My idea of natural birth is no internals, no intervention need to turn baby, no intervention to induce labour, no equipment used to get bub out, no c-section, mother able to birth freely/move as she pleases so no monitering that would get in the way of that. Also delayed cord clamping (yet Lotus birth practices are way more natural again) . No drugs for mum to birth the palcenta, and absolutely no drugs/vaccination for bub even vit K. In my mind bub should go straight into mums arms for skin on skin and breastfeeding. And I'm very happy to say that I had all of the above and in the water to boot Oh and home birth is also way up there on the 'natural' list too. I was in a beautiful private hospital with amazing midwives and ob's who respected all of our decisions including letting us go to nearly 42 weeks (and beyond if I had of chosen that). Funny that you started this thread as just yesterday I commented on the 'natural' birth of that lady who gave birth to a very large baby. I wanted to know what their idea of natural was, I have a suspicion it was a vaginal birth not a natural birth.
Last edited by Cherished; December 1st, 2011 at 06:04 AM.
Oh and home birth is also way up there on the 'natural' list too. I was in a beautiful private hospital with amazing midwives and ob's who respected all of our decisions including letting us go to nearly 42 weeks (and beyond if I had of chosen that). Funny that you started this thread as just yesterday I commented on the 'natural' birth of that lady who gave birth to a very large baby. I wanted to know what their idea of natural was, I have a suspicion it was a vaginal birth not a natural birth.
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