Re: Abdominal binder to keep baby in place during labor?

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vicki

At Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Celeste wrote:
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>This is my 5th baby.  Needless to say, my abdominal muscles aren't what
>they used to be.  As a muscle, my uterus has been quite stretched.  My
>midwife and doctor say they have good luck using and abdominal binder on
>their moms who have had lots of babies.  They said often times the
>labors of these moms are long and irregular.  The reason being that the
>baby has a lot more room to slosh around because the uterus is a little
>"floppy" and so are the abdominal muscles.  The baby can often times get
>into an odd position and present itself incorrectly.  They use an
>abdominal binder late in the pregnancy and during labor to keep the baby
>in a good position.  Has anyone out there ever heard of this? It sounds
>like it makes sense.  But I'd feel better talking to someone who'd tried
>it.  Celeste

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