WHY ALIGNMENT DURING PREGNANCY & LABOR MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE My son wasn’t ready to make his grand entrance (or exit, really). We were anxious, so we jumped on the opportunity to induce labor… even though we were still weeks from due date. For the record - I do NOT recommend elective induction due to impatience. Lesson learned. It was soon apparent we'd started the delivery process before he was ready. "It will only take you a few pushes,” I heard - but it didn’t. Unbeknownst to me, there was discussion of a c-section. He was face- up (or "OP"). We joke about it now… he just wanted to “see the world” or “keep his face pretty.” But it was really pretty serious. Babies don’t fit in the birth canal well when the hard skull is against the hard pelvis. There's a reason they face the back of the mother as they get ready to exit. I was able to push him out anyway, as the doctor turned him as best she could. But, it was not without consequence. The m...