1. LABOR & DELIVERY
The Miracle of Birth

3. Stage 1 - LABOR Dilation of the cervix - contractions begin
6/11/2018
Stage 1 - LABOR
Dilation of the cervix - contractions begin
Cervix “opens”
Membrane around baby ruptures
“water breaks”
Baby’s head begins to push into birth canal
1st stage ends when cervix is fully dilated to 10cm
Average time hours. (can be longer and shorter. 3

4. Amniotic Sac

5. Stage 1 - LABOR
1-3 cm. Contractions are easy - 10 to 15 seconds long, minutes apart (can last weeks)
4-7 cm. Contractions gradually get stronger and last longer
8-10 cm. Transition stage - hardest part of labor, contractions last seconds with second break between contractions

7. Ways to help avoid some of the pain and discomfort of delivery...
Narcotics - help to mask some of the pain, given
either by a shot or put into an IV drip
Epidural - a needle is inserted into the spine and
medicine is slowly dripped into the spinal cord
which numbs the entire area

8. Pushing stage - delivery of the baby
May last anywhere from 10 minutes to 3 hours, depending on mother & baby
Episiotomy - is a medical procedure to help widen the opening of the birth canal, a doctor makes an incision to that enlarges vaginal opening
Cesarean Section “C-section” - the baby is delivered by cutting open the mother’s abdomen and uterus

9. Cesarean Section

10. Stage 3 – AFTERBIRTH
Afterbirth - delivery of the placenta, amniotic sac and other membranes
Usually very easily delivered
Usually only takes a few minutes

11. How would you want your child to be delivered?
ABC Rooms - alternative birthing centers, family, showers, video, etc.
Lamaze - breathing, relaxation, natural birth planning, practice and delivery preparation
Leboyer method of birth - non-violent way of child delivery- lighting, noise level, and immediate skin to skin…
Underwater delivery - baby born under the water in a special tub

12. LEBOYER METHOD OF BIRTH/DELIVERY
AFTER THE DELIVERY...
LEBOYER METHOD OF BIRTH/DELIVERY
1. Warm up the delivery room to about 80 degrees
2. Lights hurt a newborn baby’s eyes - so turn them down
3. Baby’s can hear - so whisper
4. Put baby on mom’s tummy - cut cord
5. For nine months baby has floated in warm fluid…so
give the baby a bath in warm water and let it feel the
floating sensation again…help ease this traumatic
transition