Mother Youth: Birthing Tools For Mama's
When you are having a baby your body is being transformed, you are being stretched, enlarged, and glowing even brighter than the sun. Well, once the butterflies fly away you are faced with the nesting phase, making sure everything is done and you have a set birthing plan. You have a plan in mind, but do you have necessary tools to ensure the best birth outcome for? If so amazing! If you don't have no fear because our friends at Premier Birth Tools has everything that you will need to bring you comfort during every stage of labor. The essential birthing tool you will need is the peanut ball.
What is a Peanut Ball?
The peanut ball is an exercise or therapy ball that is shaped like a peanut: oblong shaped, larger on each end and slightly narrower in the middle. Peanut balls can be used for a variety of strength training or physical therapy needs as well as by laboring women.
Peanut Ball as a Birth Tool: Peanut balls are the latest birth tool to hit the birthing world. Although they have been around awhile, they are really taking off this year (2014). Andrea Lythgoe, LCCE, and doula, in her article for a recent Science and Sensibility article shares, “The peanut ball is most commonly used when mom needs to remain in the bed, whether because of epidural use, complications, or simply because mom is exhausted” [i]. The peanut ball is placed between the laboring woman’s legs, opening the outlet to her pelvis while she relaxes.
While there is not much research on the Peanut Ball’s use in childbirth, one study offers compelling suggestions that the use of the peanut ball may significantly reduce labor length. According to Tussy and Botsios, “The use of the PB during labor for patient with an epidural, as compared with standard nursing intervention, did significantly reduce the length of labor, without adverse neonatal outcomes” [ii]
How the Peanut Ball is Used
Peanut Balls are typically used two ways primarily:
1. The laboring mother is in a semi reclined position, with one leg over the ball, and the other leg to the side of the ball. The doula, nurse, or other support person pushes the ball as close to the mother’s hips as is tolerable to her. Many feel this position promotes dilation and descent with a well-positioned baby.
2. While the mother is in a side-lying or semi-prone position, the peanut ball is used to lift the upper leg and open the pelvic outlet. Many feel this position helps rotate a baby in a less-favorable posterior position to a more favorable position for delivery.
Product Description
Made by AeroMat® leader in health products with durable construction, long-lasting materials
Made Latex Free with Anti-burst Technology PVC material
Has small grooves to provide extra traction
Comfortable, easy to use
Here is a video demonstrating how to properly use the Peanut Ball:
I hope you enjoyed this review and demonstration for the Peanut Ball from http://premierbirthtools.com/ This is such an amazing company, for birth professionals or expectant mothers, you deserve the best birthing tools and premier birth tools is the place to get them.
