#426: Gail Tully of Spinning Babies, Finally
Birthing Instincts
Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young
4.5 ā¢ 631 Ratings
šļø 13 August 2025
ā±ļø 92 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Stu and Blyss are joined by Gail Tully, the founder of Spinning Babies, to discuss the intricate dynamics of birth and fetal positioning. Gail shares both her personal journey and the scientific insights that have shaped Spinning Babies. Together they explore how balance, gravity, and movement can impact labor, and how practitioners and expectant mothers can prepare for a smoother birthing experience.Ā
About Gail:
Gail Tully is the midwife who conceived and developed Spinning BabiesĀ®, first appearing in 2001. A dozen professional journal articles report Spinning BabiesĀ® effectiveness in reducing interventions, with reductions in cesarean surgery up to 50%.Ā
Gail brings more than 45 years of experience in birth, with 20 years focused on homebirths. Back in the day, Gail was kept busy organizing doula program development in hospitals and community non-profits in Minneapolis/St. Paul, while training doulas with DONA International approval status. Gail learned midwifery in the home with a variety of community midwives.Ā Gail now writes, teaches, and supports change in the Spinning BabiesĀ® paradigm.
Gail Tully developed the concepts and curriculum that revolutionized our view on physiological birth, breech birth and shoulder dystocia (Breech Basics and Resolving Shoulder Dystocia are now with Restory Birthwork). Spinning BabiesĀ®, Belly MappingĀ®, Belly Mapping MethodTM, Helping Your Breech Baby Turn, When Baby Lies Sideways, and Changing Birth on Earth. Gail and her husband live in Minnesota, USA.
Instagram: @spinningbabies
Website: www.GailTully.com / https://www.spinningbabies.comĀ Ā Ā Ā
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spinningbabiesĀ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/spinningbabiesladyĀ Ā
X: https://twitter.com/spinningbabiesĀ Ā
Resources
Dr. Stuart Fischbein - āBirthing Instinctsā and Trusting Nature in Childbirth | The Daily Show
https://www.spinningbabies.com/blog-resource-library/research-references/
https://www.spinningbabies.com/parents/spbcbp-directory/
https://www.spinningbabies.com/shop/
Free Fetal Compass Rose: https://www.spinningbabies.com/free-gift/
In This Episode
Origins of Spinning Babies
Understanding Posterior Position in Labor
Challenges with Epidurals and Labor Progression
The Role of Pelvic Floor and Side Lying Release
Techniques for Balancing the Pelvis
Impact of Uterine Ligaments on Labor
Preparation and Techniques for Easier Labor
Podcast Produced by: Raquel Hernandez, Pride and Joy Doula CareĀ
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Burling Instincts Podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Dr. Stewart Fishbein, community-based practicing obstetrician and long-time advocate for birth choices. |
| 0:10.0 | And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife. |
| 0:13.0 | Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth. |
| 0:17.0 | Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, But we're happy that you're here. |
| 0:20.8 | So here we go. |
| 0:21.9 | Why am I laughing? |
| 0:24.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:25.3 | Because I don't know where you are, but I'm in a little closet. |
| 0:29.4 | I was like, where's that red basket? |
| 0:32.7 | No, I'm at my ex-wife's house hanging out with the family this week in Los Angeles. |
| 0:39.4 | Yay, that's great. |
| 0:41.5 | Yeah, we had a baby shower for my daughter-in-law who's 30 weeks pregnant and announced the baby's name will be Gwendolyn. |
| 0:51.5 | So we're very excited about that. |
| 0:53.1 | That's so sweet. Yeah. But yeah, I'm just in a |
| 0:58.6 | funny mood. It's a funny mood day. How are you? I'm doing great. I'm in this beautiful house. |
| 1:06.3 | June Lampier is one of the traditional midwives out here that is hosting me. And there was a lovely |
| 1:12.2 | little sister circle last night that we did. So I got to meet a bunch of the midwives out here. |
| 1:18.1 | And we did a blessing of the hands. It was just really, really a lovely gathering. And before that, |
| 1:25.1 | I was in near Fort Worth. |
| 1:29.3 | I don't remember the town exactly. |
| 1:31.1 | But I went to a, I was invited to come to a midwifery meeting. |
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