The Origin
The Discovery (2005): Judy noticed hemorrhage wasn't random. It was mechanical and dependent on expedience. Seconds count.
The Data (2010): Judy first published the protocol showing that when the placenta is delivered expediently in squatting, hemorrhage over 500 cc drops to zero.
The Mission (2026): To spread the word to women that they can survive birth instead of dying of preventable postpartum hemorrhage. After 43 years of using this protocol for low and high-risk pregnancies, there is no doubt: at vaginal birth, postpartum hemorrhage and the subsequent trauma it causes can be prevented.
THE 8 REASONS FOR POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE
- Woman did not get into squatting at 2 minutes and expediently push the placenta out without waiting for a contraction by 5 minutes postpartum.
- Placenta is fully or partially grown into the wall of the uterus and the practitioner does not do manual removal of the placenta by 15 minutes postpartum.
- Cesarean: Average blood loss is 1,000 cc, meaning PPH is a standard outcome of cesarean surgery.
- Episiotomy: Can cause excess blood loss amounting to over 500 cc.
- Epidural: Has never been tested yet. Theoretically, the protocol should work, but someone has to hold the woman in a squatting position.
- Vacuum & Forceps: Births cause perineal damage that can cause excess bleeding amounting to over 500 cc or 1,000 cc.
- Women with hemophilia or other rare blood clotting problems (never tested).
- Severe thrombocytopenia with Platelet levels above 25,000/microliter: Expedient squatting worked, but should be done at 1.5 minutes postpartum.