Very often people talk about how the body doesn't build a baby that it can't birth. And that is mostly true, without a disease process (i.e. gestational diabetes), the body knows what size baby to make. But a baby one can birth is different than a baby one can easily birth. This is not intended to create stigma around big babies are discourage them from being born vaginally, On the contrary, this is meant to discuss the unique challenges of larger babies and the patience required for their...

A breech baby, or a baby who is presenting head up in the third trimester, is not an uncommon occurrence. Babies are able to move into many positions in the amniotic fluid. Only as they get bigger, does it become harder for them to move out of this position. Historically, this position still led to vaginal delivery, when providers still have the skills and training to do this. Currently there are few providers with this knowledge, and even fewer hospitals that will allow those providers to...

Cranial-sacral is a category of bodywork that works with the circulatory fluids of the nervous system, the movements of the bones of the cranium (skull), spine, and sacrum, and with the connective tissue of the whole body. This work can benefit anyone, but infants can derive particular benefit because of the work their cranial bones do in both the labor and delivery process. Many people know babies can be born with cone heads or other interesting shapes (depending on their presentation, but...