What is the easiest birth ever?

This mom gave birth in just two minutes, and while it might be the shortest labor and delivery ever recorded, a fast or precipitate labor is not always a good thing. An Australian mother wins the award for shortest labor ever after giving birth to her fifth child in two minutes flat.
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What is the easiest birth?

Vaginal delivery is the most common and safest type of childbirth. You'll probably hear the term “natural childbirth” used to describe a vaginal delivery without medication for pain or to start or speed up labor. Some mothers will still choose to have other medical help during labor like a monitor for the baby's heart.
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What type of birth is safest?

A vaginal birth is usually the safest way for your baby to be born. But even if you're planning a vaginal birth, it's good to find out about giving birth via caesarean. You might need a planned caesarean because of health problems or pregnancy complications like placenta praevia.
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What is the quickest pregnancy ever?

Amillia Taylor. Miami-born Amillia Taylor was born at just under 22 weeks gestation in October 2006. 21 Because Amillia was conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF), her gestational age can actually be pinpointed exactly. Although she needed oxygen at hospital discharge, she is otherwise healthy today.
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What is the longest labor ever?

WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish woman lay nearly upside down in labor for 75 days to save the lives of her two premature babies after the first of three fetuses growing inside her was born prematurely and died.
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What's the most painful part of birth?

While slightly more than half said having contractions was the most painful aspect of delivery, about one in five noted pushing or post-delivery was most painful. Moms 18 to 39 were more likely to say post-delivery pain was the most painful aspect than those 40 and older.
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How painful is pushing a baby out?

But 1 in 5 had a different take and said that pushing and post-delivery were the most painful. The survey also notes that most participants compared the worst pain to "extreme menstrual cramps," "bad back pain," and "a broken bone."
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How does pushing out a baby feel?

Most women will feel increased pressure in their perineum, rectum, and low back at this stage. For many women, the rectal pressure feels the same as having a bowel movement. As the baby's head begins to appear, you may feel a stretching or burning sensation.
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What type of birth is best?

Infants born vaginally tend to have fewer respiratory problems. Other benefits of vaginal delivery include a quicker recovery for the mother and avoidance of abdominal surgery and the associated risks that come with a C-section. Vaginal childbirth has a lower rate of infection and a shorter hospital stay.
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What is a difficult birth?

Once a delivery lasts longer than 18 hours, it is considered a difficult birth, and the baby's body is probably under a lot of stress. Some of the birth trauma causes related to delivery include: Size of the Baby: When babies weight over eight pounds, 13 ounces, they are generally more difficult to deliver.
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How is painless delivery done?

What is Painless Delivery? Painless delivery can be achieved using a form of regional anaesthesia that provides pain relief during natural labour. Epidural anaesthesia is administered through an injection on the lower back of the mother. The drug takes about 10-15 minutes to take effect.
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Is it easier to give birth while squatting?

Squatting helps open your pelvis, giving your baby more room to rotate as he or she moves through the birth canal. Squatting also might allow you to bear down more effectively when it's time to push.
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Can a woman have a painless birth?

Painless, normal delivery is possible by providing the mother with epidural anesthesia during labor. This is regional anesthesia that reduces pain in a certain part of the body.
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How can I make birth easier?

Standing up and moving helps the baby's head to press on the cervix, increasing dilation. Plus, moving around, whether kneeling, squatting or standing, helps to widen the pelvis for when baby's head is ready to pass through. Massage: For some distraction, have the support person can give a little massage during labor.
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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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Can babies come out without pushing?

Laboring down is the process of not actively pushing once the second stage of labor and intense contractions begin. Some people wait one to two hours before pushing, which allows the baby to naturally move down the birth canal. Laboring down has risks and benefits.
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Do you pee when you push the baby out?

More than likely, a lot of people will be poking, prodding and looking at your lady parts all day long, and when you're in the middle of pushing, pooping just means you are doing it correctly. Some women pee while they're pushing too. It's all the same muscles.
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How painful is a natural birth?

Some people describe the feeling as being like intense period cramps, others say it feels like a tightening or pounding feeling in your uterus or across your belly, others describe the feeling as being like very intense muscle cramps, while still other people describe contractions as being like the sort of wrenching ...
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What does birth pain feel like?

This pain can be felt as strong cramping in the abdomen, groin, and back, as well as an achy feeling. Some women experience pain in their sides or thighs as well. Other causes of pain during labor include pressure on the bladder and bowels by the baby's head and the stretching of the birth canal and vagina.
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What age does a man stop reproducing?

Although men never stop producing sperm throughout their lives, sperm production does begin decreasing after age 35. Motility, volume and genetic quality of sperm of older men are less likely to achieve a successful pregnancy even in younger women.
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What is the maximum age for a man to have a baby?

There's no maximum age that stops a man from being able to have a baby. You can become a father long into your older years, but there are risks.
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