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  <title>Tutorial on pelvic examamination</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/8593/Tutorial-on-pelvic-examamination</link>
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       <p>In this video a doctor demonstrates pelvic exam tutorial. He shows gynecological examination and a bi-manual of a females pelvis.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/season_31">season_31</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Pelvic">Pelvic</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=examination">examination</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-28<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>season_31</author>
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  <title>Childbirth Video</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/12276/Childbirth-Video</link>
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       <p>This is a childbirth video with mother&#039;s original sound.
Video owner uploaded this video by request to hear what the birth sounded like. We would like to thank them sharing their natural experience with us.
Original video is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5naQCzDi6aA;feature=related</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/admin">admin</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Child">Child</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=birth">birth</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=dna">dna</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=replication">replication</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=test">test</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=biology">biology</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=science">science</a> <br />Date: 2012-04-24<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>admin</author>
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  <title>Rectovaginal Exam</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/5510/Rectovaginal-Exam</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_5510.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Rectovaginal Exam is performed in this medical video. In this technique, first wear new pair of gloves and lubricate the gloved fingers, then slowly reintroduce the index finger into the vagina and the middle finger into the rectum. At last step, doctor sweeps from side to side and use abdominal hand to bring utereus and adnexa towards vaginorectal hand. During examination, it is important to feel the rectovaginal septum for thickening, nodularity or tenderness. While gently pressing your fingers as superiorly as possible, doctor also examines the rectouterine pouch. During this procedure, palpate laterally, doctor identifies the right and left uterosacral ligaments to notify any masses or abnormal tenderness.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/RobertHooke">RobertHooke</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Rectovaginal">Rectovaginal</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Exam">Exam</a> <br />Date: 2010-11-16<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>RobertHooke</author>
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  <title>Natural Squatting Birth</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/4421/Natural-Squatting-Birth</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_4421.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Myself birthing my 8lb 2oz son :)</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/heythereelizabeth">heythereelizabeth</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Natural">Natural</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Child">Child</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=birth">birth</a> <br />Date: 2010-07-13<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>heythereelizabeth</author>
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  <title>Natural Vaginal Delivery</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/10928/Natural-Vaginal-Delivery</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_10928.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>This video shows a natural vaginal delivery with no medication.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/season_31">season_31</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Natural">Natural</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Vaginal">Vaginal</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Delivery">Delivery</a> <br />Date: 2011-12-06<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>season_31</author>
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  <title>Vaginal Childbirth Video</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/10483/Vaginal-Childbirth-Video</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_10483.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>This video shows the complete mechanism of vaginal childbirth. This is a very painful process and require a lot of care.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/seraboth">seraboth</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Mechanism">Mechanism</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=of">of</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Vaginal">Vaginal</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Childbirth">Childbirth</a> <br />Date: 2011-12-01<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>seraboth</author>
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  <title>Pelvic Exam Video</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/8943/Pelvic-Exam-Video</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_8943.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Pelvic Exam Video</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/second">second</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Pelvic">Pelvic</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Exam">Exam</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Video">Video</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-29<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>second</author>
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  <title>Natural Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery Video</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/9509/Natural-Spontaneous-Vaginal-Delivery-Video</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_9509.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Spontaneous vaginal delivery involves the birth of a baby and delivery of the placenta from the uterus and through the cervix and the birth canal this process results from contractions of the uterus during labor most women deliver 38 to 40 weeks after becoming pregnant in some vaginal deliveries additional assistance is used to assist vaginal delivery by using forceps or vacuum extraction applied to the babys head</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/benco">benco</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Spontaneous">Spontaneous</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Vaginal">Vaginal</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Delivery">Delivery</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-30<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Live Child Birth Video</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/10550/Live-Child-Birth-Video</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_10550.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>In this video, a mother is giving to a her child. Everything is recorded during child birth process by hospital staff.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/frokand">frokand</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Child">Child</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Birth">Birth</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Video">Video</a> <br />Date: 2011-12-01<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>frokand</author>
