Hanging From The Chandeliers

I love this picture!  It represents the teamwork that is involved in giving birth to a baby, especially when the birth is hard.  Mom, Dad, doula, midwife, and baby working together. I think it’s a great shot for people to see the tools available at a home birth. The IV hanging from the chandelier pretty much sums it up!

This mom was a very physically fit and healthy 39 year old woman giving birth to her first baby who was posterior. She labored for quite some time trying position changes, lunges, etc… and her baby wouldn’t turn.  I finally manually turned the head and had mom try to push because she was 10, but she was worn out.  So, we got her into her tub to relax and began an IV for energy.

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