Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Childbirth Education, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
It’s been nearly two years since I first spoke with Rebecca Dekker from Evidence Based Birth about eating and drinking during labor, and the importance of evidence based information and practices. Recently, Rebecca and her team updated their article on the evidence of...
Birth Choices, Comfort measures, Doulas, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
In this episode we talk about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ recommendations on “Limiting Interventions during Labor and Birth”. Do you need to be continuously monitored? Does your bag of waters need to be broken? Do you have to hold your...
Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Doulas, Interventions, Podcast, TBPodcast
In this episode of the Birthful Podcast, I talk to Rebecca Dekker of Evidence Based Birth about evidence based labor practices, and specifically about eating and drinking during labor. It turns out that many hospital labor practices are not based on evidence, and can...