Membrane Sweep
August 2, 2008 – 9:36 pmI had a lovely email today from one of the mothers I taught about her hypnobirthing birth. The birth was drug free, pain free with no tearing and an amazing and wonderful experience, but her labour was 72 hours. The baby arrived 4 days ‘late’. Since, apparently, 85% of babies arrive after the so-called due date, how can this be considered late? Because the ‘due date’ had passed, a membrane sweep was suggested and agreed to. She went into labour, and the baby took three days to arrive. One can’t help wondering whether the baby would have arrived at the same time, but with a much shorter labour, if it had been left to its own devices and not been chivved into the world.
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