Whether you’re giving birth at home, in a birthing center, or at a hospital, here are 7 helpful tools which can promote a natural birth and smoother delivery. 🙌💖 😋 Snacks: Yes, you can eat during labor. Most mamas aren’t craving hamburgers in active labor but trail mix, bananas (potassium), watermelon (hydration), Lara bars (with added dates to boot!) are all great snacks to tuck in your bag. If you love your protein, you can add meat sticks too. 🍯 Honey sticks: Once your appetite leaves you

The research shows birthing on your back has the highest rate for perineal tearing.Sometimes you are not given the choice to try a different position. And other times, people actually feel more comfortable pushing on their back even if that wasn’t the original plan. If you are going to give birth on your back, use a towel folded up and place it under your sacrum. The towel helps get the pressure off your tailbone and on to your sacrum. It’s almost like a teeter-totter. The pressure at the top of

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Using upright birthing positions allows the sacrum to open. This can provide baby with 2 centimeters more space! #birth #birthtips #letthepelvisopen #givebabyspace #spacematters | Therapeutic Birth and Bodywork

There is no one “best” birthing position — it’s what works for you! There are many to choose from aside from laying on your back. Practicing your breathing and pelvic floor lengthening in various positions will improve your breath and muscle coordination during labor. #pelvicfloor #pelvichealth #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #pelvicfloorpt #pelvicfloorpta #pelvichealthnj #pelvichealthphysio #madisonnj | Pelvic Health NJ