Origin Story

Let’s return to basics. This information will help you when a birth colleague asks you what you are doing when you are doing techniques suggested on the Spinning Babies® website.   Why is one person’s birth easier and another’s birth harder when both share the intent for a physiological birth?   A hypothesis tests the […]

Stretching Types

I’m often finding myself self-tightening when I hear my colleague say “stretch the ligament.” But my reaction is not logical. Just five minutes before I’ve said the same thing: Stretch! So why the visceral reaction to the word stretch? While saying it, I know I’m describing a physio-neurological response that will lengthen the muscle fibers […]

Pain Pattern Before Engagement – Monthly Update

Pain Pattern Before Engagement When labor is active – contractions are strong and frequent – but baby remains high, check to see if baby remains high in the pelvis or is yet above the pelvis. At -3 Station, baby’s head is right at the entrance to the pelvis, the inlet. The provider typically finds this […]