Movement & Upright Gravity Positive Positioning

What many of us have been teaching for years has now shown up in the media, thanks to the Cochrane Review.

A review of 21 studies showed that Women who walk, sit, kneel or otherwise avoid lying in bed during early labor can shorten the first stage of labor by about an hour, according to the new Cochrane evidence review. Women who labored out of bed during the early stages were also 17% less likely to seek pain relief through epidural analgesia, the review found.

Read more at: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48342

This should be an integral part of EACH class we teach, not just one designated class in a series! Get 'em movin', movin' !