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FEATURE: Iranians shying away from natural births

AFP , TEHRAN

Health officials have begun offering retraining workshops for obstetricians to promote birth with minimum intervention and without inducing labor.

“When a mother is taught to control fear, labor pains can be controlled or reduced without medication,” Changizi said.

She said state media needed to better educate women about the benefits and hazards involved in their choice of how have their babies.

“Women are concerned about pelvic relaxation in natural delivery, but they overlook the side effects of a cesarean,” she said. “We want doctors to give the mother all the information and then let her choose.”

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