Can a baby be born while sleeping?

Every baby's birth is different—as this family found out when their son was born while mom was asleep. Yes, you read that correctly. Texas mom Laura Thompson was admitted to the hospital on October 9 so doctors could induce her labor.
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Can you deliver a baby while unconscious?

When a patient is unconscious and unable to push, delivery is “very difficult,” Feldman said. “In most cases, we rely on medication to strengthen the contractions – so that would be oxytocin administered in an IV.
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Do you have to lay to give birth?

Many women find positions instinctively during labour and birth. You may also choose to practise some of them before you have your baby. It is recommended that you walk, move and change positions frequently during the various stages of labour.
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Why do we lay down to give birth?

Nurse-midwives believe that the supine position is the universally known and practised birthing position, and prefer it because it provides flexibility for them to continuously monitor the progress of labour and assist delivery most efficiently.
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Should I shave before I give birth?

She said: “Our current advice is that you don't shave or wax your pubic area just prior to giving birth as this increases your risk of an infection, especially if you have an operative procedure like a Caesarean section.”
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How can I avoid tearing during delivery?

Deliver in an upright, nonflat position.

There are a number of delivery positions that might reduce the risk of a vaginal tear during childbirth. Rather than lying down flat during delivery, deliver in an upright position. Your health care provider will help you find a comfortable and safe delivery position.
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How can I satisfy my husband after giving birth?

If you can't find someone to look after your baby, take him for a walk in the pram while you talk, or have a meal together once he's asleep. There are many ways of giving and receiving sexual pleasure. Think about sex as the end point, rather than the beginning. Start with simple things like holding hands and cuddling.
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How can I push my baby out fast?

5 Tips for Pushing During Childbirth
  1. Push from Your Bottom. We know… ...
  2. Put Your Chin to Your Chest. When your care team instructs you to push, take a deep breath and tuck your chin as you push, looking below your bellybutton. ...
  3. Use Your Contractions as Your Guide. ...
  4. A Mirror Can Be Helpful. ...
  5. Follow Your Instincts.
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Why do they put the queen to sleep after giving birth?

Royal births going as far back as the 1840s meant undergoing a 'twilight sleep', whereby the baby would be pulled out with forceps while the mother was under general anaesthetic, something that Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II both opted for in order to have a painless drama-free birth.
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Can I be asleep during C-section?

A C-section requires anesthesia and you may be given general anesthesia, a spinal block, or an epidural block. General anesthesia will put you to sleep, so you will not be awake during the procedure. The other two methods numb the lower half of the body and you will be conscious during the procedure.
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Can you be pregnant in a coma?

Comatose pregnancies — including those resulting from sexual assault while the person is temporarily or permanently unconscious, or braindead — are extremely rare but not without precedent.
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What is a sleeping birth?

Twilight Sleep (Dammerschlaf) was a form of childbirth first used in the early twentieth century in Germany in which drugs caused women in labor to enter a state of sleep prior to giving birth and awake from childbirth with no recollection of the procedure.
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Do Royals have C sections?

The Queen for example, when she gave birth, she gave birth at Buckingham Palace, a home birth, a home cesarean section.
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How can I sleep during labour?

It's OK to lie down in labour. Lie down on one side, with your lower leg straight, and bend your upper knee as much as possible. Rest it on a pillow. This is another position to open your pelvis and encourage your baby to rotate and descend.
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How many pushes does it take to deliver a baby?

Discourage more than three to four pushing efforts with each contraction and more than 6 to 8 seconds of each pushing effort (avoid counting to 10 with each pushing effort). Take steps to maintain a reassuring fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern while pushing.
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How long do first time moms push?

The length of this stage varies with the position and size of the baby and your ability to push with the contractions. For first-time mothers the average length of pushing is one-to-two hours. In some instances, pushing can last longer than two hours if mother and baby are tolerating it.
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Is pushing a baby out like pooping?

Truth: Pushing a baby out kind of feels like having a bowel movement since the muscles you use for both are exactly the same. And, of course, as you bear down, anything in the general vicinity will get eased out along the way — hence the pooping during labor.
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What first time moms should expect during labor?

What to Expect: Your contractions are stronger, longer and closer together. Contractions can last up to 60 to 90 seconds and are approximately 2 to 5 minutes apart. Dilation typically happens more rapidly in active labor than in early labor, your cervix dilates to 6 to 8 centimeters.
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What is a Lotus baby?

A lotus birth is the decision to leave your baby's umbilical cord attached after they are born. The umbilical cord remains attached to the placenta until it dries and falls off by itself.
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Do royal babies have DNA tests?

The American author, Christopher Anderson shockingly suggests that the 22 year old prince may not in fact be third in line to the throne. However, no paternity test has been undertaken and there is no evidence that Harry is not a Windsor.
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Does the Queen knit?

Instead of always dressing like the sovereign, she is much more likely to be in a “knitted jumper” at home, according to the expert. She has debunked some common style misconceptions that surround the Queen.
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Why does the Queen wear white gloves?

While it took the coronavirus pandemic for most to think about germs when shaking hands with others, the Queen has had this in mind for years. The reason she wears gloves when out on public duties, is to avoid the exposure to germs as she shakes a lot of hands.
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Can you deliver in sleep?

If part of your baby is already in the birth canal when you need general anesthesia, you can get it without having to sit up or change positions. Once under general anesthesia, pain relief isn't an issue because you're essentially asleep.
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Do you have a period while in a coma?

A persistent vegetative state includes those who seem awake but show no signs of awareness, while a minimally conscious state can include periods in which some response — such as moving a finger when asked — can be noted. Colloquially, all three categories are often described as comas.
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Do you pee when you are in a coma?

Like a person in a coma, a person in a PVS is bed or chair-bound, is totally dependent for all care needs, cannot eat or drink, cannot speak, and is incontinent of urine and bowels.
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