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Re: Do you think fathers have a legal right to see thier child born or be in the room
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Approved by the BabyCentre Medical Advisory Board
'Why do I need to relax in labour?
Being relaxed in labour offers lots of benefits. Your body will work better if you're relaxed. The hormones that will help your labour to progress, and those which help you to cope with labour, will be released more readily. This means you'll have more energy for your baby's birth, and your baby may cope better with labour.
The main hormone that helps you to labour effectively is called oxytocin. It shapes the frequency, length and strength of your contractions, and works best if you feel calm, safe and relaxed. It's sometimes called the hormone of love, labour and lactation, because it's involved in each of these parts of our lives.
As your labour gets stronger, your body will produce higher levels of endorphins, known as the feel-good hormones. These are your body's natural opiates, which alleviate pain, and will help you to cope with your contractions. They can also regulate the strength of your labour, slowing things down when it gets too intense.
Endorphins can also alter your perception of time and help you to zone out from what's going on around you, which is no bad thing for labour.
What happens if I feel stressed?
It's natural to feel a bit anxious. But if you feel very stressed it can interfere with your labour. Stress and anxiety make your body produce fight-or-flight hormones, such as adrenaline. These stress hormones may:
Reduce blood flow to your uterus (womb).
Suppress the release of oxytocin.
Slow your first stage of labour down.
Whenever you feel stressed and anxious your muscles tense up. If that tension isn't released, and goes on for too long, you'll become tired and will waste precious resources.
Keeping stress hormones at bay during early labour will encourage your body to produce more oxytocin and help your labour to progress.
Staying relaxed means your muscles are loose, making it easier for you to breathe more rhythmically. This allows you and your baby get more oxygen.'
Relaxation in labour - BabyCentre
And the above was just from a quick Google on the subject.
So...once again...
Are you saying that having a father in the room during delivery - against the mother's wishes - will increase the chances of birth problems by zero percent? Yes or no, please?
And are you saying that the healthy birth of the child should not be the ONLY consideration? Yes or no, please?
Do you have facts that prove that having a father in the room increases the chances of birth complications?
Statistics please?
Additional:
Approved by the BabyCentre Medical Advisory Board
'Why do I need to relax in labour?
Being relaxed in labour offers lots of benefits. Your body will work better if you're relaxed. The hormones that will help your labour to progress, and those which help you to cope with labour, will be released more readily. This means you'll have more energy for your baby's birth, and your baby may cope better with labour.
The main hormone that helps you to labour effectively is called oxytocin. It shapes the frequency, length and strength of your contractions, and works best if you feel calm, safe and relaxed. It's sometimes called the hormone of love, labour and lactation, because it's involved in each of these parts of our lives.
As your labour gets stronger, your body will produce higher levels of endorphins, known as the feel-good hormones. These are your body's natural opiates, which alleviate pain, and will help you to cope with your contractions. They can also regulate the strength of your labour, slowing things down when it gets too intense.
Endorphins can also alter your perception of time and help you to zone out from what's going on around you, which is no bad thing for labour.
What happens if I feel stressed?
It's natural to feel a bit anxious. But if you feel very stressed it can interfere with your labour. Stress and anxiety make your body produce fight-or-flight hormones, such as adrenaline. These stress hormones may:
Reduce blood flow to your uterus (womb).
Suppress the release of oxytocin.
Slow your first stage of labour down.
Whenever you feel stressed and anxious your muscles tense up. If that tension isn't released, and goes on for too long, you'll become tired and will waste precious resources.
Keeping stress hormones at bay during early labour will encourage your body to produce more oxytocin and help your labour to progress.
Staying relaxed means your muscles are loose, making it easier for you to breathe more rhythmically. This allows you and your baby get more oxygen.'
Relaxation in labour - BabyCentre
And the above was just from a quick Google on the subject.
So...once again...
Are you saying that having a father in the room during delivery - against the mother's wishes - will increase the chances of birth problems by zero percent? Yes or no, please?
And are you saying that the healthy birth of the child should not be the ONLY consideration? Yes or no, please?