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  <title>Urological Examination for Male</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/9164/Urological-Examination-for-Male</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_9164.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>This video shows the procedure of a male urological examination, where the medical practitioner starts by first explaining how this whole system works.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/second">second</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Male">Male</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Urological">Urological</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Examination">Examination</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-29<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Pelvic Ultrasound</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/10676/Pelvic-Ultrasound</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_10676.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>This video contains the vaginal ultrasound of a patient by the expert doctor and the corresponding results are shown on screen. This is a very safe and painless process.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/frokand">frokand</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Vaginal">Vaginal</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Ultrasound">Ultrasound</a> <br />Date: 2011-12-06<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>frokand</author>
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  <title>Steps of ChildBirth</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/9975/Steps-of-ChildBirth</link>
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       <p>Watch this video to see the childbirth with a specimen at different positions. Child birth is a very painful process. So the best way should be adopted for delivery.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/benchwork">benchwork</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=ChildBirth">ChildBirth</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-30<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Child Birth Video</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/2909/Child-Birth-Video</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_2909.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Child Birth Video</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/cagatay">cagatay</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Child">Child</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Birth">Birth</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Video">Video</a> <br />Date: 2009-06-29<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>cagatay</author>
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  <title>Natural Unassisted Home Water Birth</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/11769/Natural-Unassisted-Home-Water-Birth</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_11769.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>In this video, natural unassisted water birth is filmed at home. Mom is giving birth by herself and she does not seem like she is going through a very very hard time compared to assisted birth.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/bresca">bresca</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Natural">Natural</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Unassisted">Unassisted</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Home">Home</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Water">Water</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Birth">Birth</a> <br />Date: 2011-12-14<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>bresca</author>
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  <title>Surgical Abortion done to remove an embryo from uterus</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/9141/Surgical-Abortion-done-to-remove-an-embryo-from-uterus</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/2_9141.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>An abortion is an expulsion of a fetus or embryo from uterus. This is a demonstration of a surgical abortion procedure.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/topeto">topeto</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Surgical">Surgical</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Abortion">Abortion</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Procedure">Procedure</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-29<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>topeto</author>
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  <title>Labour During Childbirth</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/10138/Labour-During-Childbirth</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_10138.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>This video shows the labor done by the mother while pushing a the baby. Childbirth is really a painful process and mother needs a lot of courage to do this.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/season_31">season_31</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Second">Second</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Stage">Stage</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=of">of</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Labour">Labour</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-30<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>season_31</author>
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  <title>Examination  After Breast implants</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/9792/Examination-After-Breast-implants</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/1_9792.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>A breast examination is important after an augmentation or implant insertion so as to to keep an eye on the insertion and how the breast implants are fitting in and for infections.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/benco">benco</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Breast">Breast</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Exam">Exam</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=After">After</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Breast">Breast</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=implants">implants</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-30<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>benco</author>
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  <title>Female bimanual pelvic examination</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/9125/Female-bimanual-pelvic-examination</link>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="https://www.dnatube.com/thumb/2_9125.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>This is a demonstration of a female bimanual pelvic examination.
Procedure.
- Lubricate middle and index finger of the hand to be active in this excercise,
- Anteriorly, laterally and posteriorly palpate the virgina, plus the bladder and urethra region.
- ....
This video demonstrates and outline of this process.</p><p></p> 
       <p>Added by: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/users/season_31">season_31</a><br/> 
       Tags: <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=Female">Female</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=bimanual">bimanual</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=pelvic">pelvic</a> <a href="https://www.dnatube.com/search_result.php?search_id=examination">examination</a> <br />Date: 2011-11-29<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <author>season_31</author>
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  <title>Epidural live birth</title>
  <link>https://www.dnatube.com/video/28036/Epidural-live-birth</link>
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       <p>This babycenter.com video shows epidural live birth. Follow one mom in labor as she decides to get an epidural, feels the numbness set in, experiences pain-free pushing, and gives birth to a healthy baby.
Video Transcript/nNarrator: At first, mom-to-be Lisa thought she&#039;d try labor without the help of an epidural, the most common type of pain relief used in childbirth.
Her husband, Rob, supported her decision either way.
Lisa: She asked several times, and I was being stubborn. Finally I said yes.
Narrator: Epidurals are usually given once you&#039;re in the active stage of labor. An anesthesiologist places a thin tube into your back so that the medication can flow through it to bathe the nerves around your spine.
The anesthetic and narcotic solution blocks the pain signals being sent to the brain and numbs your body from the waist down.
Within 20 minutes of starting the epidural, Lisa&#039;s pain eases and she feels calm and relieved.
Lisa: Yeah, it hasn&#039;t been bad. The past couple hours have actually been pretty nice. No pain, no discomfort really. Just getting ready for the baby.
Narrator: Lisa has two doctors helping with her epidural-assisted birth at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania.
Doctor: Based on these right now, she is contracting every one, two…about every two to three, two to three, two to four minutes.
