Childbirth

Question 1

Approaches to childbirth

Answer 1

Pain control through breathing, imagery, supportive coaching.
More natural approaches in the last 40 years- something to be celebrated rather than a medical procedure to endure

Question 2

Complications

Answer 2

Lack of oxygen-leads to c section
Placental abrupt ion- hypoxia
Premature or small for date infants (prematurity is less serious than small for date)
Low birth weight can result in infant mortality

Question 3

Apgar score

Answer 3

Way of rating on how life threatening or healthy newborn babies are