Why: Comforts  and relieves pelvic pain or discomforts in the lower back, hips or tailbone. May help rib pain or even neck pain as the spine is all connected to the sacrum. May improve the likelihood of a breech baby flipping or a posterior baby rotating to anterior. May allow room for the transverse baby to drop head down. May reduce premature contractions (contact your provider whenever contractions come 4-6 an hour before 37 weeks and drink more water up to 3-4 quarts). 

Carol Phillips, DC, developer of Dynamic Body Balancing and MaBaby Workshops, shows us an in depth standing sacral release (excerpts) in her video proposal to HayHouse Publishers. Watch the pregnant woman get an standing sacral release.

When: Any time; anytime in pregnancy; anytime in labor that seems tolerable; preventative and supportive;

How: This is a sensitive process in which quiet, attunement and some simple skills are required by the helper. But the mother can do this herself with our without a soft ball (variation).

When not to: When a woman doesn't want to. When standing would be a safety hazard, such as after application of the epidural.

Before: This can be done as a first technique or within a series of techniques. Its an important technique

Next: The Sidelying release (or Pelvic Floor release)