What a time for him to get the flu. Mom labors through some final contractions in the shower with the handheld sprayer being directed at her back. She is having a lot of lower back pain. Mom climbs back into bed for a bit of monitoring. Dad wakes up in time to join in and help do some pelvic hip squeezes while mom is on her knees.
Mom moves to standing next to the bed.
She grunts with each contraction, beginning to push. But standing and leaning over the bed helps the baby rotate into the anterior position for delivery. The nurse washes meconium away from mom's perineum while mom pushes effectively. It is normal for a breech baby to pass meconium as the bottom becomes exposed to air and the abdomin is squeezed by the birth canal. Mom pushes with all of her power while they hold a monitor on her belly to check on how baby's doing.