Videos & DVDs
The Science Supporting Squatting
Watch this video to see why squatting for 2nd stage to crowning is helpful. At crowning, you must be able to go slowly to avoid tearing so other positions may be better at that point. In order to squat comfortably during 2nd stage, you should practice throughout pregnancy.
Purchase a Squatty Potty at squattypotty.com
OP Baby
This baby remained posterior at birth. Watch how she wiggles herself free. Some OP babies need help to be born, but this one was able to do all the work!
Alarming US Birth Statistics
In Birth by the Numbers, Eugene R. Declercq, PhD, Professor of Maternal and Child Health, Boston University School of Public Health, presents the sobering statistics of birth in the United States today.
VBACS
Animations Related to Birth
3D Medical Animation: Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury
3D Medical Animation of Vaginal Childbirth
Videos related to breech birth
Resolving Shoulder Dystocia - Gail Tulley
Stations of Presentation
Fertillisation
Birth in the Squatting Position - Brazil
Awesome, Inspiring Homebirth Videos
www.themidwife.net/index_files/homebirthmidwifestudentwomanshealthvideos.htm
Videos to Borrow
All of these are in my lending library:
- Birth In The Squatting Position
- Born In The USA
- Gentle Birth Choices - Barbara Harper
- Relaxation, Rhythm, Ritual: The 3 R's of Childbirth
- Shared Intimacy: Birth At Home The Husband and Wife Way
- What Babies Want
- The Unassisted Homebirth of Our Twins