Litotomi is the position of lying down when delivering a baby. Litotomi position is the most common delivery position in almost all countries around the world. Pregnant women were asked on her back with her legs hanging on a special support for maternity.

Advantages

Psychologically, the choice of birth position is common in ground water makes the mother feel more secure because that is the perception of labor’s position is like that. This position also makes physicians freely to help the delivery process because the birth canal facing forward. Doctors or midwives more easily measure the development of the opening so that labor can be predicted more accurately. When necessary, episiotomy (cutting up or cut the skin to widen the vaginal opening of the vagina) will be performed, the physician more flexibility to do it. Better cutting results, directed, and cuts can be minimized. Position the baby’s head was much easier to handle and directed.

Disadvantages

If this is a first time mother gave birth, the mother lay down position likely to push hard. However, the gravity of the body is under and parallel to the trouble to push the baby’s position. This position will also likely to lead to the perineum (area between the anus and vagina) stretch in such a way that makes it difficult to deliver the baby. This position makes the location of large vessels under the baby’s position and depressed by the mass of the baby. Moreover, if the location of the placenta is also under the baby, it would create pressure on the blood vessels become high and cause a slowing of blood circulation through the mother. Delivery of oxygen through the blood that flows from mother to fetus through the placenta was also relatively reduced.

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