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Are enemas a must before birth or c section? can i ask the nurse to let me give it to myself at the hospital? can i do it at home?

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Definitely not: No need to make labor worse by giving an enema. It is no longer done here in the US prior to labor (thank goodness)

Answered 7/31/2014

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