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At one of my recent checkups, I was talking to one of the midwives at the hospital about delivery positions. Specifically that I don't want to deliver in the lithotomy position if at all possible. She said that it was a good idea to "push" in another position, but that it would be better if the actual delivery of the baby's head was done with me on my back (not legs up) so that support could be a…