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Birth professionals learn new labor techniques at Omaha workshop

Some medical professionals took an interesting class called "Spinning Babies."

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Some medical professionals took an interesting class called “Spinning Babies.”It’s exactly what it sounds like. The workshop, held at Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, is to teach birth professionals about positions in pregnancy and labor. Organizers said it all begins with fetal rotation to relieve the lesser known physiology of birth anatomy. The class seeks to cast new light on possible solutions in the progression of labor. Trainer Tammy Ryan has been attending births for 24 years, and she’s one of 15 trainers worldwide for Spinning Babies. “Today we have nurses from five different states here along with doulas. And we are working with the soft tissues of the body. So they are learning how to address not only in pregnancy but also in the labor process are you know, the goal is always to have comfort in pregnancy and ease and labor and that’s what these positions are doing,” Ryan said.Ryan said Spinning Babies focuses mainly on bringing balance to the muscles, the ligaments and the fascia.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Some medical professionals took an interesting class called “Spinning Babies.”

It’s exactly what it sounds like. The workshop, held at Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, is to teach birth professionals about positions in pregnancy and labor.

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Organizers said it all begins with fetal rotation to relieve the lesser known physiology of birth anatomy.

The class seeks to cast new light on possible solutions in the progression of labor.

Trainer Tammy Ryan has been attending births for 24 years, and she’s one of 15 trainers worldwide for Spinning Babies.

“Today we have nurses from five different states here along with doulas. And we are working with the soft tissues of the body. So they are learning how to address not only in pregnancy but also in the labor process are you know, the goal is always to have comfort in pregnancy and ease and labor and that’s what these positions are doing,” Ryan said.

Ryan said Spinning Babies focuses mainly on bringing balance to the muscles, the ligaments and the fascia.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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