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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 30, the penultimate episode of season 2. Today we're doing something a little different and I've recorded a relaxation track for you to enjoy, this one isn't your typical guided relaxation but instead an affirmation track filled with lovely positive affirmations for pregnancy and birth, I hope this makes you feel empowered, encouraged and well rested. Enjoy!
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 29. Today I'm talking to the incredible Lou of The Birth Motherhood Collective all about making connections in pregnancy, this is a lengthy episode but it's so worth a listen as we cover SO much. Listen to us chat about the importance of connecting to your mind and body, how to make connections with your partner and a wider support network and the loveliness of connecting with your baby in the womb. It's a joyful episode that I really thoroughly enjoyed recording and I hope you all love listening in.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Lou's instagram: instagram.com/@thebirthmotherhoodcollective
Lou's website: https://www.thebirthandmotherhoodcollective.co.uk/
Missing your bump post on IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBRKJPcNWQH/?igsh=MWt0MThxMTV6dXl0Mg==
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 28. Today I'm talking about why we all need to learn to relax during pregnancy, but like seriously relax - deep nourishing rest, for the benefit or ourselves, our babies and for the sake of our births. We deep dive in to the autonomic nervous system, improving our vagal tone, what on earth kindfulness is, and so much more. Come and listen and find out how to learning to properly relax can improve your full body health and help you experience your very best birth.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 27. Today I'm talking about the profound impact the environment you give birth in can have on the course of your labour. We chat all about the hormones which need to thrive in your body and how your birth space can impact these, how to mitigate disturbances to the birth environment and yourself and how to create a birth environment which meets your specific needs.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 26, everything you need to know about giving birth at home after a cesarean. Well not quite everything, this is a bigggg topic but we cover the reasons why you might want a HBAC/FBAC, if it is safe, what the risks and benefits are and how to prepare.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Perinatal outcomes of planned home birth after cesarean and planned hospital vaginal birth after cesarean at term gestation - click here
Women’s reasons for, and experiences of, choosing a homebirth following a caesarean section - click here
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in German Out-of-Hospital Settings: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Women With Their Second Child - click here ***(please see note below)
Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Women Planning Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) at Home in England: Secondary Analysis of the Birthplace National Prospective Cohort Study - click here
VBAC Facts: The Real Truth About VBAC - click here
Homebirth after cesarean - click here
VBAC/HBAC The Ultimate And Comprehensive Q & A - click here
Unleash your VBAC power - click here
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***I have since re-visited the research I mentioned about the German study and I have misquoted in the episode, please click the link above to read the statistics
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 25. A lovely little chat this week with some ideas for your initial postpartum period to help ease into parenthood feeling supported, held and nourished.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Meal train ideas: click here
The lost art of postnatal wrapping by Sophie Messager: click here
Closing the Bones practicioner: click here
Sitz Bath recommendation: click here
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 24. In this episode I'm talking about amniotomy, AKA having your waters broken artificially. Now hear me out on this one, you might think it's not relevant to you because you're not planning on being induced, but this is happening more and more frequently in spontaneous labours as well as induced labours and it could serve you really well to understand why!
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Cochrane review "Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour" - click here
Risk Factors for Umbilical Cord Prolapse at the Time of Artificial Rupture of Membranes - click here
In Defence of the Amniotic Sac - click here
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 23. In this episode I'm talking about babywearing, one of my fave topics everrrrrr. I talk about why babywearing is such a magical parenting tool, how to get started, choosing a sling, safe babywearing and so much more. I hope you love listening.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Find your local sling library - https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk/sling-pages/
Study mentioned "Doula Support and Attitudes of Intrapartum Nurses: A Qualitative Study from the Patient's Perspective" - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595283/
PND and carrying - https://www.carryingmatters.co.uk/perinatal-mood-disorders-and-carrying/#:~:text=Get%20a%20sling%20or%20carrier,skin%20contact%20and%20social%20interaction.
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 22. In this episode I'm talking about navigating other peoples birth stories - the good and the bad, where to find the good, how to deal with people giving you sh*t for wanting something better, what we can learn from the bad and more.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Tellmeagoodbirthstory - click here
Monet Nicole Moutrie - click here
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 21. In this episode I'm talking about some of the different things I used and enjoyed during my pregnancies to relax and to prepare for birth and parenthood.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Links mentioned in this episode:
Well With Hels yoga - click here
Harmonics - click here
My fave books - click here
Affirmation cards - click here
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 20. In this episode I'm telling you all about a brand new offering I've just launched, a chance to train to be a hypnobirthing teacher with me! I'm so excited to be running such an incredible programme, a chance to completely change up or revamp your career culminating in a nourishing holistic retreat style training weekend. Learn, share, move and step away feeling ready to change lives. Being a birthworker is truly the most gorgeous work and I'm so excited to welcome more of you into the gang.
