What are some of the complications that arise in labour and delivery?
Precipitate delivery is a form of delivery that takes place too rapidly. A precipitate delivery is one in which the baby takes less than 10 minutes to be squeezed through the birth canal. This deviation in delivery can disturb the infants normal flow of blood, and the pressure on the infants head can cause hemorrhaging. Anoxia, insufficient supply of oxygen to the infant, can develop if the delivery takes too long. Anoxia can cause brain damage. The breech position is the babys position in the uterus that causes the buttocks to be the first part to emerge from the vagina. Normally, the crown of the babys head comes first. (Santrock, 1999) What is the fathers role in the labour and delivery process? In the past several decades, fathers have increasingly participated in childbirth. Fathers-to-be are now more likely to go to at least one meeting with the obstetrician or care-giver during the pregnancy, attend childbirth preparation classes, learn about labour and delivery, and be more inv
