Factors Influencing the Process of Labor and Birth Labor is an intricate process that involves the laboring person, the fetus, and the interactions between them. To remember these interactions, think of the 5 P’s: power, passage, passenger, position, and psyche.…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Not so long ago, people birthing in hospitals in the United States experienced labor and birth without support people present, in a medicated state, and with little…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Labor and birth cause some of the most dynamic physical changes a body can endure, and the mind is greatly affected by the work the body is…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The pregnant body undergoes a great deal of change during labor and birth, including many physiologic changes that enable the fetus to maneuver through the birth canal…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Labor progresses in a multistage process that can follow the typical pattern or deviate significantly in a variation of normal or in a pathologic deviation. The latter…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Many factors impact the process of labor for laboring people and the fetus they carry. These factors range from physiology and pathophysiology to psychology and even the…
Figure 15.1 Laboring Person in a Birthing Center The low-risk person can ambulate and change positions during labor. Some use a doula for support. (credit: by Jefferson Rudy and Agência Senado/flickr, CC BY 2.0) Chapter Outline 15.1 Factors Influencing the Process of Labor and…
Lamaze International Childbirth Education Lamaze International provides evidence-based education to people all over the world. The organization provides childbirth education to families, provides recommendations for health-care providers and practices, advocates for birthing rights, and proposes ways to protect physiologic birth.…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Birth plans can be empowering because they give a sense of control to the birthing person. Birth plans can also cause deep distress, depending on how the…
Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: The Alexander Technique is a form of muscle relaxation and positioning to use during pregnancy, labor, and birth. The technique teaches common causes of pain in pregnancy…