Oxytocin is a powerful hormone and is also known as the love hormone, this is because it is produced when you feel safe, loved. Oxytocin plays a very important role in childbirth , breastfeeding and falling in love between parents and child immediately after birth.…
Category: Childbirth
Childbirth tales: Futura and the birth of her baby
My puppy, 3.370 kg x 50.5 cm of child’s love, arrived without making an appointment, as indeed his mother always does! Let’s try in November to target a child and…tac! positive test! I was a little upset because I read that it…
The birth plan: how to prepare it
Do you know the birth plan? Do you know what it’s for? It is a document, which you can fill out during pregnancy, in which you can indicate what you want to be done and not done during your labor and delivery.…
“Large” baby (macrosomia): Induction of labor or caesarean section?
The medical term for big baby is macrosomia , which literally means “big head.” A child weighing more than 4 kg at birth is considered large, while we speak of severe macrosomia when the weight is greater than 4.5 kg. A baby is…
How to prepare for childbirth in the last weeks
How can you prepare for childbirth in the last weeks of pregnancy? Here is a small guide with some suggestions to follow to arrive at childbirth prepared and face it more calmly. When the word “childbirth” is pronounced to pregnant women,…
Dilation of the cervix (or neck of the uterus) in labor
Let’s start with the basics, because it’s during pregnancy that you come into more contact with your private parts and getting to know each other can make pregnancy and labor less scary and make us realize how amazing our bodies…
VBAC, natural birth after a caesarean section: when is it possible?
VBAC stands for Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. In Italy, unfortunately, the baby of one in three women is born by caesarean section and not by natural childbirth. Certainly not the fault of women! According to the WHO, World Health Organization, only 10-12% of…
Water birth: what is important to know?
Pros and cons, risks and contraindications, what to bring, locations and costs of water birth, with a gallery of images to understand what to expect. We speak of water birth when the woman faces part of labor or the entire…
How to arrive serene at childbirth?
Is there a correct way to prepare for childbirth? Pregnancy and childbirth, if it is all physiological, are natural events where a specific preparation should not be needed. But it’s not all so obvious! The task of a mother is to…
Water breaking: what does it mean and what to do when it happens?
The rupture of the waters indicates that the amniotic sac containing the baby has ruptured and therefore the stages of delivery have begun. The fluid that comes out is the amniotic fluid. Not all women break their waters before the…