What is a rebozo?

[MUSIC PLAYING] A rebozo is a Hispanic scarf used mostly

by the Mexicans and other Hispanic cultures to carry their food to market, to carry toddlers around or infants around, and they

found that it really helped in positioning women in labor. Especially when you're trying to get that baby to change its position if you're having back labor

and needing that baby to rotate. There are many positions for the rebozo. I'm going to show you one of them where my client is

having excruciating back pain. And I'm just going to let her fall and let her muscles go. Let her spine go.

And I'm actually using this scarf to help the baby realign in position. I'm hoping that this baby will turn from backwards to forwards

so that I can have that stubborn OP baby turn right around. The rebozo can be used to cover mom's eyes.

it can be used for relaxation. It can be used for tug of war and pushing. It has many uses.

Ask your doula or childbirth educator how you might want to incorporate a rebozo in your birth plan.

One of the other positions that the rebozo is most helpful for is putting mom in the front, bringing the scarf around

underneath the belly, and helping to lift the baby up so it can re-enter and reengage

in the pelvis and go in the right direction. This also helps with her labor contractions and is great for helping to reposition the baby.