Throughout the course of labor, expectant mothers may be in multiple birthing positions. Foreign maternity hospitals have many positions for pregnant women to choose from when giving birth. These positions can help women feel more comfortable, feel less pain, and use more energy to enjoy the joy of welcoming a new baby.
In addition to the most common supine delivery position, there are the following.
Delivery in lateral position
Advantage:
1. It can relax the perineum and reduce the chance of perineal tear and episiotomy.
2. The fetus has adequate oxygen supply.
3. Helpful for mothers with high blood pressure.
4. Parturient women can choose epidural anesthesia.
5. Make uterine contractions more powerful.
6. Reduce the compression of the inferior vena cava.
7. It can speed up the delivery process.
8. During the second stage of labor, mothers can take a good rest between labor pains.
9. Can relieve acute labor.
shortcoming:
1. Cannot rely on gravity.
2. If the mother\’s lying position is in the same direction as the fetus, fetal heart rate detection cannot be performed.
3. If there is no one below the knees to help mother\’s legs, mother will have to hold on hard. Advantages of sitting delivery:
1. Use the advantage of gravity to make the uterus contract strongly and effectively shorten the second stage of labor.
2. It is conducive to the smooth progress of the vaginal birth machine. The gravity of the fetus is consistent with the direction of the birth canal, and uterine contractions can make the fetal head rotate smoothly in the birth canal.
3. Improve fetal blood circulation and reduce the risk of neonatal asphyxia.
shortcoming:
1. Sitting for a long time may easily cause perineal edema.
2. Women who are prone to emergency labor or have rapid labor should not give birth in a chair.
modern sitting delivery
Due to the emergence of various forms of sitting delivery beds, the backrest of the delivery bed is adjustable, and the angle of the backrest can be adjusted appropriately according to the degree of uterine contraction and fetal descent during delivery.
The mother exerts appropriate force and the force is consistent with the birth axis, so the second stage of labor can be shortened compared with traditional delivery positions;