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Moms say they choose natural childbirth for many reasons, but some of those reasons come up again and again. In this podcast episode I cover the most compelling issues that lead families to choose natural births. I also cover why wishing for that “natural birth high” is the least selfish thing a mother can want for herself – and most importantly, for her baby!
Several research studies with important implications for families have been in the news recently, so I cover that research, too.
In this episode I cover:
- Recent research about bed rest, pitocin, and fertility boosting diet
- A quick overview of the “Cascade of Intervention”
- Who is “the devil you know” and why that's better than “the devil you don't know” (!!!)
- Real side effects that real moms have had from epidural anesthesia
- Why the epidural causes babies to stay “persistently posterior” – who can't turn easily to be born
- Positions and movement an un-medicated mom will make instinctively to help her baby be born
- How epidurals hurt breast feeding
- The best positions for pushing your baby out
- How natural birth decreases the chance of shoulder dystocia, even for big babies
- Why L&D nurses prefer caring for postpartum moms who've gone natural
- Why desiring that “natural birth euphoria” is beneficial for you AND your baby
- What “There You Are” is and how it prevents postpartum hemorrhage
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Items mentioned in this podcast include:
- Bed rest during pregnancy may be dangerous
- Study Finds Adverse Effects of Pitocin in Newborns
- High protein, low carb diets greatly improve fertility
- Getting-Pregnant.com
- Many great Birth Stories, including natural hospital births and births after induction / augmentation
- Effects of the epidural and other labor medications
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my physiological third stage led to less than 100ml blood-loss and I used maternity pads for two days and then panty liners for two weeks. As opposed to a 300ml loss and maternity pads for almost three months with my first. So worth it.