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Health professionals from the Hospital La Fe in Valencia have had to attend the delivery of a woman dressed in personal protective equipment, after she refused to wear a mask and undergo a PCR.

Admissions to hospitals for pregnant women with Covid occur in Spain. Hence, organizations such as the WHO and gynecologists encourage other future mothers to get vaccinated, the only way to avoid endangering the health of mother and child.

After delivery, the baby must undergo a series of routine tests and procedures to assess its general condition, including clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord, as well as the Apgar test. These tests are performed by the medical team that assisted in the delivery.

Choosing the position of delivery is something very personal that will depend on each woman. If we think about the ideal birthing position, the reality is that there is no one specifically, because the best one is the one with which the woman feels most comfortable at all times.

It is normal for pregnant women to feel confused about the news that we are learning about Covid, since they are often contradictory. A few days ago we commented on the results of a large reassuring study that ensured that Covid-19 infection in pregnancy does not cause more premature births and now we know a new one, also quite broad, which assures the opposite: that pregnant women with Covid have greater risk of having a premature birth.

Obstetric violence has been, and continues to be, a type of silent violence for a long time, but the UN itself has taken a big step by acknowledging its existence a couple of years ago. She argues that many women experience "disrespectful, offensive or negligent treatment during childbirth," and that assuming it exists is necessary to take action and eliminate it.

One of the most frequent fears when you have a cesarean section and plan to have another baby is the type of delivery you will have. Until relatively recently in these cases, they were referred again to caesarean section due to the risk of uterine rupture, but studies that have been carried out have shown that the chances of having a successful vaginal delivery are around 75%. Today I want to tell you about my experience, since, although each case is different, I think it is beneficial to talk about the possibilities we have after giving birth by cesarean section.

Hodge planes are levels used to imaginatively divide the pelvis from the upper to the lower straits in order to locate the position of the fetal presentation during birth, as it passes through the birth canal.