Ian Weissman, DO says upright birthing positions like squatting can enlarge pelvic diameter and make labor easier by working with gravity.
For thousands of years, women gave birth in an upright position
Squatting can enlarge the pelvic diameter by at least 2.5cm (1in)
working with gravity makes it far easier to give birth.
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