About this episode
In this episode, Stu and Blyss are joined by Gail Tully, the founder of Spinning Babies, to discuss the intricate dynamics of birth and fetal positioning. Gail shares both her personal journey and the scientific insights that have shaped Spinning Babies. Together they explore how balance, gravity, and movement can impact labor, and how practitioners and expectant mothers can prepare for a smoother birthing experience. About Gail:Gail Tully is the midwife who conceived and developed Spinning Babies®, first appearing in 2001. A dozen professional journal articles report Spinning Babies® effectiveness in reducing interventions, with reductions in cesarean surgery up to 50%. Gail brings more than 45 years of experience in birth, with 20 years focused on homebirths. Back in the day, Gail was kept busy organizing doula program development in hospitals and community non-profits in Minneapolis/St. Paul, while training doulas with DONA International approval status. Gail learned midwifery in the home with a variety of community midwives. Gail now writes, teaches, and supports change in the Spinning Babies® paradigm.Gail Tully developed the concepts and curriculum that revolutionized our view on physiological birth, breech birth and shoulder dystocia (Breech Basics and Resolving Shoulder Dystocia are now with Restory Birthwork). Spinning Babies®, Belly Mapping®, Belly Mapping MethodTM, Helping Your Breech Baby Turn, When Baby Lies Sideways, and Changing Birth on Earth. Gail and her husband live in Minnesota, USA.Instagram: @spinningbabiesWebsite: www.GailTully.com / https://www.spinningbabies.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spinningbabies YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/spinningbabieslady X: https://twitter.com/spinningbabies ResourcesDr. Stuart Fischbein - “Birthing Instincts” and Trusting Nature in Childbirth | The Daily Showhttps://youtu.be/5lhi0Xxnc4Ehttps://www.spinningbabies.com/blog-resource-library/research-references/https://www.spinningbabies.com/parents/spbcbp-directory/https://www.spinningbabies.com/shop/
