| In general, your choice of where you
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| | is low. For women who have strong
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| deliver will be linked to your care
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| | preferences about the use of oxytocin or
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| provider. The majority of physicians take
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| | continuous fetal monitoring delivery at a
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| care of women in a hospital setting,
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| | birthing center may increase their
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| where most birth in the US take place.
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| | chances of avoiding these interventions,
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| Midwives also take care of women in a
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| | In addition, because epidural analgesia
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| hospital setting, although they also
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| | is not usually available you are likely
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| deliver babies in birthing center.
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| | to receive more intensive labor support
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| Hospital birth
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| | for your pain. While some believe that
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| There are three potential advantages to
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| | delivering in a frec standing birthing
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| choosing deliver in a hospital. First, if
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| | center will reduce your likelihood of a
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| you are among the 30-40 percent of women
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| | cesarean delivery or episiotomy, your
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| over 35 who require a cesarean delivery,
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| | care giver's practice style is probably a
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| there will be no need for you to be moved
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| | more important determinant than where you
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| from home or the birthing center.
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| | deliver.
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| Although most cesarean deliveries are not
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| | Getting The Most From Your Prenatal Care
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| urgent, in which case the delay will not
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| | The most important principle in choosing
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| cause you or your baby any harm, in an
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| | a care provider is to find someone you
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| obstetric emergencies, time can be of the
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| | feel comfortable with. Ask questions
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| essence. The second advantage is that you
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| | early on about things that are important
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| will have more pain control options.
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| | to you for example, the rates of
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| Although many first time mothers wish to
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| | episiotomy, cesarean delivery, and
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| avoid epidural analgesia, you may not
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| | forceps or vacuum delivery. When thinking
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| know what type of pain relief you want
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| | about your care giver's cesarean delivery
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| until you are actually in labor. If you
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| | rate, be aware that interpreting cesarean
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| are highly motivate to avoid an epidural
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| | delivery rates is very complicated, even
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| analgesia, freestanding birthing centers
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| | for statistical experts. Physicians who
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| and home birth are geared toward
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| | care for higher risk patients are likely
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| supporting you with out pain medicine. A
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| | to have very high cesarean delivery
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| third advantage is that a hospital birth
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| | rates, which are explained by the high·
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| may be safer if you have significant
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| | risk nature of their patient population.
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| medical problems such as diabetes or
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| | However, in low-risk patients, recent
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| blood pressure problems, which may affect
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| | studies suggest that either too high or
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| you or your baby. It is also safest to
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| | too low cesarean delivery rates may
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| deliver in a hospital if you've' had a
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| | indicate a problem.
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| cesarean section previously, because of
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| | Your care provider's philosophy about
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| the small risk of the uterus rupturing.
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| | pain control in labor is also important.
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| Birthing center or home birth
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| | Unless you share his or her view, avoid a
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| If you are having a normal, healthy
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| | care provider who has strong feelings
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| pregnancy, the risk to you and your baby
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| | about what type of pain control you
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| of delivering in an alternative setting
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| | should select in labor.
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