Lisa: The contractions that I can feel are more of a tingling sensation than a painful sensation. I don&#039;t feel all of them anymore.
Narrator: Dr. Phillip Hirshman is supervising her labor, and her baby will be delivered by Dr. Joseph Castelli.
Lisa: I&#039;m looking at the clock and I&#039;m like, okay, we&#039;re ready and I&#039;m not freaked out, I&#039;m not in pain, I&#039;m not anxious. I&#039;m, um, it&#039;s going to be a much more enjoyable experience.
Narrator: For the most part, epidurals are safe and effective.
But like all medical procedures, they come with certain risks. Make sure you talk to your doctor about whether an epidural is right for you.
Lisa: Does the epidural make everybody itchy?
Nurse: Most people it does. It&#039;s the fentanyl in that continuous epidural… you&#039;re not allergic to it, but it just makes you itch. Nine times out of ten that&#039;s what you get, and it&#039;s the trunk, it&#039;s the belly.
Narrator: The most common and minor side effect of an epidural is itchiness, mostly felt on the face, chest, and belly. The itching disappears once the epidural wears off.
Because an epidural makes it hard to feel contractions and know when to bear down, it can make pushing more difficult.
Doctor: We can allow the density of the epidural, how &quot;thick&quot; the feeling is, to wear off a little bit so that Mom has a little bit more of a sense of urge to push.
Narrator: Now that she&#039;s dilated to 10 centimeters, Lisa&#039;s ready to push. She gets coaching from her nurse and support from Rob.
Doctor: We try to get three pushes in for every contraction.
Nurse: During an epidural, with pushing, a patient needs help with their legs and instructing on when a contraction is occurring, because they can&#039;t feel that pressure.
Lisa: Once I could feel where the pressure was and I could try to gauge my pushes towards that pressure, it didn&#039;t hurt, it was just tiring.
Narrator: As the baby&#039;s scalp appears, Dr. Castelli arrives to guide Lisa through the final stages of pushing. After 45 minutes of well-paced pushing, her baby is almost here.
Doctor: That&#039;s it. Keep it coming, let&#039;s bring that baby underneath that pubic bone. Now just a nice gentle push. Good job, okay, good job, just breathe.
Narrator: The baby&#039;s nose and mouth are suctioned.
Doctor: It&#039;s a cute baby…okay, we have one loose nuchal cord, one little cord very loose around the baby…. Okay, give a little push… Okay, good, you can stop now. That&#039;s it. And we&#039;re just going to gently guide the baby out. It&#039;s a… what is it… it&#039;s a girl!
Nurse: Congratulations.
Nurse: 11:54.
Narrator: As mom and baby meet for the first time, Lisa&#039;s doctor stitches up a small tear to her perineum that occurred during delivery. This procedure normally requires a local anesthetic, but Lisa is still numb and pain-free thanks to her epidural.
Doctor: Congratulations... she&#039;s beautiful.
Lisa: Her name is Jules, and she was born at 11:54, and she is 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and 20 and a half inches long.
Nurse: She looks great.
Narrator: One hour after delivery, the effects of Lisa&#039;s epidural are wearing off.
Lisa: I don&#039;t have a headache. My right side of my body got a lot more epidural and it&#039;s taking a little bit longer for that one to get back to normal. There&#039;s a sensation like pins and needles but without the pain that goes along with pins and needles. It&#039;s just tingly all over.
Narrator: Within two hours, she&#039;s standing unassisted.
Lisa: That&#039;s amazing. Pretty much back to me now, which is nice.
Narrator: For Jules&#039; mom, Lisa, an epidural was a great option.
Lisa: It made the whole experience so much more enjoyable. The epidural worked fantastically.</p><p></p> 
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       <p>This babycenter.com video shows natural live birth. Thinking about going natural? See how one mom powered through without pain medication, from first contractions to the birth of her beautiful son.
Video Transcript/nNarrator: Samiyyah is the owner of a day spa in Philadelphia. She is 38 weeks pregnant with her second child.
Samiyyah: With the first pregnancy, I delivered in a hospital, and it was very restricting, you know, being confined to the bed, not being able to, you know, move when I felt my body wanted me to do certain things.
Narrator: For her son Safi&#039;s birth, she was given pitocin to speed up labor, an epidural for pain management, and an episiotomy (a surgical cut to widen the vaginal opening).
This time, she&#039;s planning a natural delivery -- without pain medication and other medical interventions -- at a birth center.
