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Jan 2016

NWDS Blog Posts Test

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4 days ago

Posted @withregram • @birthuprising You shouldn't have to fight to be treated with respect.
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You should just be respected.
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You shouldn't have to get a PhD in labor & birth statistics to have your choices taken seriously & to receive support.
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You should just be supported.
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There is nothing wrong with educating yourself about how your body works and about your options, but you shouldn't have to do that in order to not be taken advantage of or abused.
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You could read every research article & book, attend every class, or do none of it, and you should be treated the same.
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But that's not how it is.
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You have to go in with a plan/a paid support person/ready to fight.
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And it's bullshit.
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#advocate #patientadvocate #advocateforyourself #patientrights
#patientcenteredcare #womancenteredcare #maternitycare #birthtrauma #rightsinchildbirth #laboranddelivery #hospitalbirth #respect #hippocraticoath #healthcare #birthtrauma #vbac #vba2c #hbac #doula #birthdoula #birthprep #birtheducation #educateyourself #knowyourrights #birthmonopoly ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

Posted @withregram • @doulaviewllc .
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The mucus plug is a thick mucus, secreted by the cervix, to protect the mothers womb and baby during pregnancy.
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The mucus plug carries antibodies that are able to neutralize bacteria, viruses, and other disease-causing agents.
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The mucus plug starts to build immediately upon pregnancy but does not reach its full size until you’re about 12 weeks along.
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It acts as a barrier at the opening of the cervix and it stays there until your cervix starts to make changes, like dilating and/or softening. This usually happens in late pregnancy but can happen sooner than that.
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The mucus plug can regenerate itself if it’s dislodged too soon before birth. Which is important to keep in mind if you lose your mucus plug early. And you should mention it to your provider if this happens before late pregnancy as it can be an indicator of preterm labor.
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The mucus plug can be about 4 centimeters long. You can lose it in pieces or all at once.
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The mucus plug looks different for every woman but it can vary from white, yellowish, beige/brown, clear and be tinged or streaked with pink or red which is associated with blood.
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The consistency is similar to a thick snot or egg whites.
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Losing your mucus plus is not a sure sign that labor is coming soon. Although some women report going into labor fairly soon after losing their plug in late pregnancy. It’s more of a sign that the cervix is making some changes. ❀
You may not lose your plug at all until well into active labor and that’s perfectly normal.
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You can also lose this protective barrier sooner than your body intended to when you consent to routine cervical exams during pregnancy when checking for dilation/effacement/station.
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Losing your mucus plug is usually painless and odorless and there’s no need to avoid baths or sex.
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Heavy bleeding before or after losing your plug is not normal and you should contact your provider immediately.
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PhotoCred: @nurturingbeginnings

#mucusplug #repost #doulaviewllc #thelamazedoula #education #knowledge #nature #childbirtheducation #pregnancy #birth #doula #Atlanta #georgia #atlantadoula #birthbecomesher #birthservan ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

Timeline PhotosHave you ever heard the words ‘not progressing’ muttered with reference to your own or another persons labour?
The phrase ‘failure to progress’ is used to describe the deviance with which a woman’s cervix dilates when compared to the expectations of Dr Emanuel Friedman original (1955) and ongoing research about cervical dilation norms in labour.
The current medical understanding of how labour should progress is rooted in Dr Friedman’s research; he was the first to depict a ‘labour curve’ and divide labour into stages.
His research has since been discredited (like, it was discredited about 20 years ago!)... and we know that the Friedman curve to plot labour progress is incorrect.
Despite having newer and better research about labour progress, most maternity care providers apply Friedman’s curve to labour and expect it to perform this way. If you deviate from the curve you have ‘failed to progress’ according to their expectations... BUT what is actually happening is that your care provider is applying an outdated and incorrect expectation onto your body... you have not failed to progress, they have failed to wait... it should not be labelled ‘failure to progress’ (where the blame is placed on women) it should be labelled ‘failure to wait’.
Zhang et al (2010) in their study ‘contemporary patterns of spontaneous Labor with normal neonatal outcomes’ found that ‘Labor May take more than 6 hours to progress from 4 to 5 cm and more than 3 hours to progress from 5 to 6cm of dilation’...
however, before we ‘told-you-so’ the entire obstetric profession, we should view Zhang’s findings with some scepticism.
Although this research found the pattern of labour to deviate from Friedman’s curve, approximately 50% of the women in their study were under the influence of synthetic oxytocin (syntocinon/pitocin) in order to speed up their labour. So, this research still cannot fully inform us about the physiological unfolding of labour and how fast or slow it might progress... but it does open up an opportunity to change our beliefs about labour progress #failuretoprogressorfailuretowait #birth #induction #medicalisationofbirth ... See MoreSee Less

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