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May 2019

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2 days ago

The purple line, have you seen it? Have you used it as a diagnostic tool? Do you know what it is?
Let me tell you about it. The purple line is an EVIDENCE BASED sign that a woman’s cervix is dilating in labour. It is an obvious line (not always purple) that extends from the woman’s anus up to her tail bone between her bum cheeks. Obvious only when the woman is using physiological positioning and forward leaning.
In a 2014 study by Kordi et al, involving 350 women, 75.3% of women were observed to have a purple line in labour. Through their research the authors concluded that the purple line had high sensitivity to determine dilation... possibly higher than vaginal examination and was an appropriate tool to assist in the diagnosis of cervical dilation progress.
In my clinical practice I rarely do a vaginal examination, instead, women give off so many signs that they are progressing and over the years I have become attuned to what labour progress looks, sounds, acts and smells like. I would argue that I don’t need a vagina examination to identify where a woman is ‘up to’ in her labour.
The use of vaginal examination is not evidence based (thanks Cochrane!) @cochraneorg and so it’s time to consider how else we might gather information about a woman’s labour... and most definitely in ways that don’t interrupt her while she is labouring
I went with a woman to hospital recently and the staff there applied heavy coercive tactics to force the woman to accept a vaginal examination because they ‘had’ to know where she was up to... I told them ‘I can tell you where she is up to, her contractions are regularly 2 minutes apart, she has a purple line, anal puckering, her sounds have changed and her babies heart rate is dropping during a contraction, she’s fully dilated and about to start pushing’ they said ‘you can’t know that’... she pushed her baby out soon after. Yes I can and so can you!
#birth #homebirthmidwife #labour ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Narrow the Knees to Push with Ease: Challenge The Norm and Get The Job Done! ... See MoreSee Less

Narrow the Knees to Push with Ease: Challenge The Norm and Get The Job Done!

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For as long as I can remember, I (and probably you) have been encouraging birthing people to adopt upright, forward and open positions (so-called ‘UFO Positions’) in labor in order to make as much...

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3 weeks ago

🄳🄴🄻🄰🅈🄴🄳 1🅂🅃 🄱🄰🅃🄷💦

This is a practice that has recently changed!⁣

It’s been standard that newborns get baths anywhere from 2-6 hours after birth, but we are now seeing that DELAYING that bath for 12 hours or more can be REALLY beneficial for baby!⁣

Delaying your baby’s bath has been shown to increase breastfeeding rates during your hospital stay, and increase skin to skin time! ⁣

We already know the benefits of skin to skin, and how amazing it is for baby AND you:⁣

♥️ Releases hormones that relieve stress and stabilize baby's temperature, breathing rate, heart rate, and blood sugar.⁣
♥️ Helps with mom & baby’s stress level, may help with baby crying less⁣
♥️ Boosts baby’s immune system⁣
♥️ May help baby not lose as much weight⁣
♥️ Helps your colostrum flow easier⁣
♥️ Helps boost bonding with baby⁣
♥️ Along with many other benefits!⁣

Delaying a bath will also help keep Vernix on baby’s skin for a longer period! ⁣

Vernix is that cheesy substances that all babies are born with (some have more, and some have less). Vernix is an AMAZING natural moisturizer for baby as he is transitioning to life outside of amniotic fluid. It also has immunological benefits, providing an extra layer of protection as baby’s immune system is maturing, and may help with temperature regulation for baby as well!⁣

When can you not delay a bath?⁣

If you have HIV or any form of Hepatitis, it’s recommended to NOT delay baby’s first bath. Additionally, if you develop chorioamnionitis during birth, or if baby is not treated with antibiotics for a positive GBS mom, in many facilities a delayed bath is not recommended. ⁣

Did you delay? 🛁 🧼 👶 ⁣

#delayedbath #newbornbaby #bathingbaby #fedisbest #pregnancy #pregnancyeducation #breastfeedingisbeautiful #lactationconsultant #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #1sttimemom #breastfeedingmoms #healthypregnancy #pregnancyblog #firsttimemommy #doulaviewllc #thelamazedoula #6monthspregnant #7monthspregnant #40weekspregnant ... See MoreSee Less

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