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05.30.08, 10:33 AM General Topics
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I just read that in the 50s, women got knocked out for birth (totally unconsc) how did the kid come out without pushing? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.30.08, 10:33 AM Flag
 

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pulling. forecepts [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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your body does it for you, and nurses pressed on the stomach. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 10:34 AM Flag
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my mil's first birth was this way in the early 60's--they called it "twilight birth"; they put her out and when she woke up she had a baby [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 10:34 AM Flag
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Drugs (pitocin) to start labor), BECAUSE she was knocked out. Then when necessary, pulled out with forceps. And this is also when episiotomies became common, because mothers weren't conscious to assist or push and doctors needed a larger opening (and faster deliveries), so would need to cut. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 10:35 AM Flag
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don't know but that's how I was born (1963) My mom didn't know if it was a girl or boy til hours later when she woke up and Dad told her [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 10:35 AM Flag
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Yes, because it was easier for the doctors. That's the only reason this was done and unfortunately, many current labor practices are still based on this method. Even with having a woman laying down during labor, which slows the labor, was started because they were unconscious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 10:37 AM Flag
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I was born in 1970 and my mom didn't know anything until she woke up after. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 11:00 AM Flag
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Yup. And the sad part is that women didn't have a choice - doctors dictated labor and delivery and women were forced to go along with it. dh's who wanted to be at their wive's side were forced to wait outside. Could you imagine if your dw died on the table and you couldn't be with her? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.30.08, 11:05 AM Flag
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