…With an Epidural

Can Spinning Babies be used with an epidural? “I put many of the techniques taught during Friday’s class into practice today. The momma I was waiting for last week was induced today. She got an epidural before I arrived. Used the peanut ball with knee in and down, SLR, hands and knees, and within minutes […]

Birthful Podcast with Gail and Adriana

What is the key to an easier birth? How do we get there? Adriana Lozada interviewed Gail on her wonderful Mirthful Podcast. Birthful.com/podcastspinningbabies/ Hear the inside scoop on the beliefs I share through the message of Spinning Babies. You’ll hear about birth anatomy in a totally new way. More than the basics are given, so […]

Preventing the Epidural Labor Stall

Here’s a picture from an Austin, Texas Spinning Babies Workshop of a labor progress technique shared by Dr. Diane Peterson, OB. Purpose: Engage the Baby into the pelvis when mother is on an epidural and can’t stand up for the Abdominal Lift and Pelvic Tilt. Gail was a doula in Minneapolis, long ago before she […]