Category: Pregnancy and Birth information

1. Birth Positions

   Posted on 10:00am Thursday 6th Oct 2022

   Did you know the positions you use during labour and birth can have a huge impact on your labour?

   
   Research shows the benefits of upright positions:
   - Allowing gravity to assist baby’s descent, making giving birth easier
   - More efficient contractions, making labour shorter
   - Better oxygen supply to baby, therefore less fetal distress
   - Reducing the risks of complications during birth, resulting in fewer interventions
   
   Yoga is a really great way of practising these positions in pregnancy, ready for birth

   

2. Optimal Fetal Positioning

   Posted on 12:00pm Wednesday 5th Oct 2022

   Simply, it’s getting your baby into the best position for birth…head down facing towards your back (anterior position).
   
   Why is important? 
   Research shows that you:
   • are more likely to have a quicker and more straightforward labour and birth
   • may require less pain relief
   • are less likely to have an emergency Caesarean section
   
   How can do you it? 
   • Walking every day
   • Sitting with your knees below your hips (a birthing ball will aid you with this)
   • Stretching
   • Swimming
   • Resting and sleeping smart (basically resting in the recovery position)
   
   This is something I feel really strongly about and I have seen make a huge difference and I would start as early as the 2nd trimester.
   
   www.spinningbabies.com is an amazing resource and has loads of tips and tricks to help get your baby in the right position (even breech babies).