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Alternative Birth Regulations in Pennsylvania
Over the past decade, more women have chosen natural out-of-hospital birth options with midwives rather than traditional hospital obstetrical treatment and medications. While every woman has the right to give birth how she chooses, it’s important to understand what requirements all midwives are expected to meet to ensure safe deliveries.
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How Hypoxia Happens
Hypoxia occurs when the body or a certain portion of the body is deprived of oxygen. Because oxygen is vital for organs like your brain and your liver to function, permanent damage can occur after only several minutes of oxygen deprivation. With the potential to do such catastrophic harm, hypoxia during childbirth can be life-threatening for both the mother and the child.
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What is a Traumatic Birth Experience?
While the miracle of birth is often a beautiful process for the families of newborns, it can also be distressing. Between 25 and 34 percent of mothers report having a traumatic birth experience. This is when an individual involved in the birthing process believes that the mother’s life or her baby’s life is in danger or that there is a serious threat to the mother’s or baby’s physical or emotional wellbeing.
