{"id":18487,"date":"2017-04-24T21:19:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T19:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/for-parents\/birth\/birth-moves\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:00:23","slug":"birth-moves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/en\/for-parents\/birth\/birth-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth moves"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18487\" class=\"elementor elementor-18487 elementor-923\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70352d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70352d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6d4f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b6d4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birth moves \u2013 birthing positions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b65b2f wpseo-breadcrumb elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-18332 elementor-global-13808 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b65b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are here: <span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/en\/\">Startseite<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525d28b heb-sub-menu elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed 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data-full-width=\"\"><ul id=\"menu-1-e3bd0c7\" class=\"uael-nav-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-11718\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/geburt-bewegt\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Birth moves<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11712\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/wahl-des-geburtsorts\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Choosing the place of birth<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11713\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/krankenhaus\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14984\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/ambulante-geburt\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Ambulant birth (walk-in birth)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11714\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/geburtsbegleitung\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Geburtsbegleitung (birth support at a hospital)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11715\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/hausgeburt\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Home birth<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11716\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/hebammenpraxis\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Midwife&#8217;s practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11717\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page parent uael-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/geburt\/kaiserschnitt\/\" class = \"uael-menu-item\">Caesarean section (C-section)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62e7ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b62e7ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49d7f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b49d7f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560b76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560b76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lying, squatting or standing upright? Labour and birthing positions help the baby to find the easiest way into the world: <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95edfce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95edfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Midwives know the best position for every stage of labour. <\/p>\n<p>Children turn your life upside-down and \u2013 before birth \u2013 themselves as well: 94 out of 100 babies turn around in pregnancy to lie head-first \u2013 the perfect pole position for vaginal birth.<\/p>\n<p>The few, who prefer sitting in mommy\u2019s belly, <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">challenge their parents to get comprehensive consultation and make a decision: to try a vaginal birth or plan a c-section.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Only every 100th child lies horizontally in the uterus &#8211; a situation where a c-section is the preferred mode of delivery.  <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c78e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c78e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n<p>Breech presentation? Ask your midwife about the options for supporting the baby to turn. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c075400 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c075400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e11d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6e11d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2ece1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a2ece1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b49237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b49237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stages of labour and the best positions \u2013 fontanelles leading the way<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6369f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a6369f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b5ca8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16b5ca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1840e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1840e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During labour the baby has to move through the pelvis and the birth canal by rotating and bending. In most cases the head is the leading part and has to adapt as perfectly as possible to the birth canal. Nature has found a great way to allow the baby\u2019s passage as easily as possible: fontanelles, i.e.soft spots in the fetal skull covered by tight membrane, which allow the head to mold according to the conditions of the birth canal, and sutures (membraneous gaps in the fetal skull) where bones can move towards and even slightly over each other if needed.   <\/p>\n<p>Midwives and obstetricians use the fontanelles and sutures also as aids to identify the fetal position during a vaginal examination. The position of these features indicates how the head has already adapted to the pelvis and <strong>which birthing position<\/strong> might be <strong>especially supportive<\/strong> at that stage of labour. <\/p>\n<p><strong>In early labour<\/strong> the cervix opens centimetre by centimetre. <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Some women like to support this process with movement, others need relaxation (for example with warmth or water). Both are good and right.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">However, sometimes the baby is not in the ideal position and needs support with certain positioning measures, which are guided by the midwife.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>transition period<\/strong> the cervix is nearly fully dilated. <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">During this stage of labour, exhaustion can already affect the mother&#8217;s mood. \u2018I can&#8217;t go on, I don&#8217;t want to go on\u2019 are typical exclamations. But this stage is only temporary, because the home stretch is in sight.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>second stage of labour<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">is characterised by the baby pushing down through the pelvis, with the need to push along sooner or later. The midwife helps you to concentrate on your breathing and find the ideal birthing position. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 21\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>At the start of the <strong>pushing phase<\/strong>, the midwife prepares the perineum for the forthcoming birth (for example with warm compresses or oil). The midwife instructs you to actively push along so that the perineum is protected and the baby is born gently. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880d9a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"880d9a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd88869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd88869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p style=\"font-style: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 25.999994px\">Understanding what's happening<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.733333rem;font-style: inherit;text-decoration: initial;text-align: var(--text-align);letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/p><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4892450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4892450\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa454b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa454b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96c79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d96c79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div title=\"Page 22\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Ultimately, a good birth experience is not determined by the birth position or the labour preparation. Above all, you need to trust your own body and the midwife. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">During labour<\/span>, the <a style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px; background-color: #f8f8f8;\" href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/en\/for-parents\/midwifery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">midwife<\/a> is <span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">at the birthing mother&#8217;s side and cares for her patiently, empathetically and respectfully<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Midwives know about helpful hands-on ways to relieve pain and include the partner during the birth process. <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A midwife has great expertise with regard to labour and birthing positions and their <b>positive effects in the various stages of labour<\/b>. Massages, breathing patterns and a comprehensive view on the process of birth are part of midwifery care. <\/span><\/p>\n<div title=\"Page 22\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Of great importance is also that midwives know when to act and when to be vigilant with reserve: this takes a lot of experience and trust. That \u201cexpert non-intervention is probably the biggest art in obstetrics\u201d is one of the well-known treasures of midwifery expertise. <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Taking the time to wait, observe, give time without intervening and potentially disturbing the process <b>supports a natural birth<\/b> tremendously.