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“I Had an Unmedicated Three Hour Labour and Gave Birth in 40 Seconds – I Didn’t Have to Push”
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29/11/2023
Credit: SWNS / Cianna Gonzalez
A unmedicated mum gave birth in just 40 seconds when her baby "shot out" - because of a medical rarity.
Cianna Gonzalez, 24, experienced the Ferguson reflex, when the body 'expels' a child.
Also known as the fetal ejection reflex, it is often seen in home births - but rarely in a medical setting.
Stay-at-home mum Cianna, from Philadelphia, says she felt her son "descending" without control.
And he just slipped out after a three-hour labour - where he was caught by a midwife.
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My baby shot out completely involuntary.
00:03
I did not have to push him out.
00:05
So while I was giving birth,
00:06
what basically happened to me
00:07
is called the Ferguson reflex.
00:10
My baby shot out completely involuntary.
00:13
I did not have to push him out.
00:15
He came out on his own.
00:16
I have my birth video up on my page,
00:18
but when you watch it, you can hear me screaming,
00:21
"The baby is coming, he's coming!"
00:23
And that was me screaming to my team
00:26
that I'm gonna need hands on deck
00:28
because I could feel him descending outside of my control.
00:32
I was standing up while I was giving birth,
00:38
so I also feel like just me being in that position
00:41
and the way that gravity works,
00:42
it was also just pulling him down.
00:44
So if you're pregnant and you're preparing for labor,
00:46
I would definitely look up some breathing techniques.
00:49
There wasn't any technique that I did specifically,
00:53
but I just focused on making sure
00:55
I'm taking very slow, deep breaths.
00:58
I was fortunate enough to be able to birth in a birth center
01:00
and the environment that birth centers have,
01:02
especially the one I was at,
01:04
really allowed me to relax.
01:06
I was able to move freely
01:08
without being hooked up to any machines.
01:10
I was able to be in warm water.
01:13
And I do firmly believe that those things
01:16
helped me progress my labor instantly.
01:18
I know that these are amenities
01:19
that are not necessarily available to anybody,
01:21
and for that, I would definitely recommend
01:24
have somebody keep you accountable for your breathing
01:27
and try to make the environment as relaxing as possible.
01:30
Maybe you want dim lighting,
01:31
maybe you want certain music,
01:33
maybe you don't even wanna be talked to,
01:34
maybe you just want silence.
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Try to think of those things
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and think about what might help you relax.
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