For more info and to sign up: click here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-hypnobirthing-teacher-training-retreat-tickets-908707457467?aff=oddtdtcreator
Insta: instagram.com/thebirthworkersdoula
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 19. In this episode I'm talking about stretch and sweeps, otherwise known as a membrane sweep, a procedure done at the end of pregnancy to bring on labour. We'll discuss if they work, the benefits and risks, what the research suggests and more.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
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Resources mentioned in the episode:
Effect of membrane sweeping on cervical length by transvaginal ultrasonography and impact of cervical shortening on cesarean delivery: click here
Cochrane review - Membrane sweeping for induction of labour: click here
The Historical Practice of “Membrane Sweep” to Initiate Labour: Does it Have a Role in Contemporary Obstetric Practice: click here
Birth Hijacked – The Ritual Membrane Sweep: click here
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 18. In this episode I'm finally chatting about what the hell a doula actually does, why you might want to hire one, how to find one. and why you might NOT want one!
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Resources mentioned in the episode:
The Effect of Doulas on Maternal and Birth Outcomes: A Scoping Review: click here
Evidence in support of doulas: click here
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Virtual doula offerings: thedungareedoula.co.uk/doula (scroll down the page past my in person offerings)
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 17. In this episode I'm talking a topic I absolutely LOVE - skin to skin contact and the importance of prioritising this in that magical golden hour after birth and throughout the newborn period and beyond.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 16. In this episode I'm talking about induction, such a monumental topic, I wanted to hone in on the questions to be asking if you're offered and induction and some things to consider.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Resources mentioned in the episode:
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 15. In this episode I'm talking about newborn baby sleep and how to meet your babies needs through the night, attachment parenting, and how to best support yourself as a new, sleep deprived mum. Also a lot about why I don't personally agree with sleep training and cry it out.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Resources mentioned in the episode:
The science of healthy baby sleep - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220131-the-science-of-safe-and-healthy-baby-sleep
The cry-it-out debate - https://lyndseyhookway.com/2019/06/24/the-cry-it-out-debate
What really happens when babies are left to cry it out?- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220322-how-sleep-training-affects-babies
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 14, ok strap yourself in cause this is a very personal episode talking about how I journeyed through the f*ckery of some very bad postpartum mental health. This isn't medical advice or information about things to look out, it's very much just a chat about what I went through and how I navigated it and how it feels to be out of the other side, some of it might resonate or you might just find it interesting but it definitely won't be for everyone and that's OK. Go easy if you think it may be triggering of your experiences too, sending love to everyone who has suffered with a period of bad mental health after having a baby. 💜
Again, sorry for the low quality audio, keep your fingers crossed my laptop is fixed in time for next week's episode!
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 13. In this episode I'm talking about high risk labels in pregnancy and how they might affect your pregnancy and birth, navigating the different tests and procedures recommended and my top tips for decision making when faced with big decisions.
*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own
Resources mentioned in the episode:
NICE 'Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies' - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng121The time has come for a paradigm shift in obstetrics’ medico-legal litigations - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301211523000775Fetal monitoring research resources - https://www.sarawickham.com/topic-resources/fetal-monitoring-research-resources/Click here to find out more about my brand new prerecorded online courses: thedungareedoula.co.uk/onlinecourse
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 21. In this episode I'm talking you through my list of baby essentials, the absolute bare minimum of what you really need and how to avoid the clutter of what people tell you to buy. I also give some top tips for sourcing everything and avoiding unnecessary gifts!
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 11. In this episode I'm discussing the recently released NHS maternity statistics 2022-23 and whilst they seem pretty bleak on the surface, this is crucial information if you're planing on giving birth within the system. I discuss my top tips for navigating this and end with a pep talk!
*Please note, there will be a part 2 podcast talking about if intervention is actually making us safer, it is an important part of the narrative but was too long of a segment for me to include here so has become it's own episode.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
NHS Maternity Statistics, England, 2022-23 - click here
Evidence Submission to the 2020 Maternity Safety Enquiry Birth Trauma Association - click here
"Two-thirds of England’s maternity units dangerously substandard, says CQC" - click here
Women’s descriptions of childbirth trauma relating to care provider actions and interactions - click here
Doula and virtual doula services - click here
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