Childbearing. childbirth, labor, and delivery, are all pivotal stages in a female's life experience.
Whether you are expecting a child yourself, or, helping a loved one through the process of birthing - this episode is for you!
We are thrilled to host special guest Patti Blomme on this show: a maternal nurse, perinatal educator, private care doula, & postnatal private care consumer advocator.
Podcast notes:
- Intros
- Discussion of quote: "The position of a woman in any civilization is an index of the advancement of that civilization. The position of women is gauged best by the care given her at birth of her child. Accordingly, the advances and regressions of civilization are nowhere seen more clearly than in the story of childbirth."
- How birthing is a continuum and related to our sexuality
- The climax of birth
- Primal instinct and birth without fear
- Creating a safe environment for the labor process
- How to achieve alignment in the birthing process
- How a mother's past traumas affect her birthing
- Red flags during a home birth
- Benefits of not cutting the chord immediately after delivery
- Myconium and gut biology in newborns
- How to navigate a change in the atmosphere during your labor
- Oxytocin and the blood-brain barrier
- The challenges of a quick labour
- "What got the baby in, gets the baby out"
- The responsibilities of someone attending a birth
- Harmful affects of labor on a time schedule
- Comparing traditional birthing tactics to recent strategies
- Conclusion
Thanks for listening!
Childbearing. childbirth, labor, and delivery, are all pivotal stages in a female's life experience.
Whether you are expecting a child yourself, or, helping a loved one through the process of birthing - this episode is for you!
We are thrilled to host special guest Patti Blomme on this show: a maternal nurse, perinatal educator, private care doula, & postnatal private care consumer advocator.
Podcast notes:
- Intros
- Discussion of quote: "The position of a woman in any civilization is an index of the advancement of that civilization. The position of women is gauged best by the care given her at birth of her child. Accordingly, the advances and regressions of civilization are nowhere seen more clearly than in the story of childbirth."
- How birthing is a continuum and related to our sexuality
- The climax of birth
- Primal instinct and birth without fear
- Creating a safe environment for the labor process
- How to achieve alignment in the birthing process
- How a mother's past traumas affect her birthing
- Red flags during a home birth
- Benefits of not cutting the chord immediately after delivery
- Myconium and gut biology in newborns
- How to navigate a change in the atmosphere during your labor
- Oxytocin and the blood-brain barrier
- The challenges of a quick labour
- "What got the baby in, gets the baby out"
- The responsibilities of someone attending a birth
- Harmful affects of labor on a time schedule
- Comparing traditional birthing tactics to recent strategies
- Conclusion
Thanks for listening!