11/19/2021
The squat bar is one of my favorite labor tools to utilize during a hospital birth.
A squat bar is a long metal attachment that can be added to most hospital beds to help facilitate a squatting position from inside the bed.
It can be used during active labor to encourage cervical change, as well as encourage baby to desend in the pushing phase.
This squatting position helps to widen the pelvis opening and also uses gravity to encourage the downward movement of your baby.
There are tons of other techniques to help you utilize this squatting position during your labor as well.
Some include:
Hanging from a rebozo over your partners shoulders and entering into a squat
Using two support people to support both shoulders and entering into a squat
Entering into a squat and leaning over the birth ball
Tying a rebozo into a knot, throwing it over a door, closing it, and hanging from it while entering a squat
Some of the benefits of squatting during the pushing phase include fewer injuries to the perineum, less blood loss, and wider pelvic outlet dimensions.
📸 Pictured above is my warrior of a client.
✨ Posted with permission.
