Upright/Vertical Birth
Birth Around the World: Vertical Birth (2.21.2011): several links to articles, videos, and pictures of vertical birth
Vertical birth beds (1.11.2010): Correspondence about vertical birth beds, why special equipment isn't necessary for upright birth
Ecuador's vertical maternity ward (2.15.2009): In an effort to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, one Ecuadorian hospital has implemented a "vertical maternity ward"
Wednesday wrap-up (2.18.2009): mentions a midwife-designed stainless steel mirror is designed especially for women adopting upright birthing positions
Mother's Advocate: 6 steps to a safer birth (7.13.2009): Includes links to videos and posts about vertical/upright birth
Get off your back: references (3.13.2008): Evidence supporting upright birth positions
Delivery room wrestling match (7.6.2010): Does gravity help? An article about upright birhts in hospitals
Upright birth in hospitals (3.19.2008): A family physician describes how she enables upright births, even when women have epidurals
International Breech Conference, Day 2 (The Germans) (10.20.2009): Dr. Frank Louwen presents research fabout upright breech birth
International Breech Conference, Day 1 (10.19.2009): Several midwives and physicians discuss upright breech birth
Visual representations of childbirth 9.17.2008): discusses cultural/political meaning of videos & illustrations of birth--both upright and supine
Stand and Deliver! (4.15.2009): A Cochrane Review found that upright labor positions reduce length of labor and lead to fewer requests for epidurals
A not-so-quiet hospital birth (12.10.2008): A birth story with fantastic nurse/physician support and lots of laboring positions
Don't ask, just do (12.12.2010): Some things you don't ask permission for, such as birthing in whatever position feels best
Beds and birth rooms (7.22.2009): How a room's design and furniture determine how birth unfolds
On your back, please (3.12.2008): My SIL's 3rd birth, in which she was forced to lie on her back
Books on breech birth (11.20.2008): Review of two books, both of which describe upright breech birth
International Breech Conference: Call for Speakers (3.18.2009):
Totally freakin' amazing birth stories (4.25.2010): A doctor teaches a nurse to remain quiet and witness mother-directed upright pushing
Review of documentary "A Breech in the System" (5.26.2010): Against all odds, one woman has an upright vaginal breech birth in a hospital
A breech birth in Ottawa (4.11.2010): After the SOGC reversal in breech policy, an OB attends one of his first vaginal breeches
Origins of Plenitude birth center (9.16.2010): The evolution of birthing options, and an OB's perspective, in Guadalajara, Mexico
Review of DVD "The Big Stretch" (11.4.2010): This DVD includes fantastic footage of women in upright birth positions
The perineum (2.23.2008): perineal care before & during labor, upright pushing positions
A family doctor's perspective on "The Business of Being Born" (11.27.2007):
Hospital Tour #1 (2.28.2009): A tour of my local hospital
Hospital Tour #2 (3.20.2009): A tour of the next-closest hospital in my area