Fewer risks and side effects for both mother and baby. (Drugs used in birth are very strong with very powerful side effects. www.childbirth.org)
Less likely to be attached to monitors, and therefore have more freedom to move about and change positions as needed.
Unmedicated, so mother can feel and respond to the natural rhythms and urges to push, resulting in a faster delivery
Endorphins that are secreted during natural childbirth have been found to help baby during labor and during transition into new life.
Babies born naturally are more alert, have higher APGAR rates, and show more interest in breastfeeding behaviors.
A natural birth increases the probability of a healthier postnatal period and an easier recovery. A woman who has a natural birth does not have to recover from major abdominal surgery (caesarean section), instrumental delivery (by forceps or vacuum), cutting of the perineum, (episiotomy), bruises from IV lines, or severe backache (25% of women who receive epidurals continue to have backaches for over one year).
In natural childbirth your body produces its own oxytocin on an as- needed basis. Induction drugs, (i.e. pitocin), produce contractions that are stronger, longer, and closer together; often making the contractions intolerable.
Labor is hard work, it hurts and you can do it. ~
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