Spinning BabiesĀ® 2020 World Confluence ā Monthly Update

Changing seasons invite reflection and preparation. We are doing the same here at Spinning BabiesĀ®!Ā After much preparation, registration is open for the Spinning BabiesĀ® 2020 World Confluence. Join us next October in Australia with Spinning Babiesā Gail Tully, breech expert Andrew Bisits, Midwife Rachel Reed, our Spinning BabiesĀ® Approved Trainers and more speakers. If […]
Choice in Childbirth

Choice in childbirth begins with a discussion with oneself or between oneself and another. What do we want? And how do we feel when considering that want?Ā Are we excited, anxious, doubtful or determined?Ā When seeking possibilities to choose options for childbirth, pregnant parents naturally turn to people in their social circles and communities. Partners, […]
Helping Your Breech Baby Turn ā Monthly Update

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New Trainers ā Monthly Update

We are gathering on the state of Minnesotaās āNorth Shoreā of Lake Superior to deepen our foundations. Our five current Spinning BabiesĀ® Approved Trainers are welcoming nine new trainers, hand-picked by Gail Tully, for bringing the paradigm of Spinning BabiesĀ® to birth providers. These dedicated teachers have devoted their lives to our message and also […]
Enhancing Prenatal Bonding

Prenatal bonding can improve parentsā caring behavior for their babies, and increase postpartum attachment. With stronger attachment, parents give more time in face-to-face eye contact with baby. Together we can help nurture an entire generation of parents with more intact attachment to their infants. Prenatal Bonding Recommendations Itās interesting to me to read recommendations for […]
Asynclitism and the Doula Scope of Practice

Last week I talked about the nurse or midwife learning the babyās tipped presentation by the cervical exam. Thicker cervix into one side, the side the head remains deeper on. Thinner cervix shares the side that the head presses further out along. Below is an email I received from a doula asking for advice on […]
What Causes Asynclitism?

āOh my goodness! What a week! 2 asynclitic babies and a magical home birthā is the opening of an email I received this week. What is the cause of so many babies with their heads tipped to the side while they are in the pelvis? Asynclitism Causes We are seeking anatomical reasons at Spinning BabiesĀ®. […]
Prevent Tearing During Childbirth

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Supporting Babyās Development ā Monthly Update

Do you know how your body expresses your uniquely changing life? We enter July with warmth in my hemisphere, and deepest coolness in the southern half of our dynamic Earth. North or South our nations are changing. Bringing forth children in this time is a vote of hope for future leaders who are in tune […]
Changing the Mindset in Birth Practice

Change is the movement between the points of familiarity and unfamiliarity. We are pulled between āwhat isā and āwhat if?ā. There is a natural anxiety about stepping into the unknown. Trusting oneself with the unknown is the key to a birth giver allowing themselves the mental acceptance to shift from latent labor to active labor. […]
Solutions for Dystocia in the Levels of the Pelvis

Spinning BabiesĀ® offers the worldās first complete system of matching birth positions and labor progress techniques to the five levels of the pelvis. We simplify the path to learning by focusing on three levels: the inlet, mid-pelvis, and outlet.* Spinning BabiesĀ® Pelvic Levels Solutionsā helps you resolve birth dystocia by understanding where baby is stalled […]
Increasing Likelihood of Posterior Rotation

What makes a baby with an occiput posterior fetal position at delivery more likely to be born vaginally, and what are predictive factors of anterior rotation during labor? A French team looked at 439 occiput posterior labors and what may favor rotation to the anterior position. Long arc rotation from posterior to anterior was seen […]