Birthing ball
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A Birthing Ball or Labor Ball is a large air–filled rubber ball (about 60 centimetres (23.6 in) in diameter) that a woman can sit on during labor
. A birthing ball allows the woman to rock back and forth seated on a softer surface. A woman on a birthing ball may need a labor support person to keep her steady. A birthing ball may be especially useful during back labor. Hospital policies on birthing balls vary, in part because the balls provide a somewhat unsteady seat, some hospitals are concerned about their safety if a woman falls during birth
. It is often used during Natural childbirth
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Childbirth
Childbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
. A birthing ball allows the woman to rock back and forth seated on a softer surface. A woman on a birthing ball may need a labor support person to keep her steady. A birthing ball may be especially useful during back labor. Hospital policies on birthing balls vary, in part because the balls provide a somewhat unsteady seat, some hospitals are concerned about their safety if a woman falls during birth
Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...
. It is often used during Natural childbirth
Natural childbirth
Natural Childbirth is a philosophy of childbirth that is based on the notion that women who are adequately prepared are innately able to give birth without routine medical interventions. Natural childbirth arose in opposition to the techno-medical model of childbirth that has recently gained...
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