Physiological and Dystocic Birth: The Complete Guide
Introduction
The one that sees physiological birth - also called eutocic - and dystocic birth in the foreground is a dichotomy that, at least once, all future mothers wonder about.
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What is physiological birth?
As highlighted in this video by Doctor Maria Chiara Alvisi, when we talk about physiological birth , scientifically also known as eutocic birth , we mean a birth in which both the mother and her baby are in a healthy condition, which is why the healthcare personnel assisting in the birth do not intervene with invasive maneuvers.
Fortunately, this is the picture that characterizes the majority of births.
Please note: this does not mean there is no control.
Simply, no invasive procedures are performed as there are no risk conditions .
Dystocic labor: what is it?
Dystocic labor is nothing more than the opposite situation to physiological labor.
This means that the professionals assisting the woman who is giving birth to her baby have identified specific clinical problems .
In these situations, the mother, the baby or both parts of the dyad present alterations.
This means that specialized personnel need to pay additional attention.
The choices that are made, consequently, are very different from those that are called into question during eutocic birth.
From physiological birth to dystocia: the causes of the deviation
It happens, in some cases, that a birth that started with physiological peculiarities becomes dystocic in nature. What are the causes behind this change? There are several.
For example, we can talk about problems that were already known during pregnancy.
Under this hair we can include fetal malformations , as well as the baby's size being smaller than the gestational age standards.
Even quantitative anomalies of the amniotic fluid - either excess or deficiency - can lead to the change from physiological birth to dystocic birth.
Even the assumption of positions by the fetus, such as transverse or oblique, can lead to the deviation from physiological birth to dystocic birth.
As for issues related to the mother's health, we remember gestational diabetes and high blood pressure.
In both cases, you may have to deal with the choice of a dystocic birth.
An important parenthesis concerns the critical issues that arise during labor.
To prevent them, assistance and supervision by a midwife during the various stages of labor are essential.