Participating in childbirth classes can help women have normal vaginal deliveries, and improve pregnancy outcomes, reports a new study.
![Joining Childbirth Education Classes can Improve Pregnancy Outcome
Joining Childbirth Education Classes can Improve Pregnancy Outcome](https://images.medindia.net/health-images/1200_1000/pregnant-1.jpg)
After controlling for socioeconomic factors and other differences, participating in childbirth classes was associated with a nearly threefold higher likelihood of a successful normal vaginal delivery.
"Adequate preparation for labor and delivery by professional childbirth classes contributes to maternal cooperation with midwives' and obstetricians' instructions. These preparations lead to a lower necessity for interventions and less instrumental deliveries," said lead author Ohad Gluck, MD, of The Edith Wolfson Medical Center.
"In my opinion, it is important that healthcare providers improve the availability of childbirth courses and modify them to be suitable for all pregnant women."
Source-Eurekalert