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f0b0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f0b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6f6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a6f6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_5702_quadrat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_5702_quadrat.jpg 891w, https:\/\/hebammen.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_5702_quadrat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hebammen.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_5702_quadrat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hebammen.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_5702_quadrat-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400764d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"400764d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1f920 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d1f920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:200,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9effa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc9effa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birth in movement \u2013 various labour and birthing positions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d991c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d991c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>One of the key physical laws, the effect of gravity, can be consciously used for birth by choosing the apt positon for the stage of labour. In addition, a variety of birthing positions support the pelvis to widen about 1-2 centimetres or to relieve back pain. Some enable the support person to do massages, ease breathing, optimise oxygen supply or to get the \u201chappy hormones\u201d (endorphins) flowing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11188d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11188d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_5733_quer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16568\" alt=\"Geburtspositionen, hebammen.at informiert\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df92e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3df92e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ad6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ad6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forward-bent position<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fbd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30fbd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Many women find this position comfortable as it not only allows movement but also still allows a massage of the sacrum. However, if you have a poor musculoskeletal system, forward-bent positions can also be counterproductive. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09eb849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09eb849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asymmetrical position<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2358861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2358861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Good to know: the narrowest part of the whole birth canal is the part where the ischial spines protrude from the sides into the pelvis. The mother can help the baby to pass this narrow section by choosing an asymmetrical position. Examples are: putting a foot on a chair or taking the stairs. Then the ischial spines are no longer directly opposite each other and the baby has more space to pass them.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0c5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb0c5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upright position<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b5680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b5680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Some women prefer unrestricted mobility in upright positions. Midwives deliberately use these positions to change the force of labour. In the free deep squat, squatting on the wall bars or on a birthing stool, the pelvic outlet can be widened. Squatting is a great position when pushing out the baby: the birth canal is shortened and the direction of the birth canal is optimised   <\/p>\n<p>However, there are also different forces acting on the tissue and the perineum, so the midwife must consider which position is best for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a223d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8a223d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On knees and hands<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cdc58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cdc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Being on all fours, the pressure of gravity on the cervix is eased. This can be quite helpful, if the baby still needs time to properly rotate its head or if a rest of cervix is blocking the way. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff87572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff87572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lying on your side or reclining position<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a1196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a1196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>All positions have their usefulness in certain obstetric situations \u2013 also the horizontal ones. Lying down is a safe position especially after the administration of drugs or in times of cardiovascular instability. When women are already very tired and exhausted, lying down can help to recover better in between contractions. Choosing the side of lying consciously, based on the result of the vaginal examination, can further the rotation of the baby\u2019s head. In cases of a premature urge to push, lying down might reduce the pressure.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af9ef4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4af9ef4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2017d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2017d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dealing with contractions \u2013 easing the pain<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e355c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3e355c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f6f8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5f6f8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4aaa5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4aaa5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Movement and birthing positions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9c529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a9c529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upright positions, change of positions and moving around help the baby to find its way and they can enable mother and child to deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/hebammen.at\/eltern\/schwangerschaft\/gehts-jetzt-los\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contractions<\/a> better. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a029d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02a029d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warmth and touch<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c26a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c26a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A a warm cherry stone cushion or a relaxing massage may help to relax and relieve pain. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535bcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"535bcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breathing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4da96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc4da96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adequate breathing is quite an effective tool to reduce tension and pain and to optimise the oxygen supply. Breathing is one of the key methods to get through the contractions and let them do their work.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2309a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2309a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dcc5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1dcc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Relaxing bath<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c725e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c725e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Water itself is a well-known way to relieve pain. That combines perfectly with the cosy immersion in the warmth and the feeling of weightlessness. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db669a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3db669a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medication<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b8410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b8410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are certain types of analgesics that can be administered during labour. Depending on the stage of labour and the type of pain, there are drugs for relaxation (especially for the cervix), opiods (morphine-based painkillers) or laughing gas (nitrous oxide).  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7926efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7926efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Epidural (anaesthesia)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1916a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b1916a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a form of local anaesthesia where the anaesthesist injects an analgesic into the epidural space around the spinal nerves. 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