PSYC 289 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Color Vision, Birth Weight, Puffy Amiyumi
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Hospitals account for 90% of births in the united states. Home births: more women are choosing to give birth in their home, they are usually accompanied by a mid-wife. If it a natural and/or prepared birth. Cesarean (if there is a c-section or not) medicated childbirth. There are three basic kinds of drugs that are used during childbirth: analgesia, anesthesia, oxytocin. Childbirth classes: learn how to breath and relax, different positions to be in, how to breastfeed or options on how to feed. Also teaches the mothers the process of childbirth to reduce the pain. Doctors/mid-wives relationship: more comfort and more awareness can mean less pain for the mothers. Labor coach: can be a women"s partner (husband/wife) or their parents; motivates and help with focus. Baby is removed through incisions made in abdomen. Breech position: buttock are coming out rst and not head, which is very bad for the baby (also the most common reason to use c-section)
