Join us for another episode where we talk about labor and childbirth. Topics included are:
- Why choose a doula
- Fear of childbirth is engrained into our culture
- Why home births are on the rise
- History of midwifery
- Physically preparing for birth
- Letting the body do it’s job to limit cascade of medical intervention
- Ask your provider the c-section rate at the place you are giving birth
- When to get an epidural
- Choosing the right place to give birth based on your risk level and support level needed
- Being vulnerable during childbirth and making childbirth setting like conception
- The book Birthing from Within
- Making environment to help improve nervous system
- What are we trying to keep safe from… pain, setting?
- Positions to give birth in
- Denying cervical checks
- Numbing self from pain which can have risks
- Having a support system for your birth
- How malpractice insurance for providers can determine your childbirth experience
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