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.
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There are many pregnant women who gave birth to assume the position of lay (litotomi) or half-sitting. All positions have advantages and disadvantages. If you are preparing to give birth you can choose one of them, with first consulted the doctor who will help the labor. Here are two options of give birth position (other than lying down):

1. Half Sit

This position requires that the mother was sitting with his back leaning against a pillow, knees bent and legs open toward the side.

Advantages: This position makes the mother feel comfortable. The axis of the birth canal that needs to be taken to get out is shorter. Supply of oxygen from mother to fetus take place optimally.
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Other than lying down, there are also several positions that a woman can choose when it comes to delivering a baby. Here are some of them:

1. Standing / Half squat.
Advantages: This position is in harmony with the earth’s gravity. Thus, the pushing force far more powerful mother. Indeed, in a standing position directly proportional to the birth canal land. As if the mother pressed the ground with his whole body strength. So that the readiness of all parties needed to help the birth, do not let the baby “sliding” too fast to injury. So that this does not happen, it is usually already set up a soft, sterile pads to keep baby’s head and body.

Disadvantages: Your doctor or midwife should be little difficulty when delivered through the opening of an episiotomy or to monitor developments.

2. Squat
Advantages: This position is advantageous because the gravitational influence of the body, the mother did not have much trouble pushing. Babies will get out through the birth canal by itself.
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