Often on Facebook, I come across posts where mothers interpret events after a cesarean birth as necessitating surgery because the baby passed meconium into the amniotic fluid, posing a life-threatening situation. Let's delve deeper into this topic and determine if meconium in the amniotic fluid...
Synthetic IV oxytocin infusion during childbirth – commonly referred to as Pitocin or just Pit – is one of the most common obstetric interventions. In this post we'll take a look at what oxytocin hormone is and what its role is during birth and what crucial differences are...
When you hear that a newborn baby's umbilical cord is wrapped around their neck, it can be a frightening moment, and you might ponder the potential life-threatening implications. You may also consider how fortunate it is that the baby's life was saved in the hospital! In this post, I will shed...
When it comes to childbirth in movies, we often witness scenes of mothers lying on their backs in delivery beds, doctors positioned between their legs, while other characters (midwives, nurses, fathers) enthusiastically direct them to push harder and hold their breath. Surprisingly, this...
