..somewhere other than a hospital, is someone told to go boil some water?
2007-04-16 06:52:30 · 10 answers · asked by Wego The Dog 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
In the old days the midwives used to massage the labia with really hot water to stretch it out since they didn't generally do episiotomoies. I don't know if that really did the trick or not, but that's what I read somewhere. Also, the other reason was to keep the husband out of the way and give him something to do.
2007-04-16 07:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by snapoutofit 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Usually, if you watch carefully, the job of boiling the water is given to the person that's either going crazy or driving the person that's going to deliver the baby crazy. It's mainly used as a distraction for them, but also to sterilize the tools and soften the cervix.
2007-04-16 14:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To sterilize the things that may be used for the baby. Like the scissors to cut the umbilical cord.
2007-04-16 13:57:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To sterilize anything that will be used during the delivery before they had more sophisticated means of sterilization.
2007-04-16 14:04:28 · answer #4 · answered by Miriam Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in fact they needn't boiling water but need warm water to help cervix of the uterus and vaginal opening to get more dilated to give baby chance to pass through vaginal opening in normal labor
2007-04-16 14:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by nimo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To sterilize scissors or knifes of other instruments that will be used.
2007-04-16 13:56:30 · answer #6 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol to sterilize any tools to help deliver the baby.
2007-04-16 13:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by 4Real 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably it was given mostly as busy work...They always say "get sheets and towels" too....
2007-04-16 14:04:57 · answer #8 · answered by zsmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was to give the father something to do to get him out of the way.
Just kidding lookie here.....
2007-04-16 14:01:38 · answer #9 · answered by Chic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably to sterilize things.
2007-04-16 13:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by littledebi82 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