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David Crank
Publisher and Editor
UNLESS THE LORD...MAGAZINE
27959 Mellman Road,
Hempstead, TX 77445

David,

You write of semisitting delivery:

"Delivery is much easier, safer and effective in a
semi-sitting...position."
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Actually, semisitting closes the birth c{*filter*}up to 30%.  For medical
references from early last century - and for the simple biomechanics,
see Gastaldo TD. Letter. Birth. 1992;19(4):230-1.

Obviously, closing the birth c{*filter*}the "extra" up to 30% (semisitting)
does not make delivery safer and effective.

LITHOTOMY...

Semisitting is sort of like lithotomy.

You write regarding the lithotomy position:

"Requiring mothers to deliver babies flat on their backs (lithotomy
position)...obstructs the normal birth process..."
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Semisitting closes the birth c{*filter*}with more force than the lithotomy
position, because the mother is putting more weight on her sacrum.

BY USING SEMISITTING AND LITHOTOMY...

MD-obstetricians are routinely closing birth canals up to 30%.

MD-obstetricians are routinely KEEPING birth canals closed the "extra"
up to 30% (keeping women semisitting or dorsal) when babies get stuck.

MD-obstetrician experts have been LYING to cover-up.

For the Four OB Cover-up Lies (they are whoppers)...

See Dents in babies' skulls"
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misc.kids.pregnancy/msg/08abfc7ff242150e

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YOU WRITE OF YOUR WIFE LORI'S FIRST FOUR BIRTHS...

"In our ignorance we allowed our first four children to be delivered by
cesarean section..."
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David, did Lori labor on her back (dorsal) or semisitting (on her
butt)?

If so, the MD-obstetrician caused cephalopelvic disproportion/CPD.

TRUE CPD IS REALLY RARE?

You write of CPD/cephalopelvic disproportion:

"CPD (cephalopelvic disproportion)...a condition where the outlet
through the pelvis is too small for the baby to pass through. When this
is truly so, a cesarean section is required. But true CPD is really
rare yet CPD is cited as the reason for 30% of all cesarean
deliveries."
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True CPD is ROUTINE!  MD-obstetricians cause it - routinely!
MD-obstetricians truly ARE closing birth canals up to 30% - routinely -
and when babies get stuck they truly are KEEPING birth canals closed
the "extra" up to 30%.  This is IATROGENIC true CPD - complete with
MD-obstetrician cover-up lies which perpetuate it.

SQUATTING...

I was so pleased to read your statement that,

"It has...been demonstrated that a squatting position allows a woman's
pelvis to open wider than normal to allow the baby through."
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Radiographic and clinical studies from last century indicate that,

Squatting opens - semisitting and dorsal CLOSE.

SIDE-LYING...

How cool that in a subsequent birth, "Lori was...instructed to roll
onto her left side for pushing...part of the reason for pushing in this
position was to...avoid further elevating her {*filter*} pressure..."
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Why not mention that - like squatting - side-lying allows the birth
c{*filter*}to open the "extra" up to 30%?

Why not mention that - like squatting - almost EVERY delivery position
- except lithotomy and semisitting - allow the birth c{*filter*}to open the
"extra" up to 30%?

Just a thought.

Thanks for reading.

Sincerely,

Todd

Dr. Gastaldo
Hillsboro, Oregon
USA

PS You are not the only person promoting semisitting delivery/closing
the birth c{*filter*}up to 30%.

Jay Hathaway says on his Bradley Method/American Academy of Husband
Coached Childbirth/AAHCC website:

"It is husband's job...to help her into a semi-sitting position."
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See Birth child abuse: The Bradley Method's 'Classic' Trap
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