When it comes to delivering your baby, compassionate OB/GYN Kelly Morales, MD, makes it a priority to provide the experience you want. At her private practice in San Antonio, Dr. Morales discusses the pros and cons of various options for labor and delivery, including natural childbirth. If you plan to have a natural childbirth and seek a supportive OB/GYN, call or book an appointment online today.
Childbirth is a beautiful and memorable experience, but it’s common to feel anxious about the anticipated pain of labor and delivery. Many women get epidurals to alleviate labor pains, but the option for natural, medication-free vaginal childbirth is becoming more popular.
Natural childbirth may include working with your partner or a professional birth assistant to manage your labor pains with massage, hypnosis, or other relaxation techniques instead of epidurals.
No matter what birth experience you envision, Dr. Morales listens attentively to your concerns and discusses your best options for labor and delivery.
Natural childbirth doesn’t involve medications or medical procedures that may require you to remain attached to monitoring devices throughout labor and delivery. The absence of medical intervention offers several benefits for your delivery experience, such as:
If you decide to pursue natural childbirth, it’s essential to prepare for the pain of labor and delivery. Dr. Morales helps you develop a birth plan to cope with the physical demands of childbirth, but it’s possible to experience a prolonged or complicated labor.
Though natural childbirth reduces many risks, it introduces several others, such as:
Although it’s rare to experience severe side effects from an epidural, several risks associated with this procedure do exist, including:
To learn more about your options for natural childbirth and whether it’s right for you, call the office of Kelly Morales, OB/GYN, or book an appointment online today.
