Wondering what you think about the cheerleader style of encouragement during pushing. You know...the counting to ten during every push and the constant instruction some coaches/care providers/nurses get into. I can see that it may be necessary for a few, but in general i think it's just plain annoying and unnecessary, especially when the patient is doing fine w/o it. I prefer calm reassurance and encouragment and keeping the mood/ atmosphere a bit calmer. Same goes for the breathing with ctx...the breathing is a tool, but I think is often overused and overrated. Isn't this supposed to be a natural process? The way some people coach I sometimes I feel like I am at a football game!