Hanging upside down in a pole dancing manoeuvre is hardly what most mums feel like doing in between contractions, but one woman has found it helped to keep her mind off her labour pains.
Kat Bailey, from Nottinghamshire in the UK, filmed herself spinning around the pole after her waters broke, and the video has racked up more than 244,000 views on Facebook.
"Got a few hours before we go to the hospital so thought I'd do some pole between contractions", she wrote.
A university lecturer turned fitness fan, Kat launced PoleKat Fitness in 2011.
![Despite the extra weight, she has no trouble holding herself up on the pole. Photo / Facebook/Kat PoleKitty Bailey](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GVUSJLB6CZBXV3VSBO5OSUF5QE.jpg?auth=9619cc6296b28a695d0dc25c46d4e65a70f4c9f6b9d5242e76542c1f21803033&width=16&height=19&quality=70&smart=true)