I ran across some great view points on the ability for a woman's pelvis to adjust to the baby coming through the birth canal. Having seen babies born, big and small, from all sizes of women, I am inclined to think that the medical profession does not have a good idea of how capable a woman's body is of birthing a baby. Most of the problem lies with the idea that birth has to follow a set pattern, and if it doesn't, than something is wrong. It makes sense that a larger baby may take longer to come down or rotate to a good postion, but that doesn't mean that it's not going to happen.
The real question with that, is whether or not the mom really wants it to take longer, or the baby and mom are getting exhausted and not doing well with the long labor.
Here' some links just to get you thinking....
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/pelvis.asp
http://www.ilithyiainspired.com/2010/12/notes-from-pelvis-class.html
Also see my previous post on how research is showing that we are not allowing women enough time to labor. The old curve we used to go by is not really accurate as to how long it should take for women to labor.
The real question with that, is whether or not the mom really wants it to take longer, or the baby and mom are getting exhausted and not doing well with the long labor.
Here' some links just to get you thinking....
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/pelvis.asp
http://www.ilithyiainspired.com/2010/12/notes-from-pelvis-class.html
Also see my previous post on how research is showing that we are not allowing women enough time to labor. The old curve we used to go by is not really accurate as to how long it should take for women to labor.
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