Stop Telling Women They Don’t Have to Push! | Mother Rising
I’ve seen a handful of articles floating around on the interwebs saying that during delivery, women don’t have to push. This is not helpful information! Based on my experience in …
I’ve seen a handful of articles floating around on the interwebs saying that during delivery, women don’t have to push. This is not helpful information! Based on my experience in …
Preventing tearing during birth requires a group effort. There are helpful things a woman can do, and there are helpful things a care provider can do, too. However, there are …
By becoming educated on and avoiding the following 10 big mistakes new moms make during pushing at birth, I believe parents will have a better birth and transition to motherhood. …
Perineal massage is a technique done during the last few weeks of pregnancy and the pushing stage of labor, all with the aim of preventing tearing during birth. But does perineal …
Tearing during birth is a common fear of expectant mothers, with good reason, as a local OB once told me that the average first time mother experiences a second degree …
Nobody wants to have a car baby. I’ve never read a birth plan that expressed the desire to go into labor, hop in the car, have a baby on the …
I don’t enthusiastically encourage creating a birth plan with my childbirth classes and even my doula clients. One reason is because I dislike the negative responses from nurses in the …
A three ring circus can be described as a situation of confusion, characterized by a bewildering variety of events or activities. A vagina can be described in many ways, but a situation …
In my childbirth classes, on the night we talk about how to push during labor and delivery, these fantastic pushing questions come up almost every single time. Since everybody is …
A water birth is when a woman gives birth in a tub or pool of water instead of on dry land. Women may choose water birth as a method of pain …
Choosing the best birthing positions can 1) decrease pain, 2) encourage baby to rotate, and 2) help mom to dilate = therefore allowing for a less painful and shorter labor. Who doesn’t …
When parents begin to understand the stages of labor and how birth typically unfolds, it gives them a better idea of what labor may be like for them. Once moms …