nfertility affects 72.4 million people worldwide, which can result in emotional distress and unexpected challenges on the path to parenthood.

Infertility is a dysfunction in the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve or maintain a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse for those <35 years old, and after 6 months of trying for those over 35 years old.

Heavy Lifters focus on their breathing and muscle performance to achieve incredible power and strength, the same is true for pushing a baby out. The combination of your pushing strategy with coordination of core compression and pelvic floor relaxation is key for effective pushes!

Today on the blog we are discussing pushing strategies!

There are 2 types of pushing strategies used during the second stage of labor, Closed or Open glottis and both can either be coached or occur spontaneously.