How does labor feel? This may be the most-asked question out there pertaining to natural birth. This is also the hardest question to answer. The sensation of labor is just our perception of the uterine muscles pulling our cervix open. No two women feel it exactly the same. So, while I can’t tell you how [...]
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The Dangers of Forceps and Vacuum Extraction (and How to Avoid Them)
Posted by Stacey on July 30th, 2008
I have had a lot of people reach my site lately by searching for “vacuum extraction” and “forceps delivery,” so I thought that these issues would be worth addressing. Both the vacuum extraction and the forceps delivery are methods of manually pulling a baby out of the birth canal when it cannot be pushed out [...]
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