Healthy Birth Practices

Healthy birth practices sound like something everyone can get behind.? They are six things that have been determined by multiple medical and scientific centers and research to promote births that are safe for mom and baby.? What’s not to love?

These practices have been identified and released by Lamaze International.? They are:

• Let Labor Begin on Its Own
• Walk, Move Around, and Change Positions Throughout Labor
• Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support
• Avoid Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary
• Avoid Giving Birth on the Back and Follow the Body?s Urges to Push
• Keep Mother and Baby Together ? It?s Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding

Each day this week, we will be looking at one of these practices and how it can influence your birth.