techniques Archives - Barbara Buckner Suárez

Just Dance

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | Childbirth Education, coping, dancing, preparation, resources, techniques

Childbirth Educators usually encourage their families to consider dancing their babies out. Why? Well, it’s an upright position which helps gravity do its job of bringing the baby down before it comes out (essential to the process, really). Dancing allows the pelvis...

Breathing – It’s Not Just for Labor Anymore!

by Barbara Buckner Suárez | Childbirth Education, coping, labor, techniques

As a Childbirth Educator, I’m charged with teaching my students about ways they can successfully cope with contractions. This includes all sorts of techniques: position changes, medications, hydrotherapy and the original coping technique: breathing. Breathing gets a...