ReStory Birthwork

The Shoulder Dystocia Coloring & Workbook is a companion book to the Resolving Shoulder Dystocia Workshop and Guide. This activity workbook is a resource for midwifery educators, birth practitioners, and birth enthusiasts to understand more about what is happening in the pelvis during a shoulder dystocia. As one orients to the relationship of the baby to the pelvis, we hope these simple activities can increase knowledge while reducing interventions and increasing the ease and efficiency that it takes to free a baby whose shoulders are stuck. This workbook introduces new concepts to a brand new midwifery student and can also serve as an anchor to an already experienced midwife by providing visual and tactile reinforcement to previous understandings. Hands-on activities engage both the left and right sides of the brain and can support embodied knowing while utilizing the whimsical nature of an activity book.