Most pregnant women know that a birth ball or an exercise ball can make labor more comfortable and can open up the pelvis to help it progress but a peanut-shaped exercise ball is a new tool that’s ...
Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...
EXPLAINS. IT’S NOT EXACTLY A HIGH-TECH DEVICE, BUT THIS PEANUT-SHAPED BALL CAN REALLY HELP A WOMAN IN LABOR. SO MOST WOMEN NOWADAYS HAVE AN EPIDURAL AND SO THE PEANUT BALL HELPS TO MIMIC THEM MOVING ...