Stairwalking
Stairwalking in the bed with "Infinite Harmony" movement.
Support Physiological Birth
Encouraging the adoption of mobility and an upright position during birth is recommended by international guidelines.
Challenges
- Often not possible to implement guidelines due to limited staff and unpredictable workload.
- In high-income countries, most women give birth in a supine or semirecumbent position despite WHO recommendations for varied birthing positions.(1)
- The lithotomy position increases the risk of severe perineal tears, leading to long-term complications like anal incontinence, sexual issues, pain, and reduced quality of life. (2)
A MOBILE AND UPRIGHT BIRTH HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
- 29%
fewer unplanned cesarean sections.(3)
088 minutes
shorter birth duration.(3)
019 %
fewer epidurals requested.(3)
Upright and Mobile Birth
SOLUTION SUPPORTING THREE BALANCES FROM SPINNING BABIES®
The Jiggle*
The Jiggle supported by Vibwife "Vibrations & Jiggle".
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(1) WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience. 2018, Available from: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272447/WHO-RHR-18.12-eng.pdf
(2) Elvander C, Ahlberg M, Thies-Lagergren L, et al. 2015. Birth position and obstetric anal sphincter injury: a population-based study of 113 000 spontaneous births. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 15(1), Available from: https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-015-0689-7
(3) Lawrence A, Lewis L, Hofmeyr GJ, et al. 2013. Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24105444/
* These position should be used with precautions and midwives need to be trained for integrating these position in their practice.