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More than likely, most people you talk to do not know what a birth ball is or what it is used for. A birth ball is a physical therapy ball that helps women get into positions that help labor progress. It's also great to sit on one while you're pregnant or to soothe a fussy baby.
With my last 2 labors, the birth ball helped me get into upright or forward kneeling positions that would have been a lot less comfortable had I not used the ball to support my body. I even used it postpartum to help firm and tone my lower muscles. Think a birth ball might be for you? Check with your local childbirth educator, doula, hospital or birth center to see if they have a birth ball available for patients to use. If they don't, you may want to consider purchasing your own birth ball. You can purchase one on the Web from doula teacher and trainer Polly Perez. Take a look at Polly's website for more information about how a birth ball can help you have a positive birth experience. Thank you Polly for sharing your birth ball photos with our readers. Editor's note: This article is an updated version of an article I wrote on birth balls back in 1999 for Suite101.com. I hope you will contribute to the discussion below on birth balls. Let us know what you think of them or if you have used them before. Maurenne Griese is a registered nurse, doula and mother of four breastfed children, a prolific writer and a web design dabbler. She's been busy caring for baby Austin, born in August of 2000, and her three other children as well as designing her new website, http://konzababy.tripod.com
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