Unmedicated, natural hospital birth with nuchal hand

⭐️”WE MADE A BABY. THIS IS OUR BABY⭐️

A nuchal hand is one of several compound presentations where an extremity is alongside the presenting part of the baby at birth. In this video the presenting part of the baby was his head. The most common type of compound presentation is a Nuchal Hand, which is where the baby has its hand right up by its face during birth.

Most babies will have a hand or two by their face in utero and will retract the hand during birth. But sometimes baby will keep their hand in place and descend in this fashion.

The most common signs of a compound presentation is a slower labor or baby having difficulty descending or rotating. But sometimes there’s no clear sign of a compound presentation until baby is actually already presenting. This momma labored unmedicated in a hospital with a midwife for 16 hours with 30 minutes of pushing.

This is not something that should indicate a cesarean. There are some different ways of managing a nuchal hand and this is one way.

The care provider feels/sees the nuchal hand and frees its arm manually to create more space for baby to completely come earthside.

Her words to her partner gave me goosebumps ⚡️

Mommy: @mutherofdeth on Instagram