Normal birth is a form of birth in which the baby, which is given changing names such as spontaneous (spontaneous) normal birth or natural birth, is born through the natural vaginal canal.
What is Epidural Anesthesia Normal Birth?
Oxytocin Regular contractions begin in the womb of the mother when the hormone called the hormone begins to be secreted in the brain. Thanks to these contractions, the baby's head or butt descends (engages) between the mother's pelvis and the connective tissue called the cervix is put under pressure. When these hormonal and mechanical effects come together, labor pains begin.
From the period when the cervix, which we call active labor, reaches 4 cm opening and the pain decreases to every 5 minutes, two options await the mother. It is normal delivery and normal delivery with epidural anesthesia.
Normal birth with epidural anesthesia is to give birth vaginally without feeling the labor pains by giving anesthetic substance with the help of a catheter placed in the outer region of the spinal cord membrane (epidural space) by the anesthesiologist in the lumbar region by giving the mother a suitable position. Normal birth, on the other hand, is to see one's own pain as an inevitable part of childbirth and to give birth in a completely natural way, feeling that the baby is approaching birth in every pain. Normal birth without pregnancy is tiring and tiring for the mother. Local anesthetic injections are needed during the application and repair of episiotomy for delivery. It will be more difficult for a tired mother to recover and breastfeed her baby after birth.
Epidural anesthesia applied by experienced physicians in normal birth performed under epidural anesthesia:
- Provides effective relief of labor pains.
- Helps the birth progress more easily by solving psychological relaxation and muscle spasm. .
- Does not stun, does not stop bowel movements.
- Postpartum recovery, breastfeeding becomes easier.
- Episiotomy incision and repair are not felt.
- When it is necessary to return to cesarean section for any reason during the course of delivery, the catheter stays in the same place, the delivery can be performed without the need for general anesthesia by simply increasing the dose of the drug given.
- The rate of headache development is less than 1%.
What are the Undesirable Effects of Epidural Anesthesia?
If the procedure is performed before the 4 cm gap and regular labor pains begin, that is, if it is treated early, it slows down the birth and even increases the rate of cesarean section. If it is done later, the mother will suffer unnecessarily and it will be a problem to place the catheter as she cannot stay in the proper position. Slowing down of labor is the most common complication for obstetricians and can be overcome with the right timing. The catheter may not be placed due to the subcutaneous fat tissue.
As a result, epidural anesthesia is a regional anesthesia technique offered to us by modern medicine, and it is the gold standard in normal birth due to its contributions such as increasing the frequency of normal birth and presenting a comfortable birth story in a magnificent event such as childbirth. .
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