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The Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices
The six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices below are supported by research studies that examine the benefits and risks of maternity care practices. Therefore, they represent "evidence-based care," which is the gold standard for maternity care worldwide. Evidence-based care means "using the best research about the effects of specific procedures, drugs, tests, and treatments, to help guide decision-making."
- Let Labor Begin on Its Own
[English pdf] [Spanish pdf] [Russian pdf] [Mandarin pdf] [Portuguese pdf] [Czech pdf] [Romanian pdf] [Polish pdf] [Greek pdf] [Arabic pdf] [Hebrew pdf] [Bulgarian pdf] - Walk, Move Around, and Change Positions Throughout Labor
[English pdf] [Spanish pdf] [Russian pdf] [Mandarin pdf] [Portuguese pdf] [Czech pdf] [Romanian pdf] [Polish pdf] [Greek pdf] [Arabic pdf] [Hebrew pdf] [Bulgarian pdf] - Bring a Loved One, Friend, or Doula for Continuous Support
[English pdf] [Spanish pdf] [Russian pdf] [Mandarin pdf] [Portuguese pdf] [Czech pdf] [Romanian pdf] [Polish pdf] [Greek pdf] [Arabic pdf] [Hebrew pdf] [Bulgarian pdf] - Avoid Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary
[English pdf] [Spanish pdf] [Russian pdf] [Mandarin pdf] [Portuguese pdf] [Czech pdf] [Romanian pdf] [Polish pdf] [Greek pdf] [Arabic pdf] [Hebrew pdf] [Bulgarian pdf] - Avoid Giving Birth on Your Back, and Follow Your Body’s Urges to Push
[English pdf] [Spanish pdf] [Russian pdf] [Mandarin pdf] [Portuguese pdf] [Czech pdf] [Romanian pdf] [Polish pdf] [Greek pdf] [Arabic pdf] [Hebrew pdf] [Bulgarian pdf] - Keep Mother and Baby Together – It’s Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding
[English pdf] [Spanish pdf] [Russian pdf] [Mandarin pdf] [Portuguese pdf] [Czech pdf][Romanian pdf] [Polish pdf] [Greek pdf] [Arabic pdf] [Hebrew pdf] [Bulgarian pdf]
Unfortunately, a recent study of women's childbirth experiences showed that interference in the normal processes of labor and birth is extraordinarily common. For instance, labor began by artificial induction for more than one-third of women, almost 70% of women who delivered vaginally were immobile during labor, and 74% of women gave birth lying on their backs.
