Ep 210: The Freedom to Choose Your Birthing Position with Dr. Rebecca Dekker of Evidence Based Birth

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Dr. Rebecca Dekker is back! You may remember Dr. Rebecca from way, way back in episode 18. Since then, my work and hers have both grown tremendously. If you enjoy what I’m doing here I think you would also enjoy the resources she provides through her organization, Evidence Based Birth.

Today’s conversation is all about the topic she has dedicated so much of her work to: birthing positions. A majority of US births are supine, or on the back. This is what we always see in tv and movies but it’s actually not the ideal, or more importantly, ONLY way to give birth. There isn’t a perfect or best labor position. Instead, what really matters is that you have the freedom and support to move your body and find what works best for you.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

What the classifications are for birthing positions
What does research show about which positions people opt for if given the choice
Why most people in the US give birth on their backs
What makes lithotomy/stirrup birth dangerous
What evidence says about birth positions with and without an epidural
How birth seats are used
How medical culture affects birth outcomes

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0:36.3	I am so excited to have back to the podcast, Dr. Rebecca Decker from Evidence-based Birth, and we are talking all about labor positions.
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