Breech Tilt

Spinning Babies Secure a board or ironing board with pillows and lean it on the couch for the angle best to back s breech baby out of the pelvis and help baby flex the head as baby is directed onto the inner fundus of the uterus.

The Breech Tilt is a widely-known inversion technique using gravity to help a breech baby flip to a head-down position. Before doing the Breech Tilt, I suggest doing the Forward-Leaning Inversion for 30 seconds first and then going ahead with the Breech Tilt. One daily Forward-leaning Inversion is recommended after 20 weeks gestation for any […]

Birth with an Intact Hymenal Ring

I’d like to discuss birth over the intact hymenal ring. A doctor showed me how she avoids cutting the perineum. Midwives and doctors often miss recognizing an intact hymenal ring and instead see the following situation as in indication for episiotomy.    Notice when there has been a complete halt in descent after the baby […]

Daily Essentials

Activities for pregnancy comfort and easier birth.