Doctor helps women during labour by dancing with them

Considering what we’ve seen in the movies or television and what we’ve been told by our mothers, most of us dread the excruciating pain of giving birth to a child more than the world collectively dreads the apocalypse.

However, this doctor believes in making the experience of bringing a new life into the world a memorable one in a hilarious way.

Meet Dr Fernando Guedes da Cunha, aka’ the dancing doctor’, who dances with heavily pregnant women to make their delivery easier.

Check out his cool videos here if you don’t believe us:

 

 

Claudia foi um exemplo ao praticar uma alimentação perfeita associada a atividade física durante seus 9 meses de gestação! Com ela demonstramos que pacientes com diabetes gestacional também podem ganhar seus bebês de parto normal. Ela tem tanto gingado que até tirei o sapato para tentar acompanhar o rebolado! E nasceu Enzo ! Parabéns Claudia! #dancaquenasce #obstetricsandgynecology #unimedvitoria #unimedbrasil #obstetriciacomamor #odoutordancarino Publicação autorizada e também compartilhada da paciente. @cacaueanjim

A post shared by Dr. Fernando Guedes da Cunha (@drfernandoguedescunha) on Dec 15, 2017 at 7:53am PST

 

 

Você chega para trabalhar e sua paciente entra em trabalho de parto! Ela pede a música, inventamos a coreografia na hora de forma que o exercício ajude ao parto, e o resultado: parto normal lindo em banqueta de parto humanizado! Parabéns @camilarochab. Detalhe ela percebeu que iria nascer e nasceu !!! #partoadequado #partonormal #obstetricacomamor #dancandoemaisgostoso #pacientepedeamusica #dancaajudanoparto #quemdancaseusmalesespanta. @anitta Twitter: @fernandofguedes. Quem puder marca a Anitta no vídeo ?? bjos

A post shared by Dr. Fernando Guedes da Cunha (@drfernandoguedescunha) on Oct 9, 2017 at 6:51pm PDT

If you think that’s just a crazy gimmick to make labor sound like fun, you’re highly mistaken.

Several experts and researchers have stated that movement or physical activity during labor can make it easier.

“Dance, walk, activities with a ball of physiotherapy and squats, are part of the patient’s verticalization, which greatly favors labor. We are increasingly trying to implement human measures to improve assistance to pregnant women,” Dr Cunha told MailOnline.

In fact, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, walking and moving around can even shorten the labor duration.

Another study published in a 2003 issue of Nursing Research found that women in labor experienced worse back pain when they were lying down.

This finding was only solidified further by a more recently-carried-out study published in The BMJ in 2017. It stated that first-time mothers, who lied down after receiving an epidural, a pain-relieving shot, had a slightly shorter delivery than those who didn’t.

Now, that coupled with the videos posted by the doctor should be enough of a proof for you to believe it and maybe just dance through your labor when you’re expecting. What say?