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VBAC Support Valentine’s Day 2013

From a Pregnant Woman hoping for VBAC I am 37 years old and am about to give birth for the second time (I’m at 39 weeks, 2 days).  Thank you so much for your website because I have been reading it and practicing your techniques for optimum baby positioning throughout my pregnancy.  And it has […]

Taking Calls for Breech

The phone is ringing today. Four calls about breech births. The first was a doctor friend who heard a rumor of a bad outcome to a homebirth baby. Did an inexperienced midwife go too far? A Pediatrician told her the baby left NICU with “neurological problems that would last their whole life.” Noting the time […]

Can Breech Twins Be Helped to Flip Head Down?

  Resolution of a Twin Breech Presentation with the Application of Webster and Diversified Chiropractic Technique   A case study of a mama with breech twins. Read the article at  Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health Chiropractic .  Danita Thomas Heagy, D.C.Bio & Shawn Wrubel, D.C. Bio    Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic ~ […]

Platypelloid Pelvis

“Dear Gail: Just wanted you to know that the VBAC mom with the platypelloid pelvis had a successful unmedicated birth; surges were very intense with back labor for about 2 1/2 hours, mom was about 8cm dilated until the quality changed into a much more do-able intensity. What helped was being on all fours, knee-chest […]

When Spinning Babies Fails

  The success of Spinning Babies lies upon a continuum. Any particular pregnant woman’s ease of her birth can also be thought of as along a continuum. The ease or difficulty of repositioning any particular baby before or during labor also falls along a spectrum from easy to difficult, even “too late.” Some women will […]

Deciding Whether to Birth a Breech Baby

A very dear and dynamic midwife from the SW emailed me today asking what breech birth videos might might she share with one of her mothers whose baby is breech at the end of pregnancy. (I’m not much on the word “client” and so far away from the word “patient” that I forget some midwives […]

The Abdominal Lift and Tuck to Help Engagement During Labor

The Abdominal Lift and Tuck to help engagement during labor. Hollie at themothersvoice.org sent this to Gail today: I posted this on my FB, but in case you miss it, here it is.  THANK YOU!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !   […]

Open to Say Yes!

Ok, three messages about Brazil today, an email inquiry to come do a workshop, Ana Paula Markel’s video newsletter telling about her trip to Brazil, and now another blog, Birth Around the World comes up! That’s a pretty clear message. Didn’t know I was going, don’t know who or who with, but am now open to […]

Spinning Babies vs. Ultrasound? Post 1

Penny Simkin alerted me of a new marketing for Ultrasound in childbirth. TrigMed has developed a concept for viewing labor progress -and adding yet another wire, or two or three, depending on use, with their LaborPro devise.  TrigMed’s LaborPro… My fascia is fluttering and my muscles feel mushy. What a weird experience to feel that […]

Demystifying the Pelvic Floor Class

Last night, 30 women gathered at Blooma with Leslie Howard, Amy Metry and “Ruby” the pelvic floor model to explore the many facets of the female diamond. Soon we were laughing and learning. Here’s some more about Leslie: Leslie Howard Yoga in the News: Fit Yoga Magazine -December 2008 Curve Magazine – “5 Facts About […]

DONA International Explores Belly Mapping

General Session Presentations of the 17th Annual DONA International Conference July 21-24, 2011 Boston, MA Here are the exciting General Session speakers and topics you can look forward to learning from at the conference. A wonderful variety of Concurrent Session speakers and topics are also scheduled. · “Third and Fourth Stages of Labor: Usual Practices […]

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