Stress caused by environmental effects on the birth process and some of the labor hormones at rats: ideal birth environment and hormones.
Fatma Deniz SayinerDuygu Murat ÖztürkEmel UlupinarMelih VelipasaogluElif Polat CorumluPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
These results showed that labor environment diversely affects physiology aspects of birth. It is known that many factors such as procedures in a hospital environment, birth environment, noise, and birth position affect the hormones at birth. Therefore, the birth environment, either at home or at the hospital, needs to be well-organized accordingly.