7 MOST ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT NATURAL CHILDBIRTH

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THE 7 MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT NATURAL CHILDBIRTH

For expectant parents who decided to have children and experienced unforgettable happiness with the positive result of the pregnancy test, a completely different period of exciting and hectic in their lives also begins. The excitement of the first ultrasound images, the follow-up of the baby’s development, whether it is a boy or a girl, what will be the way of birth are also among the main questions they ask in this sweet excitement. Did you know that at this point, the baby actually chooses the way he comes into the world?

Turkey Medicals member and IVF, Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist Dr. listed the 7 most frequently asked questions about natural childbirth in Turkey, gave important warnings and suggestions.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist Dr. “Sometimes, despite the contractions that last for hours and the processes that we see are actually progressing well, the baby does not come vaginally. In this case, expectant mothers should not lead to the fact that they feel unsuccessful to turn to a cesarean section. Cesarean section, which is resorted to in mandatory cases, is a failure, it is necessary not to consider vaginal delivery as a success,” she says.

In recent years, both through trainings and the use of social media, the interest in natural childbirth has increased as expectant mothers have shared much more experience with each other, Dr. says: “Our goal is to accompany a birth experience in which the pregnant woman will feel at home with as little interference as possible. Interest in this form of childbirth has increased because people are now more courageous and prefer to experience it themselves, rather than act on their bad experiences. Doctors and midwives also take them by the hand and take them with them.”

Should we be afraid of artificial pain?

I’m glad there are all the october interventions. It saves lives when used at the right points. Artificial labor gives us the opportunity to start a birth that has not started, increases the strength of contractions in pregnant women who do not have enough contractions, which allows the birth to progress. Of course, it may be difficult to adapt to conception when the contraction starts at a time when there is no contraction, but with expectant mothers who have been trained about the pregnancy process and childbirth before, we can better manage this process.

Is there no intervention in natural childbirth?

First of all, it seems that it is a ‘natural’ birth; If it is a birth that our grandmothers did on their own in the field or in the garden, we cannot do it. Women have had to go through this experience without anyone’s support in their time. Our goal is to accompany a birth experience in which the pregnant woman will feel at home with as little intervention as possible. Of course, the vascular path should be opened, december NST (test showing the baby’s heartbeat in the womb and the mother’s birth contractions) should be taken at certain intervals, these will not distract us from the experience of a healthy and minimally interventional vaginal birth.

What has changed in natural childbirth today compared to before?

Dr. “Nowadays, when we say natural childbirth, we can understand a birth that is initiated by the pregnant woman’s own contractions, progresses at the speed that it should progress every hour, the water sac opens spontaneously, the pregnant woman can move as she wants while meeting the contractions, privacy is given importance, water-aromatic oils-music use the therapeutic effect, home comfort but hospital safety and the process results in a healthy mother-baby.”

What kind of environment does childbirth take place in?

Actually, what we want is for the pregnant woman to meet some of the contractions at home. No matter how comfortable the hospital is, it is a foreign environment for the pregnant woman. Contractions at home come to a certain point, and we would like to shorten the time spent in the hospital. At the beginning of contractions, the pregnant woman is in the ward, and when the baby’s arrival is approaching, we take her to the maternity ward. If mom and dad want, dad can also be at birth. Childbirth means that a new person comes to life, regardless of his shape, as well as a new family comes to life. The baby should establish skin-to-skin contact not only with the mother, but also with the father.

Is it being pressed from above?

Pressing from the top is a method we use to help the baby get out unscathed when the baby doesn’t get out when it should be out and the mother doesn’t have the strength to push anymore. It may seem very rude to someone who looks from the outside, not every pregnant woman is made a routine, but when it is done when necessary, it saves lives.

In what cases is epidural anesthesia necessary?

The way each pregnant woman welcomes contractions and her reaction to contractions is different. If the pregnant woman wants to experience vaginal delivery, there are no obstacles in ultrasound and physiological terms, but if the contractions are too heavy, epidural anesthesia provides the pregnant woman with a comfortable vaginal birth.

Can pregnant women move during the birth process?

Dr. said, “If possible, don’t let them sit down at all. We want them to stand and walk even when the NST is being withdrawn. Midwives support pregnant women while walking, as in all areas, they enter the pregnant woman’s arm and accompany her up and down the stairs of the Istanbul hospital, which obviously shortens the delivery time.

Childbirth is a team effort and a doctor, as well as a midwife, a psychologist and a doula (a childbirth supporter who has completed her training on the birth process) can enter the delivery room,” she says.

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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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