The pain of labor and birth, like other pain, protects us. Responding to the pain of contractions—by changing positions and moving, by massaging, by moaning—actually …

Nov 8, 2024 · More specifically, during the effort of a vaginal birth, when we breathe in, our pelvic floor muscles expand and open. As we breathe out, our pelvic floor muscles relax and release. …

Jun 27, 2018 · When the pelvis moves, with motions of swaying side-to-side, rocking, lunging, walking, changing positions, etc., it alters the diameter of the pelvis, allowing room for the baby …

Ultimately, your movement in response to your contractions decreases pain and facilitates labor — a win-win. Movement also helps the baby move through the pelvis, and some positions …

Feb 21, 2012 · Despite what the media likes to depict, pushing while lying flat on your back during labor may not the most comfortable, helpful or efficient way to birth a baby. According to the …

Jan 7, 2020 · For as long as I can remember, I (and probably you) have been encouraging birthing people to adopt upright, forward and open positions (so-called ‘UFO Positions’) in …

Mar 21, 2023 · Adapted from Giving Birth with Confidence, 3rd Edition. Moving in labor serves two very important purposes. First, it helps you cope with increasingly strong and painful …

May 17, 2023 · Adapted from Giving Birth with Confidence, 3rd Edition. Many doctors and nurses discourage laboring people from pushing until their cervix is completely dilated and/or …

Feb 8, 2017 · It's especially helpful for use with an epidural or where mobility is limited. Keeping the pelvis open provides more room for baby to move down in preparation for birth, which can …

Mar 10, 2013 · This is a gentle chiropractic adjustment to the pelvis and sacrum that reduces uterine torsion [twisting] and balances the pelvic muscles so that the baby can move into a …