We STILL Don’t Understand Childbirth | Dr Jennifer Lincoln
Shownotes
💬 Protecting first time parents from the realities of childbirth comes at a price. Not knowing how difficult it can be often leaves them unprepared - feeling guilty if it doesn’t go “perfectly”.
⚡With all the misinformation around - and shockingly high maternal mortality rates in the US - Dr Jennifer Lincoln has decided to take childbirth into her own hands. The social media educator has just released The Birth Book: An OB-GYN’s Guide to Demystifying Labor and Delivery.
🎧 Stay tuned to find out:
➡ What a “normal” labour really looks like
➡︎ What you can say “no” to during labour (Hint: anything)
➡︎ The truth about epidurals, C-sections and natural birth
➡︎ That children can be healthy no matter how childbirth goes
➡︎ Why the US is the highest rich nation for maternal mortality
➡︎ How 1 in 3 births cause psychological trauma for the mum
#DrKaran, #Pregnancy, #BirthScience, #Labour, #BirthTrauma, #ChildbirthMyths #WomensHealth, #MedicalScience, #HealthEducation, #MythBusting
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📕 Chapters
(0:00) Introduction - We need to be realistic about childbirth
(2:10) How should women really prepare for birth?
(3:27) Are doctors good patients when it comes to childbirth?
(5:16) What does a normal first time labour really look like?
(7:11) How to know when it’s time to go to the hospital
(8:28) Should you pack a hospital bag?
(10:07) What it really means to induce labour
(14:09) Is there a best birthing position?
(16:37) What can you say “no” to?
(18:54) How to tell the difference between optional and necessary interventions
(20:23) How different is second time labour?
(22:38) What to do when a baby’s breach
(24:22) Why you shouldn’t feel guilty about an epidural
(28:51) Does vaginal seeding help?
(29:25) Conversations to have before labour starts
(31:56) The problem of “maternity deserts” in the US
(34:52) Why maternal mortality is so high in the US
(35:57) Why do black women have the worst childbirth outcomes?
(39:16) What to consider if you’re having a homebirth
(40:09) Why traumatic births are much more common than we realise
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