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Help Open your Pelvis in Labor with Kneeling and Lunges

February 2, 2018 By Deena 2 Comments

I’m a big fan of labor postures that involve a mother kneeling. Though we can get the same benefit from standing postures that are similar, the kneeling versions avoid the issues of balance, potentially falling, fatigue, sore feet, etc. I’d encourage moms, if they are in the hospital, to kneel on the bed, as opposed […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Fathers, Labor, Lamaze, Lunges, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Squats, yoga

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