Relieve Labor Pain with Pelvic Outlet Counterpressure | Birth Partner Techniques

Have you heard of counterpressure during labor? Your birth partner can use these techniques to relieve pain & help baby progress! The pelvic outlet is the lower opening of the pelvis, where the baby passes through during birth. It is formed by the pubic arch in the front, the sit bones (ischial tuberosities) on the sides, and the sacrum and coccyx (tailbone) in the back. During the pushing stage of labor, movements that help open the pelvic outlet—such as leaning forward with support on a table with hips rotated inward, squatting, or hands-and-knees posi… Video by YouTube channel.