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If you've read "Your Best Birth", question for ya...

Nicky08Nicky08
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Just curious if you can remember what it said about stripping of the membranes. I forget what it said and I'm just curious. I checked out from the library and don't have it anymore.
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Re: If you've read "Your Best Birth", question for ya...

  • JLG95JLG95
    I read it so long ago, I forgot.  I have the book at home and could look for you.... 
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  • Jessie0706Jessie0706

    What I could find quickly was on page 132 and she basically says it's where the midwife (or doc) will stick a finger between the cervix and the amniotic sac and sweeps her finger along the rim of the cervix, which can stimulate the release of prostaglandins, another hormone that helps labor progress. Doing this (the sweeping of membranes) can push Group B Strep up the vagina, which is why most midwives will not sweep women who have tested positive for this bacteria.

    Is that what you were looking for? 

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  • Nicky08Nicky08

    Great. Thanks. I tested negative for it so that's good. I may be stripped on Monday evening if nothing happens before then.

    If anyone else has anything else to add from the book or your own opinion, much appreciated. Thanks.

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  • getnmarried910getnmarried910 member
    What exactly is this book about?  Someone else i know recommended it, but she's only into homebirths,which I am not interested in at all.  Does it cover different types of births or more natural?  I all for being in the hospital with an epi, so if it's all about med-free or homebirths, it's not for me.  Just curious if it's worth my time as someone who has zero desire to go med-free.
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  • Jessie0706Jessie0706

    imagegetnmarried910:
    What exactly is this book about?  Someone else i know recommended it, but she's only into homebirths,which I am not interested in at all.  Does it cover different types of births or more natural?  I all for being in the hospital with an epi, so if it's all about med-free or homebirths, it's not for me.  Just curious if it's worth my time as someone who has zero desire to go med-free.

    It claims to be a book to explain all options (drug-free and not drug-free), but it is definitely more biased toward drug-free births. It is informative, however, about how the medical system has changed over time. It's a good read and they don't jam "be drug-free" down your throat, but you can tell they are advocates for it.

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    imageJessie0706:

    imagegetnmarried910:
    What exactly is this book about?  Someone else i know recommended it, but she's only into homebirths,which I am not interested in at all.  Does it cover different types of births or more natural?  I all for being in the hospital with an epi, so if it's all about med-free or homebirths, it's not for me.  Just curious if it's worth my time as someone who has zero desire to go med-free.

    It claims to be a book to explain all options (drug-free and not drug-free), but it is definitely more biased toward drug-free births. It is informative, however, about how the medical system has changed over time. It's a good read and they don't jam "be drug-free" down your throat, but you can tell they are advocates for it.

    Thanks!  I don't mind reading something that advocates, but I don't like the "shove it down your throat" tactics.

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