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Hi there. I'm doing a paper on home birth/natural childbirth and I was wondering if any of you would like to answer a few questions on the subject. I hope it's ok to post this here.


How many children do you currently have?
How old were you when you had your first natural birth? Second, third, etc?
Where do you currently live? What city/state/country etc did you reside in when you gave birth?
If you have more than one child, did you choose natural birth for all of your children?
Have you ever given birth in a hospital before?
Do you have any friends/family/acquaintances etc that have chosen natural childbirth?
Who was present at any of your births? Midwives, nurse midwives, etc, or did you give birth unassisted?
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How to encourage baby into an optimal position prenatally:

Learn the concepts of Active Birth = a moving mom is a moving baby.

• Increase the angle between the mom's spine and the front of the pelvis by forward leaning, ideally with more than 90 degrees between the abdomen and the knees
• Upright positions with knees lower than hips, such as knee stool and pillow under butt
• Left to right belly stroking
• Swimming, yoga, chiropractic adjustments, acupressure
• Avoid reclining positions, long car trips, crossing your legs, deep squatting after 36 weeks

How to correct mal-positions during labor:

• Remember the clockwise rotation of the baby
• Remember the laws of gravity, back/spine is the heaviest part of ...

Schedule of Labor Birth Preparation Rehearsals: AUGUST DATES: Wed, 0805: Labor Positions 1 Wed, 0812: Massage Techniques and Touch Therapy Wed, 0819: Breath and Vocalization and Co-Vocalization Wed, 0826: Situational Practice 1 SEPTEMBER DATES: Wed, 0902: Relaxation and Visualizations Tues, 0908: Labor Positions 2 Tues, 0915: Pressure Points Acupressure for Pain Relief and Labor Induction Tues, 0922: Labor Tools ampamp Techniques: Using the Birth Ball, Robozo Techniques, Hot ampamp Cold Packs, Hydrotherapy Tues, 0929: Restorative Positions and Comfort for The Birth Partner HusbandLabor Coach during Labor OCTOBER DATES: Tues, 1006: Situational Practice 2 Tues, 1013: Labor Positions 1 Tues, 1020: Massage Techniques and Touch Therapy Tues, 1027:Breath and Vocalization and Co-Vocalization ...

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Schedule of Labor Birth Preparation Rehearsals: AUGUST DATES: Wed, 0805: Labor Positions 1 Wed, 0812: Massage Techniques and Touch Therapy Wed, 0819: Breath and Vocalization and Co-Vocalization Wed, 0826: Situational Practice 1 SEPTEMBER DATES: Wed, 0902: Relaxation and Visualizations Tues, 0908: Labor Positions 2 Tues, 0915: Pressure Points Acupressure for Pain Relief and Labor Induction Tues, 0922: Labor Tools ampamp Techniques: Using the Birth Ball, Robozo Techniques, Hot ampamp Cold Packs, Hydrotherapy Tues, 0929: Restorative Positions and Comfort for The Birth Partner HusbandLabor Coach during Labor OCTOBER DATES: Tues, 1006: Situational Practice 2 Tues, 1013: Labor Positions 1 Tues, 1020: Massage Techniques and Touch Therapy Tues, 1027:Breath and Vocalization and Co-Vocalization ...

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