Tag Archives: healthy birth practices

Avoiding the Stranded Beetle

It never really occurred to me how I should give birth as far as positions went.  I suppose before I had my first baby I just assumed it must work in a bed, laying down, because that’s what everyone did … Continue reading

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Avoid Giving Birth on the Back and Follow the Body?s Urges to Push

This one just seems like it is out of the Journal Duh.? I mean seriously folks, how can laying on your back NOT be pushing uphill? Can someone cue the song from Wicked: Defying Gravity?? Oh and can you quit … Continue reading

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Avoid Interventions That Are Not Medically Necessary

This is the health birth practice that gets me strange looks – why would anyone want to avoid medical interventions?? I truly think that people 1) aren’t stopping to hear the medically unnecessary part and 2) simply don’t trust birth … Continue reading

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Move, Walk Around & Change Positions Throughout Labor

Moving in labor is something that we don’t often think about these days.? After all, if you give birth in a US hospital, you walk in and see a bed.? If you were following the live birth on the Internet … Continue reading

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Labor Begins On Its Own

The first healthy birth practice is simple enough – let labor start on its own.? This means no meddling around.? You don’t need to tinker with a process that’s ultimately perfect for the vast majority of women.? Your baby’s brain … Continue reading

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