Often your doctor or midwife will evaluate your cervix ... It moves forward (anterior) as labor approaches. Posterior position (towards your back) = 0 points Sometimes your provider will add ...

Her cervix was 7 cm, 100% effaced, −1 station; her infant remained in occiput posterior position. At this time, the midwife diagnosed a protracted active labor pattern. The midwife encouraged ...

So no, back labor isn’t a myth. If you hear your doula, midwife, or doctor say baby’s in the occiput posterior position, that means sunny-side up. And carry right on with your breathing ...

Black Maternal Health Week starts today, and we’re discussing the crucial differences between midwives and doulas.

Discover the improvements in maternal health care for Black birthing people, including doula services, prenatal care, and certified midwives.

Midwives and midwifery students practicing in various settings in and around New York City were asked to report the rate of use of nipple stimulation as labor augmentation in their current ...