More and more married couples who are expecting the birth of a baby understand that preparing for his birth is not only buying a dowry, but also physical and psychological readiness. The method of the American doctor R. Bradley can help in this.
Pain during childbirth is a constant cause of anxiety for expectant mothers throughout pregnancy. Most women are so afraid of the moment a baby is born that they subconsciously set themselves up negatively, which is not necessary at all.
Severe pain during childbirth is the result of contraction of the muscles of the uterus, as well as pressure on its cervix. They occur as contractions in the abdomen or groin. Other painful sensations are also possible - pressure on the bladder and intestines, a feeling of distension. It is believed that this type of pain is the strongest, but each woman has a different course of childbirth, and the pain sensations are completely different.
But it turns out that you can give birth without pain. And the proof of this is the Bradley method.
R. Bradley's method assumes that partner childbirth is designed to help a woman relax and reduce pain.
Back in the middle of the last century, Dr. Robert Bradley concluded that the healthiest way to give birth to a child is to give birth without any medication and obstetric aid. Naturally, nature itself does not provide for assistance during childbirth, but often pain during labor so exhausts a woman that it leads to a deterioration in labor and the emergence of problems. Therefore, modern medicine resorts to drug pain relief and obstetrics.
The method suggested by Bradley is an alternative solution to this problem. It is aimed at effectively helping to give birth to a child without pain relief and at the same time not experiencing severe pain. This method includes special exercises during pregnancy, a good diet. With the help of auto-training, a woman can learn to manage her emotions, for example, stay calm, build self-confidence, maintain good spirits. At the same time, she will learn to breathe correctly "belly", as during deep sleep.
If during training a woman learns to relax and manage pain, then her husband or partner needs to become an assistant and coach during childbirth. It is the emotional support of the partner that is a kind of "pain reliever" in this case. But his main duty is to help his wife relax. To do this, he massages her back, "conducts" her breathing, and gives her a towel. In addition, the husband is taught how to deal with the baby while the mother recovers from anesthesia in the event of a caesarean section.
The idea of attracting husbands to participate in childbirth became Bradley's main achievement, before that childbirth was considered an exclusively "female occupation." Bradley's book Childbirth with a Prepared Husband revolutionized views on the role of a husband.
The training course lasts 8-12 weeks and is taught, as a rule, by certified specialists. Group lessons, the group includes no more than 8 pairs. Most of the classes are conducted in the form of workouts, and the couple study discs with training videos at home.
Such long-term training and subsequent childbirth experience will strengthen the relationship of the spouses, and the woman will help to give birth to a healthy child without pain.
