Comments on: "…Gravity Has Nothing To Do With A Baby Coming Out."

By: Simi

Simi — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:23:57 +0000

I have never understood why they say flat on your back is best. We are told all through pregnancy not to lay on our backs but once labor starts is suddenly okay.

By: Kat, doula at this birth

Kat, doula at this birth — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:37 +0000

I was the doula at this birth and I was so incredibly frustrated with this tiny little Napoleon of a doctor. This statement was the last straw. What I really wanted to say was: “Riiiiight, you took biology instead of physics.”

By: meems

meems — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:14:10 +0000

my ob said the exact same thing!

By: Prisca

Prisca — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:39:09 +0000

My OB with my second daughter said almost the same exact thing when I kept wanting to sit up in a more comfortable position during my labor. He insisted flat on my back was the best position.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:51:35 +0000

You mean you never heard of the special circumstances that occur only during pregnancy, during which NONE of the laws of nature or thermodynamics, or heck even biology, apply to either the mother or the baby?

Me neither.

By: a newbie doula

a newbie doula — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:38:55 +0000

Obviously, that OB hasn't read Lamaze Care Practice #5: "Upright positions—such as standing, kneeling, or squatting—take advantage of gravity to help your baby move down into the pelvis. Squatting increases the size of the pelvis, providing more room for the baby to move down (N. Johnson, V. Johnson, & Gupta, 1991; Simkin & Ancheta, 2005)."

By: evilcakelady

evilcakelady — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:07:11 +0000

I had an OB say the exact same thing to my cousin’s wife in labor! I almost started laughing; it was all so ridiculous.