FrogBlog: Prodromal Birth

The purpose of this blog is to attest that a prodromal pattern of labor is within the normal range of labor possibilities, and that, though it can be challenging, a satisfying and invigorating birth can be attained, safely and enjoyably, without medication and devoid of the routine use of medical intervention.

The focus of this blog is on birth as a normal, physiological event, not a medical problem or emergency. Believe it or not, women (no matter their tolerance to pain) have made it through prodromal birth without pain medication or being cut open; giving birth to healthy, uncompromised, vigorous babies.

The birth stories herein speak to this, and are meant to help women who may find themselves in a prodromal pattern of labor. There are things that are useful to do when one finds herself in this pattern, and, conversely, choices that can fight against a safe and satisfying birth experience.