Labor Stations

We're going to do labor stations this week in class. It's my favorite class. I love to watch the group.

Stations gives couples a chance to play with lots of different tools for labor support. They communicate, find out what they like, what they don't. How to help someone in labor and it's just fun. Kerry came and talked about having a doula in labor. Most of our moms can't afford the $350-500 for a doula but they do have the nurse and partners who love them... what more could you want.

I invited one of our local doulas Kerry.. she offered a nice help at the massage station and gave couples some idea of how a doula can help in labor.

During the activity the group moves around 8 different "stations". There is a station for massage, the birth ball, pushing positions, slow dancing and the rebozzo, back pain in labor strategies. I love how the partners get into it. I try to get all the couples to adapt as they need to. It makes a great class activity.