% of c section births are actually necessary. Is the litigious nature of American society and doctors fear of lawsuits the reason for the extra 15%, or is it the profit driven model of US health care?
Or is it the expectant moms who want a c section to plan the birth date or for some other reason? Tell us what you think.
Pitocin Induction Increases Chances of C Section
April 17, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
In America, having a hospital birth and having a natural birth are pretty much incompatible. In 1900 95% of all births were at home, since 1955 it has only been 1%. Yet America, of all the developed countries in the world has the worst infant mortality rate. In most hospitals intervention in the birth process comes early and invariably leads to more and more intervention which of itself increases the likelihood of the final intervention of c section delivery.
This video is from a new movie called, "The Business of Being Born". If you are going to have children – WATCH IT!
Elective Cesareans Increase Risks
April 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Despite medical advances and increasing access to improved obstetric care across the globe, surgical childbirths are still more risky for both mother and baby, according to an ongoing international survey by the World Health Organization (WHO).
A new report from the survey, which was published online today in the medical journal The Lancet, found that in Asia—in both developed and developing nations— cesarean section births only reduced risks of major complications for mother and child if they were medically recommended. Elected surgical deliveries, on the other hand, put both at greater risk.
"Cesarean section should be done only when there is a medical indication to improve the outcome for the mother or the baby," the authors of the report concluded. Common reasons for a recommendation for cesarean delivery included a previous cesarean section, cephalopelvic disproportion (when the baby’s head cannot fit through the mother’s pelvic opening) and fetal distress.
With these surgeries comes increased risk of maternal death, , admission into an intensive care unit, blood transfusion, hysterectomy or internal iliac artery ligation (to control bleeding in the pelvis) compared to spontaneous vaginal delivery, according to the report.
But these risks have not necessarily been absorbed into popular, or even medical culture. The rates of cesarean section procedures are on the rise in many countries across the globe, the authors report, and in some countries they "have reached epidemic proportions." Among the nations studied, China had the highest rate of cesarean sections that were performed without medical indication—11.7 percent; the overall rate for the facilities studied had a rate of 1.9 percent.
Despite the increased risks associated with cesarean deliveries, no or babies in the study died after an elected cesarean before hospital release. The most dangerous form of childbirth proved to be vaginal operative delivery, which includes using forceps or a vacuum to assist in delivery and is more rare, occurring in just 3.2 percent of the births analyzed.
Surgical childbirth also requires more resources than a natural vaginal delivery, the authors note. Especially in countries where money, medical practitioners or proper equipment is more limited, unnecessary cesarean sections can drain resources away from those cases in which it can improve the chances of a healthy mother and.
Read The Complete article here
Image of cesarean surgery team at work courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Bobjgaliando
Our C Section Recovery Bikini Belt
March 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
This video displays our uniquely designed C Section Recovery Bikini Belt and how easy it is to put on, even in the hospital as we see here. With our soft comfy belly binder you will move with ease and comfort, reduce your pain and swelling and heal faster. If you know you are having a c section delivery, do the smart thing and get your recovery belt in advance so you can take it with you to the hospital.
Can You be Forced to have a C Section?
March 5, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
We at Maui Healing Kits believe that a woman has a right to choose how she gives birth. We also believe that c-section delivery has a valid and valuable place among the options a woman has. Cesarean delivery has after all save the lives of thousands of women and babies.
The stories in this video about issues arising from Personhood USA & the bills they support that have hurt pregnant women are disturbing, hard to believe, but documented fact.
We want you to be aware of the choices legislators are making on your behalf.
The links below are to media coverage of the cases in the video.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/19/health/main618535.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/08/opinion/the-fruit-of-angela-carder-s-agony.html
http://advocatesforpregnantwomen.org/issues/court_ordered_interventions/
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