Posterior

Posterior Perspective

A woman’s subjective experience of her pregnancy is important to the midwife. With so many negative birth stories and comments bombarding mothers today, the last thing a midwife wants is for the pregnant mother in her care to be stressed by negative talk during a prenatal.

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Posterior Questions and Answers

With over 7000 births under her belt, I think we can safely say that midwife Diane Goslin is an expert when it comes to birth. In this article, she shares her wisdom with regard to posterior presentations. Read more…. Posterior Questions and Answers

The Emotional Impact of the Posterior Position

The emotional side of any birth is always important to consider, and Melissa Ellis makes this article especially relevant for this issue’s theme.

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The Wonderful World of Twin Birth

From her many years of experience, midwife Diane Goslin shares her wisdom of twin birth in all its varying possibilities from Rh-negative to surprise twins to twins born four days apart.

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Premature Ligation of the Umbilical Cord

A wonderful article about the umbilical cord and reasons why it should not be cut prematurely. Read more…. Premature Ligation of the Umbilical Cord

An Emotional Preparation for Birth

Because birth is an emotional experience, it makes sense that preparation for childbirth may require emotional preparation. Some basic information needs to be presented, but it is the emotional preparation that a pregnant woman will find most useful in her labor.

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Identifying and Resolving Obstructed Breech Birth: When to Touch and When to Be Hands-free

An educational article that not only covers the signs of obstructed breech birth, but also teaches the skills that best deal with resolving the situation.

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Breech Birth: Abnormal or Unusual?

Babies, whatever their position, are guided by the internal structures, bones, muscles and ligaments of the mother’s pelvis, along with the movements both mother and baby make, working as a dyad from life in the womb to life in the outside world. These positions (ROA or OP) are unusual, not abnormal for birth and all are possible, though not necessarily optimal.

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The Disappearing Art (but Increasing Prevalence) of Breech Birth

With experience in more than 6000 births, midwife Diane Goslin shares why the incidence of breech babies has been increasing over the years. Goslin then goes on to tell a couple of breech birth stories that illustrate how to handle breech complications.

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First Twin: Breech

Gail Tully, known for her work with Spinning Babies’ workshops, teaches us lessons on breech via a twin birth story.

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Postpartum Hemorrhage in Bali: A Day at Bumi Sehat

Sita came to Bumi Sehat to have a gentle childbirth. Because she was a brand new doctor, her colleagues had spent nine months trying to convince her to “just have a cesarean.” She told me that most of the doctors she knows no longer believe in the natural process of childbearing. Babies have become like a commodity, something of great value, which must be “delivered” in perfect condition.

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