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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do women labor in hospitals in the US?  Do you just walk around the hallways?  Are the hospital beds  low to the ground so women can easily get in and out as they need to -- to  walk, squat, stretch, so the OBs and midwives can help them with various laboring positions?

I had my 2 children in Europe (we are from Austria)  in a maternity center so I am trying to picture a hospital birth situation.  We are thinking about a 3rd who might be born here. [/quote]

I had my first DD at a local hospital with a hospital-based practice of CNMs.  I was hooked up to an IV (ended up needing an induction) but I also had a wireless fetal monitor, so moving around was no issue.  Labor/delivery room was large, with a tub.  I could get into and out of the tub as needed, but I wasn't allowed to actually deliver in the tub.  I moved around freely up until the point that I got the epidural.  Once I was fully dilated, the midwife suggested I labor down for an hour, then I was assisted in delivering while laying on my side (didn't want to deliver on my back, as I had been told that upped my chances of tearing).  Very pleasant experience.  Repeating it again (hopefully) in a few weeks![/quote]

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