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Active Birth
The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
Part Two
By Janet Balaskas
Sometimes, with bed rest and good diet, (including plenty of protein), mild preeclampsia will improve. If it doesn't, it may be safest to have the baby in the hospital. With persistent preeclampsia, doctors prefer to induce labor.
If you are confined to bed in pregnancy it will help to get up every few hours to do some relaxing yoga-based exercises for half an hour, and then return to bed.
Breech Presentation
There are more risks involved in this case than in a normal presentation. (See "Unusual Presentations.") Previous Complications
Not all complications are likely to recur. However, if there were problems with the last birth that could affect this one, you may be better off in the hospital. It is helpful to reflect on what happened last time and discuss the causes with your birth attendant. Sometimes getting a second professional opinion can help you determine whether or not the same problems are likely to recur. For example, if you had a cesarean section for pelvic disproportion, you may need one again (although this is not a certainty). But if the cause of the cesarean was fetal distress, the events are much less likely to be repeated. Placenta Previa
Sometimes the placenta lies very low in theuterus, close to or covering the cervix. The danger is that the placenta could separate and be born before the baby, which would cause the baby to be cut off from its source of nourishment.Want to see more?
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