Effective Pushing Techniques for a Better Labor
When your cervix has completely effaced and dilated, you can actively help the uterus move the baby down the birth canal by bearing down or pushing with the contractions. Most women feel a strong...
Author: DavidTipakov
Relaxation Techniques for Easy Labor
Learning to relax is not just a skill for labor, but for life. This tool will benefit both, you and your partner, who also learns the techniques. Many tribal cultures believe that pregnant women...
Breathing Techniques For Labor
For some women, relaxation is sufficient for dealing with the sensations of labor. Others need additional coping strategies. This article will cover specific breathing patterns. The following subsection will present additional tools that con...
The Most Helpful Positions For an Easier Labor
If given the choice, most women prefer to move about and change position when they are in labor. Being mobile and upright decreases pain perception, shortens labor, an decreases the need for medication and...
Pregnancy Message Guide – Give Your Partner the Comfort She Needs
Massage has been a vital part of prenatal and postpartum care in many cultures for centuries. In this country, women have only recently begun to experience the pleasure and benefits of pregnancy massage. Many...
Exercises for the Pregnant to Relieve Discomfort
The following exercises are deigned to provide relief for specific discomforts. Become familiar with them, so that you can use them when necessary. Rib Cage Stretch Benefits: Relieves tension in the upper body. Helps...
Perineal Massage to Avoid Episiotomy
Just as you prepare your muscles for delivery by toning them through exercise, you should also prepare your perineum for the stretching required to accommodate the baby’s head. Perineal preparation is especially important if...
Kegel Exercises During Pregnancy
The Kegel (pronounced KEE gull) exercises are named after Dr. Arnold Kegel, the doctor who developed them. They are designed to restore or improve pelvic floor muscle tone and to increase control over those...
Conditioning Exercises for the Pregnant
Conditioning exercises are designed to improve the muscle tone of specific areas—in this case, those areas involved in childbirth—and to relieve tension and minor discomforts. Do all of the following exercises slowly and smoothly;...
Sustained Exercises for the Pregnant
If you have not been exercising, then begin with an activity such as walking. Walking is an excellent exercise for pregnant women. A brisk walk of 15 to 20 minutes each day helps develop...