oxytocin Archives

Third Stage of Labor, with Dr. Sarah Buckley

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, skin-to-skin, TBPodcast

There are critical physiological changes that happen within birthing parent and baby immediately after birth that allow for bonding and a healthy transition from womb to word. What are they, how can they be supported, and how do interventions change the hormonal flow?...

Birth as an Intimate Event, with Nekole Shapiro

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

We know pregnancy and birth involve great transformation. That’s why it’s such a good time to connect with yourself, and realize what the heck motivates your choices. It can also get you into the awesome habit of bringing more oxytocin into your life. Nekole Shapiro...

[Breastfeeding] Epidurals and Breastfeeding, What’s the Connection? with Dianne Cassidy

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Breastfeeding, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Usually, when we think epidurals, we wonder how they will affect birth, but it turns out that they can have an impact on your breastfeeding relationship as well. What do you need to know? Dianne Cassidy is here to tell us the facts, so you can make an informed...