Pregnancy/Maternity

How to choose a birth ball

A ball or a pill?

Dear mom, offer your baby what is most natural, choose the ball over epidural or pills. This is an excellent choice that you can make for you and your baby. Daddy will support you in this choice because he is happy to be able to contribute to your well-being during this period by comforting you on the ball and massaging you adequately to stimulate the production of endorphins, this natural anaesthetic that makes delivery easier.

The ball gives you support points and positions where gravity is dominant which shortens the duration of labour. The effect of weightlessness felt is also enjoyable and beneficial. Some movements improve the passage of the baby in the perineum and reduce the risk of tearing or the necessity to perform episiotomy. The use of a birth ball during labour reduces the rate of C-section. The birth ball used during childbirth activates labour, minimizes pain and prepares you to give birth more naturally.

“Keep rocking, mom, remember that I love this activity. It makes me feel good, it relaxes me and calms me, as it does you. I love the waves in the amniotic liquid. I feel like on a sailboat rocking to the rhythm of your breathing. This is just great!”

Danielle Fournier
Formatrice en périnatalité

Specialist in perinatal physical activity for 25 years, Danielle Fournier obtained a Master of Science degree in physical activity, a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a Certificate in Dance and expressive movement. Cofounder of Ballon Forme and author of a guide on the use of a birth ball during labor, she is currently studying the effects of training with an exercise ball on childbirth.


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