Second labour- Not natural, had ARM and managed third stage. But put in the same scenario again, i'd choose the same.
This birth i again hope for an intervention and drug free labour, but will request a managed third stage again, so i guess i will never have a natural birth, but that is my choice.
I find it slightly odd that a lot of emphasis is put on WHO statistics of natural births, but WHO themselves are not certain on their stance with the third stage of labour, at this stage they conclude that it does reduce the risk of PPH, and may be beneficial. This was once of the deciding factors for me in having a managed third stage.
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