Your Birthing Body

21/10/2026

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13/10/2026

Different kinds of baby presentations in the womb....

13/10/2026

Obstetric a**l sphincter injuries in spontaneous vaginal births in nulliparous pregnant individuals: a 21-year cohort study based on real-world data - The photo illustrates the manual perineal protection method with two hands: one hand protecting the perineum and the other hand controlling the expulsion speed of the baby’s head https://ow.ly/LN9350XjzTr

07/10/2026

17/09/2026

This is hilarious- but for my students former or present, or anyone who feels brave: do you remember what the true correct answer is… (hint: not the magic number we use but the actual space if we could accurately measure) answer in comments

13/09/2026

STUDY SURPRISES ZERO BIRTH WORKERS 😅

Yet another study has found a clear association between upright positioning during the active second stage of labor and higher rates of physiological birth. So, basically what many of us already know 😉

And I mean...gravity 👀

Researchers found:
✨ Women who had physiological births more frequently used all fours or a birth stool.
✨ Women who had instrumental births were more often in semi recumbent or lithotomy positions.
✨ For every 10% increase in time spent upright during active pushing, the likelihood of physiological birth increased by 26%.
✨ For every 10% increase in time spent supine, the likelihood of instrumental birth increased by 30%.

This adds to previous research that already showed this. And of course, loads of anecdotal experiences.

For doulas, this probably isn't surprising. Supporting movement, position changes, and working with gravity have long been part of labor support.

Of course, position is only one factor. There isn't one magic trick to ensure how a birth unfolds. However, there are lots of things which help facilitate an increased likelihood of a physiological birth.

📖 Tinker et al., 2026, Women and Birth

👇🏽 Surprised? Or does this feel obviously expected?

10/08/2026

I love this ad!!!

Hysterical because only 3% of medical research funding went to wome...

01/08/2026

Because it is too true!!