Wholistic Mama Birth Services

12/31/2022

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09/19/2018

Great ideas for positions in labor! 😍

1. STANDING SUPPORTED SQUAT
Pros: Realigns your pelvis to increase the opening by up to 15 percent.

2. SEMI-SITTING
Pros: Comfortable.
Good use of gravity.
Good resting position.

3. SITTING
Pros: Good for resting.
Uses gravity.
Can be used with continuous electronic fetal monitoring.

4. SITTING ON TOILET

Pros: Helps relax perineum.
You get used to an open-leg position and pelvic pressure.
Uses gravity.

5. SQUATTING
Pros: Encourages rapid descent.
Uses gravity.

6. SIDE-LYING
Pros: Helps get oxygen to the baby.
Good resting position.
Helpful if you have elevated blood pressure.
Fine with epidural.

7. WALKING
Pros: Uses gravity.
Contractions are often less painful.
Baby is well aligned in your pelvis.

8. STANDING
Pros: Uses gravity.
Helps get oxygen to the baby.

9. LEANING OR KNEELING FORWARD WITH SUPPORT
Pros: Can help shift the baby if needed.
Uses gravity.
Birth ball can be used.

10. KNEE-CHEST
Pros: Good for back labor.
Assists with rotation of baby, if needed.

11. ON BACK WITH LEGS RAISED

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09/06/2018

it’s true 💜💜

So how many doulas does it take to change a lightbulb? 🤔😉

For more on the evidence-based research surrounding doula support: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas

08/17/2017

Yep, I concur! 💯

Doulas have helped many women bring babies into the world by “mothering the mother.” They are amazing.

06/24/2017

Yes to all of these! 💗💗
https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.b.gilman/posts/10154802276356733

I love supporting home births. When a baby is born at home, it feels like Christmas morning… a sense of excitement and magic and peacefulness all at once.

03/27/2017

It is so important to consider and prioritize your self care after baby arrives. Happy Babymoon! http://bearmamamedicine.com/blog/2015/08/17/creating-your-babymoon-a-guide-for-a-healing-postpartum

"By prioritizing the integration of a newborn into your life in slow and gentle ways, and by allowing yourself to be supported by your family, community, plant allies, and spirit guides, you are participating in a crucial culture shift that is essential in healing the planet and its fut

02/16/2017

Love this and love what I do!

12/22/2016

This is an amazing read about the evolution of childbirth!

There is a long-standing idea that it is because we walk upright, but new research suggests that might not be the whole story

08/08/2016

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