Comments on: Healthy Birth Blog Carnival #4: Avoid interventions that are not medically necessary http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976 A Research Blog About Healthy Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:51:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Six Healthy Birth Practices « A Life in Season http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-5524 Six Healthy Birth Practices « A Life in Season Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:45:27 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-5524 [...] ::  Practice 4 overview and evidence-based article from Lamaze ::  Blog Carnival 4 [...] [...] ::  Practice 4 overview and evidence-based article from Lamaze ::  Blog Carnival 4 [...]

]]> By: Healthy Birth Blog Carnival #6: MotherBaby Edition — Giving Birth with Confidence http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-4289 Healthy Birth Blog Carnival #6: MotherBaby Edition — Giving Birth with Confidence Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:57:31 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-4289 [...] 4th Health Birth Blog Carnival: Avoid interventions that are not medically necessary [...] [...] 4th Health Birth Blog Carnival: Avoid interventions that are not medically necessary [...]

]]> By: Thank you, Science & Sensibility « Birth Junkie http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-2734 Thank you, Science & Sensibility « Birth Junkie Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:08:25 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-2734 [...] recently entered a blog carnival, from a site called Science & Sensibility, brought to us by Lamaze and hey, guess what?? I sorta won (among a host of other mama bloggers, [...] [...] recently entered a blog carnival, from a site called Science & Sensibility, brought to us by Lamaze and hey, guess what?? I sorta won (among a host of other mama bloggers, [...]

]]> By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-2731 Lauren @ Hobo Mama Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:05:33 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-2731 Thanks so much for hosting and compiling all these articles! I appreciate Jen's comments, as well. There are so many emotions and expectations bound up in labor and birth that it's hard to know when to accept interventions. In my own case of a home birth turned non-emergent hospital transfer based on my midwives' recommendations, I've done a lot of second guessing and what-if scenarios, but the conclusion I keep coming to is that it was indeed the best course of action to have transferred. Not ideal, but the best choice under the circumstances. And I do appreciate my midwives' wisdom and experience in knowing that it was the best choice but giving me the power to make it. Thanks so much for hosting and compiling all these articles! I appreciate Jen’s comments, as well. There are so many emotions and expectations bound up in labor and birth that it’s hard to know when to accept interventions. In my own case of a home birth turned non-emergent hospital transfer based on my midwives’ recommendations, I’ve done a lot of second guessing and what-if scenarios, but the conclusion I keep coming to is that it was indeed the best course of action to have transferred. Not ideal, but the best choice under the circumstances. And I do appreciate my midwives’ wisdom and experience in knowing that it was the best choice but giving me the power to make it.

]]> By: Jen http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-2719 Jen Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:27:55 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-2719 As a midwife, avoiding unnecessary interventions is my goal. I was interested in the story of your sister who even though had a birth completely different then she planned, felt positive. Most midwives I know already buy the package about avoiding interventions, now I want to know how to help a woman walk away from unplanned interventions and still feel OK with her birth. As a provider I try to explain things and my reasons for suggesting interventions as much as possible and consider her desires as just as important as long as safe, but there can come a time when we differ. This is where I wish more research could be done. What needs to occur for the woman to feel she was heard and involved in the decision making- (especially because she is usually in pain and exhausted at the time)? Emotions and vested interest is high, exhaustion over whellming, plans abandoned- for all involved. It is a moment of true loss during labor that I am always afraid I may take advantage of or worse she may walk away from with less power then she walked into it. This is especially true when moving from an out of hospital birth (where even the envirnment speaks shared power) to the hosptial. As a midwife, avoiding unnecessary interventions is my goal. I was interested in the story of your sister who even though had a birth completely different then she planned, felt positive. Most midwives I know already buy the package about avoiding interventions, now I want to know how to help a woman walk away from unplanned interventions and still feel OK with her birth. As a provider I try to explain things and my reasons for suggesting interventions as much as possible and consider her desires as just as important as long as safe, but there can come a time when we differ. This is where I wish more research could be done. What needs to occur for the woman to feel she was heard and involved in the decision making- (especially because she is usually in pain and exhausted at the time)? Emotions and vested interest is high, exhaustion over whellming, plans abandoned- for all involved. It is a moment of true loss during labor that I am always afraid I may take advantage of or worse she may walk away from with less power then she walked into it. This is especially true when moving from an out of hospital birth (where even the envirnment speaks shared power) to the hosptial.

]]> By: Diana J. http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-2710 Diana J. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:19:03 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-2710 Great list! Here's another one for you on cervical exams: http://www.nurturingheartsbirthservices.com/blog/?p=50 Great list! Here’s another one for you on cervical exams:

http://www.nurturingheartsbirthservices.com/blog/?p=50

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976&cpage=1#comment-2708 Tiffany Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:50:11 +0000 http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=976#comment-2708 What a great collection..I hope I can read them all. Thanks for putting this together. What a great collection..I hope I can read them all. Thanks for putting this together.

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