Samiyyah: Yes, I&#039;ve been told that I am completely crazy for being, you know, for not having the drugs, but I&#039;ve been there and I didn&#039;t like it, so I figured I would try this. It&#039;s healthier for the baby; it&#039;s healthier for me. So why not? I mean, women, we were designed to do this.
Narrator: Seven days after her due date, Samiyyah&#039;s labor kicks into gear. At the birth center in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Julia Rasch, a licensed nurse/midwife, performs an internal exam and starts an IV line to give Samiyyah a dose of antibiotics, since she&#039;s positive for Group B strep.
Samiyyah is 3 centimeters dilated, 100 percent effaced, and her water hasn&#039;t broken yet, which is common in the first stage of labor.
Birth centers offer a more relaxed and intimate alternative to hospitals for women expecting uncomplicated births.
It&#039;s important to choose a birth center with nearby hospital privileges in case of an emergency.
Helping her through her first natural birth is her husband, Arvan. Her mother-in-law, Irena, and 6-year-old son Safi are there for support.
Samiyyah: We&#039;ve talked about, you know, what he&#039;s gonna see, we&#039;ve shown him pictures, and I think he&#039;ll be okay.
Narrator: As Samiyyah&#039;s labor progresses, her baby&#039;s heart rate is monitored every 15 minutes.
Samiyyah: My goal is to remain calm and try to stay level-headed.
Narrator: As her contractions pick up, she starts experiencing painful back labor, typically caused by the baby&#039;s head pressing against the lower spine.
Samiyyah finds some relief by trying a combination of slow steady breathing, constant deep massaging and counterpressure, spending lots of time in a heated Jacuzzi, and trying different labor positions.
Arvan: She&#039;s doing great. She&#039;s doing great. She&#039;s really pushing through.
Narrator: Her midwife feels it&#039;s time to break her water with an amni hook, since she can feel the amniotic sac bulging. This is a common procedure and usually helps speed up the labor process.
Samiyyah: I thought it would be painful, but it wasn&#039;t at all. Actually it was like a relief of pressure.
Midwife Julia Rasch: Large amount of clear fluid. Beautiful.
Narrator: Her contractions now intensify as she starts to feel the urge to push. This is called hard labor or transition. The muscles your body uses to contract are transitioning from dilating the cervix to pushing the baby down and out.
Midwife: The intensity of the contractions is increasing, and just a certain force is now really behind that baby coming.
Narrator: Transition can be the most painful part of labor -- but usually the shortest phase.
Narrator: Though most mothers dilate nearly 8 to 10 centimeters before transitioning, Samiyyah is only 5 centimeters dilated and is having trouble resisting the urge to push.
Arvan: Sam, do not push. Fight it. Fight it.
Samiyyah: I&#039;m trying!
Narrator: Her midwife agrees her body is ready to deliver. Pushing before being fully dilated is uncommon. This is why each caregiver has to manage her patient&#039;s labor on an individual basis.
Midwife: Okay now, take a breath and do it again.
Narrator: Her midwife uses her fingers to pull back her cervical opening as Samiyyah pushes.
The midwife made the right decision, listening to her body. With just 11 minutes of pushing, Arvan and Samiyyah&#039;s baby emerges.
Samiyyah: [screams]
Arvan: Good job! Good job!
Midwife: There&#039;s your baby!
Narrator: Sami Sarrajj, a healthy boy, is placed immediately on his mother&#039;s chest.
Midwife: You did it! You did it!
Narrator: Dad cuts the umbilical cord, and the midwife collects some of the cord blood for routine testing.
It&#039;s not over yet. The midwife helps deliver the placenta, and a nurse presses on the fundus -- the upper part of the uterus -- to check how much the uterus has contracted.
Applying pressure is a common practice used by caregivers to help expel excess blood.
Samiyyah tore along her previous episiotomy line, and her midwife repairs it with stitches, which takes 15 minutes to complete.
Arvan: You did a hell of a job... Yeah!
Narrator: Samiyyah is now breastfeeding and bonding with her baby. Incredibly, in an hour, she is showered up and savoring some well-deserved fettucini Alfredo.
It was a fast delivery, with just four hours and 11 minutes of labor. Samiyyah&#039;s natural birth is a success, and she&#039;s ready to try it again.
Samiyyah: One more. We&#039;re going to try for a girl. (laughs)
Narrator: Everyone played a supportive part on the birth team… Even big brother Safi got to announce the news that his brother was born.</p><p></p> 
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