Jackie,
I would rather attend a birth with the woman in the birth stool any day. Those that use the "stranded beetle" position kill my back, have had doses of sciatica from that before. It is the little bit leaning position that can to the damage. At least sitting on the floor in front of the woman on a birth stool my back is in a more relaxed position. If you have to it is not hard to do an examination or break waters from the birth stool. To be there she would need to be pushing as to sit on a stool too long would cause a lot of pelvic floor congestion from the pressure of the stool.
Judy
From: Jackie Mawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ozmidwifery List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Birthing Stool Policy
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 19:25:11 +0800
>> and yet the stranded beetle requires none of this scrutiny!
The �stranded beetle� position (love the imagery of that name and it is a
very �scrutinous� position really, isn�t it?) doesn�t put any of the
attending professional�s backs out, does it? I mean, if you want to check a
woman on a birth stool�s dilation, or break her waters, etc, how do you do
that??? It would be sort of like �Twister� the party game which I
personally love! No wonder women want to use birth stools... Less of those
invasive examinations/interventions if you aren�t in an easily accessible
position!
But, seriously, it�s all about loss of control, isn�t it? Fear of
litigation... Sad.
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