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Old 11-12-2008, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dolly-Mama View Post
...Laying on your back is not the optimal way to give birth, doctors have you do it this way to make it easier for them. A more natural position is squatting...
I definitely agree with this. You would think by now doctors would have heard of a thing called gravity. My son (second pregnancy) came very quickly and I was lucky and gave birth in a sitting position with back support; way better than lying down.

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