The process of giving birth vaginally is one which is common to all cultures. However, the best position in which to accomplish this act is still one of considerable debate. The dorsal lithotomy ...

The lithotomy position is often used during childbirth and surgery in the pelvic area. It involves lying on your back with your legs flexed 90 degrees at your hips. Your knees will be bent at 70 to 90 ...

Whether lying on their back, all-fours position, sitting upright or squatting -- women adopt different birthing positions during childbirth. What has not yet been researched is how the respective ...

Whether lying on their back, all-fours position, sitting upright or squatting - women adopt different birthing positions during childbirth. What has not yet been researched is how the respective final ...

In this birthing position, your baby's head is toward your cervix. Their face is toward your back and their back is toward your belly. During pregnancy, your baby may move into different positions.

When you hear the word “labor,” you may think about lying in a hospital bed, having contractions. But the thing is, lying down may be the last thing you feel like doing when you’re birthing a baby.

During the delivery of my fourth child this year, I was comfortably laboring on my left side – a position I’d employed successfully with my third baby nearly three years before. During that delivery, ...