CMV infection during pregnancy and impact on fetal health

 What is natural birth?

Natural childbirth is childbirth without the use of any painkillers. Instead, techniques such as relaxation and controlled breathing are used to manage pain, either at home or in the hospital, while allowing the woman to lead and handle labor and delivery in the way she finds comfortable.

In natural childbirth, labor and delivery are treated as natural events, during which only some medical interventions can be used, such as fetal monitoring, and episiotomy (cutting the muscle tissue between the vaginal opening and the anus to make room for the baby during birth).

Benefits of natural birth

Control the body as much as possible.

Participation throughout labor.

Intervention during labor and delivery.

However, if you choose this mode of birth you will have to accept the pain as part of childbirth, although adequate preparation and support are required at this stage. Most women feel deeply satisfied with natural childbirth

1. Benefits for the mother

Feeling more connected during the birth experience with their fetus.

Feeling responsible for labor.

Recover faster after giving birth.

Reduced risk of risky interventions.

Avoid side effects of anesthesia

2. Benefits for the fetus

Natural childbirth helps mothers breastfeed their babies with ease, due to faster recovery from the birth process.

3. Benefits for the fetus

They help increase the production of proteins in the fetal brain. These proteins help in brain growth and functions. While giving birth through unnatural methods does not prompt the body to secrete these proteins.

During labor, hormonal changes occur that help the fetus develop the lungs properly, allowing it to function optimally and not cause any respiratory problems.

Children lose the good bacteria present in the mother’s body at birth in unnatural ways, as these bacteria play an essential role in the child’s immune system.

Preparing for natural birth

If you want to give birth naturally, you can prepare for this by:

Attend training courses on birth techniques and management.

Regularly do the light exercises taught in childbirth courses. These exercises help the body's muscles fight the stress of labor pain. All you have to take care of for your safety and the safety of the fetus is to do the exercises under the supervision of an expert.

Maintaining a healthy diet, which will help bear the burdens of labor.

Practice correct breathing techniques, which help during childbirth.

Drink plenty of water to prevent swelling and urinary tract infections, to which pregnant women are more susceptible