Labour and delivery

UFO - UPRIGHT and FORWARD OPENS the pelvis - The coccyx and sacrum can hinge to make up to 1/3 more room for baby to pass through.

Pregnancy Advice on Instagram: "My favourite Pushing Positions as a Labour & Delivery Nurse 🤰🤱 Cannot be taken as medical advice. #labourandbirth #birth #pushingpower #pushingpositions #midwife #doula #epidural #unmedicatedlabor #unmedicatedchildbirth #childbirth #labouranddeliverynurse #nurse #nicu #newborn #firsttimemom #momtobe #pregnant #pregnancy #postpartum #pushing #handandknees #breastfeeding #labourstory"

Giving birth is super exhausting. You'll want to do anything you can to shorten it and I have some great ideas for you. Follow these tips and you'll shorten y

Nurse Sydney on Instagram: "Here’s my secret to preventing tearing at birth from a labour & delivery nurse 🤰🤱 Cannot be taken as medical advice. #labouranddelivery #birth #labor #momtobe #labouranddeliverynurse #newmom #perenium #perinealmassage #baby #newborn #epidural #unmedicatedbirth #childbirth #newborn #vaginalbirth #csection #vbac #vaginalbirthaftercesarean #postpartum #coconutoil #oliveoil #lubricant #doula #obgyn #midwife"

I have been reading every book page and every web page I can find on Labour. For those of us who are inexperienced with labour and who have not read up about it the general idea is “your water breaks and then you have to rush to hospital and baby just comes out!” Well that is exactly what the movies show and from what I have been reading it is actually completely different to what could take place. Let me enlighten you folks on some of my interesting readings and teachings….and maybe this…

Labour and birth is one of the most physically and emotionally profound experiences of your life. Here are 17 natural ways to cope with labour and birth, so you can prepare and help yourself in labour to work towards a positive experience.

Kaz Corbett - This is River, my third beautiful ‪#‎bigbaby‬ girl. Born at 40+4, weighing 10lbs15 and delivered standing up as I was about to enter the birth pool. No pain relief, no damage and a very quick labour over all. My first two were 10lb2 @40wks and 11lbs1 @38wks. I fought very hard for a natural labour after two previous bed-bound inductions resulting in a shoulder dystocia with my second.

Nurse Sydney on Instagram: "Things I would do while giving birth as a labour & delivery nurse 🤱🤰 Cannot be taken as medical advice & remember everybody will have different birthing wishes, these are simply some of the ones I would choose! And your wishes might change when you are actually in labour (mine might too). #birth #birthplan #postpartum #epidural #momtobe #baby #newborn #pregnant #pregnancy #momtobe #labour #laboranddeliverynurse #laboranddelivery #nurse #doula #midwife #obgyn…

Are you nearing the end of your pregnancy? Nervous about the big day? Check out these 10 pieces of advice from a labor and delivery nurse!