Labor Progressing Positions
The Pelvic Dance + “Help Labor Progress” video toolkit for birth doulas.
Labor is a dance between baby and pelvis—not just a list of random positions.
Labor Progressing Positions gives you the full “Help Labor Progress” video playlist plus a pregnancy Pelvic Dance routine and printable cheat sheet, so you can choose positions with purpose at every stage of labor.
You’ll know how to support:
- Inlet opening for higher babies
- Mid-pelvis rotation and engagement
- Outlet opening for pushing
- When to rest, when to move, and when to try specific tools like Miles Circuit, Three Sisters, or the peanut ball.
🌿 The Pelvic Dance (Pregnancy Pelvic Balancers)
The Pelvic Dance is designed for the mother to dance with her baby by:
- Balancing the inner pelvic ligaments
- Opening the three parts of the pelvis—inlet, mid, and outlet—to support:
- Optimal baby positioning
- Engagement
- Chin flexion
- Descent
- Internal rotation
- Chin extension
- External rotation
It empowers the mother with stretches and birth positions that:
- Match her energy level
- Work whether she has hands-on support or is alone
- Are epidural-friendly and water birth–friendly
Instinctual movements and positions are respected first, with the understanding that there are several variations of normal presentations. This isn’t about forcing baby into one “perfect” spot—it’s about offering gentle options that cooperate with what her body is already trying to do.
The Pelvic Dance serves as:
- A prep guide for mom in pregnancy
- A movement map for dads, birth partners, doulas, and birth workers during labor
🎥 “Help Labor Progress” Video Playlist
You’ll link your Help Labor Progress YouTube playlist inside this module, which includes trainings like:
- How to do the MILES CIRCUIT for Labor
- How to do SPINNING BABIES Three Sisters
- How to do Pelvic Inlet Openers to Help Labor Progress
- How to do Mid Pelvic Openers to Help Labor Progress
- Pelvic Outlet Openers for the Pushing Phase
- How to use a Peanut Ball during Labor
- When to Use Spinning Babies During Labor
- When to Do the MILES CIRCUIT for Labor
- Pregnancy Stretching Exercises (Pelvic Balancers)
Plus, teaching-focused videos:
- Labor Positions for Expecting Parents
- Labor Positions to Teach Expecting Parents
- Choosing Positions by Phase & Baby’s Station
These videos show both how to demonstrate positions to families and how to think like a doula when deciding what to suggest next.
📝 Labor Progressing Positions Printable (Doula Cheat Sheet)
You’ll also include a doula-facing Labor Progressing Positions printable that:
- Groups positions by pelvic level (inlet, mid, outlet)
- Connects them to early labor, active labor, transition, and pushing
- Includes reminders about:
- When to prioritize rest
- Which tools are epidural-friendly or water-birth–friendly
- Simple cues you can give partners to help hold or stabilize each position
This sheet lives in your doula binder/birth bag so you’re never scrambling to remember everything at 3 a.m.
How Doulas Use This Module
- In pregnancy:
- Teach the Pelvic Dance as a simple late-pregnancy stretching routine.
- Use “Labor Positions for Expecting Parents” to walk families through a few go-to positions.
- In labor:
- Glance at the Labor Progressing Positions printable and the “Choosing Positions by Phase & Baby’s Station” training to decide whether you need inlet, mid, or outlet support.
- Choose 1–2 intentional positions at a time instead of cycling through everything you know.
- With partners & staff:
- Give simple roles: holding a leg, supporting a hip, rocking the rebozo, stabilizing in side-lying.
- Use the shared language of inlet/mid/outlet to communicate what you’re aiming for.
Support labor progress like a dance—
with positions that respect instinct and gently invite baby to move.