What is /sci/ approved childbirth method?
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>Lying on your back to give birth closes your pelvis and almost always increases pain. So why is this the most commonly used position for birth in the world today?
>Because of King Louis XIV & Dr. Françios Mauriceau.
>At a time when only women attended births, it's reported that King Louis XIV insisted on watching his offspring be born. He didn't like the obstructed view caused by a birthing stool, which was the most common position at the time, so he insisted his wife or mistress give birth on her back with her legs in stirrups.
>Once word got out that this is how royalty gave birth, the new position began to gain popularity.
>At the same time, French doctor Mauriceau, who treated pregnancy as a disease (which continues today) thought women would breathe more easily and have reduced pain when lying in bed for birth. His view of pregnancy had a hand in the change from midwife-attended birth to the primarily surgeon-attended birth that we see today.
>Though this position is usually the worst option for the woman giving birth, it is still the easiest & most comfortable for those attending the birth. The doctor/midwife/nurse can simply sit on a stool and have a perfect visual, which is a good part of why it is still used today.
>Many women are told this is the only position "allowed", when in fact positions that allow gravity to assist (standing, hands-and-knees, squatting) are usually better choices, and are always options. Even if you have an epidural you can still get into some of these positions with assistance.
Did you know?
>Lying on your back to give birth closes your pelvis and almost always increases pain. So why is this the most commonly used position for birth in the world today?
>Because of King Louis XIV & Dr. Françios Mauriceau.
>At a time when only women attended births, it's reported that King Louis XIV insisted on watching his offspring be born. He didn't like the obstructed view caused by a birthing stool, which was the most common position at the time, so he insisted his wife or mistress give birth on her back with her legs in stirrups.
>Once word got out that this is how royalty gave birth, the new position began to gain popularity.
>At the same time, French doctor Mauriceau, who treated pregnancy as a disease (which continues today) thought women would breathe more easily and have reduced pain when lying in bed for birth. His view of pregnancy had a hand in the change from midwife-attended birth to the primarily surgeon-attended birth that we see today.
>Though this position is usually the worst option for the woman giving birth, it is still the easiest & most comfortable for those attending the birth. The doctor/midwife/nurse can simply sit on a stool and have a perfect visual, which is a good part of why it is still used today.
>Many women are told this is the only position "allowed", when in fact positions that allow gravity to assist (standing, hands-and-knees, squatting) are usually better choices, and are always options. Even if you have an epidural you can still get into some of these positions with assistance.
