Pregnant Woman Who Is Physically or Cognitively Challenged: Modifications for Labor and Birth: Women who are physically or cognitively challenged will need adaptations in preparation for labor and birth, what are the helpful suggestions of the following: Visually challenged persons:

Braille watches used by visually challenged persons may not have second hands. They may need to time the length of contractions by counting rather than timing them by a watch. Be certain to identify the usual sounds of birthing rooms ( the beeping of a monitor, the swish of a central supply routing system, and so forth) for the visually challenged woman. hearing sounds and not being able to identify them can be frightening.