My thoughts exactly, Miriam.;-) and a big hug to you Carolyn
Regards, Lynne
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From: "safetsleep international" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push
wow...'special lady'....in my humble experience there are not many who
have grown to grasp this level of intellectual and experiential awareness
and intelligence ...i will be saving this email and reading it and the
references for some time...thankyou
warm regards
miram
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From: "Heartlogic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] premature urge to push
Hello Kristen,
From the literature, uncontrollable urges to push before full dilatation
of the woman's cervix and descent of the baby's head are certainly
associated with babies who are in a posterior position, that is back of
the baby's head, the bone called the occiput, pressing against the
woman's sacrum and putting pressure on her bowel 'prematurely'.
That is the accepted, physical version of events. Physical interventions
to change the baby's position include, but are not limited to:
*position changes of all kinds mostly during labour surges,
*such as leaning forward,
*leaning backward,
*opening the ischial spines with various strategies such
*as assisting with inwards pressure on the alae of the sacrum;
* lifting the trochanters when the woman is squatting (that takes some
doing but is a wonderful opener)
*lunges with one leg raised on a chair, squatting etc;
*the flapping fish (yoga) position which is lying down on the side the
baby's back is on, with leg and arm behind, so the person is more on
their abdomen - also called the recovery position; lunging as before,
but with the woman's body leaning posteriorally into the side the baby is
on to reduce space and encourage baby to rotate to the front.
*Another excellent strategy is (the midwife or doctor) using the fingers
of one hand in the woman's vagina to construct an artificial pelvic floor
to help the baby rotate to the front. This is most useful with a greater
degree of dilatation as the person needs to have their hand directly on
the baby's head to put the counter pressure on (gently and firmly) for
increased flexion and rotation of the baby's head. Of course, the woman
needs to be informed and agree and be in a position (birth stool is great
for this) to enable the midwife/doctor to do this.
As we know, we are not merely physical, a bit of material, like a brick
or plank of timber, we are a breathing, feeling, moving, social entity.
We are more, much more than that which can be cut or fashioned into an
article of usefulness.
From another point of view, examining our human self, we are an amazing
brain and nervous system network, whose function is predominately based
on a lifetime collection of learned patterns, concepts and expressions
overlaying a genetic intelligence of predetermined processes and
capabilites, such as giving birth.
Neuroscience. neuropsychology and endocrinology now tells us that
emotions (chemicals) are what fires the feeling/vibratory/electrical
brain/nervous system into action (which affects/is expressed in the
muscular etc reactions/behaviour of the whole body) and the conscious
(spiritual) self, that bit of us that thinks in the moment and is
untouchable and invisible, is the thinking director of the whole
brain/body mind and action, This director is located in the prefrontal
cortex of the brain.
From my observation and experiences, an uncontrolled urge to push is
often associated with thought patterns such as 'wanting it over' and the
associated emotional response (through the amygdala) is a release of a
chemical flooding, that matchs that pattern of thought. The brain and
nervous system gets the chemical and electrical message, for example 'to
get it over' and the body starts the pressure before it is really ready
to do so.
Doing physical things can help move the woman's focus and attention from
what is wrong to what she wants to happen. In this instance, moving from
'wanting it over' to turning the baby or the baby being born. To help
the physical actions, (which, because of the neural networks throughout
the body, also changes the mind) the woman can be helped to say and focus
on what will actually help labour progress appropriately at the right
time.
Concerted and repeated efforts are necessary to change the thought
patterns and emotional response, especially when we are in challenging
situations and labour is one of the most challenging.
If the woman can be helped to change her focus and attention from pain or
'wanting it over' , this change can make big shifts in the electrical and
chemical messages in her neurology which then automatically alters how
her body responds and acts.
Saying over and over again and getting emotional about aspects such as "
I welcome my baby, I'm a strong and powerful woman. I let go, my baby's
coming " etc changes the woman's neurology and the emotional code from
impatience to one that facilitates birth. Deep relaxation and
communication with the baby, talking to the baby, instructing it to turn
to the perfect position for birth, to tuck its head up so it can turn
perfectly, etc are all helpful thought patterns for progress.
We are amazing beings and if anyone is interested in cellular biology and
our fantastic body/mind and how we are one wonderful system of many
interconnecting communication processes, I recommend Bruce Lipton (a
cellular biologist) and his work. He has a website
www.brucelipton.com
and also Candace Pert's (she is an endocrine scientist)work which is in
her book "Molecules of Emotion" - a must read for midwives.
These are excellent scientists and do much to help us with our work.
Trust this helps,
warmly, Carolyn Hastie
A good friend, during her labour, got to 3-4cm and had an uncontrollable
urge to push. Her doula, midwives and all tried everything to perhaps
lessen the sensation...to no avail. She ended up with CS.
Now, what is this all about...? I'm thinking maybe presenting part doing
something unusual??
Would love some knowledge re this? Ta
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