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14. Pregnancy Hormones, Birth Trauma & the Magic of Placenta with Demi Betschart

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Today I have the pleasure of welcoming my friend Demi Betschart back to the show! Demi is a trained and certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator, Professional Placenta Encapsulator, and training to become a Certified & Licensed Midwife.

If you haven’t listened to Demi’s first appearance on the podcast, it’s episode 13. The Freedom of Home Birth & How to Find Your Perfect Doula or Midwife. It’s amazing!

Find the full shownotes for this episode at betterwaytodolife.com/14.

SHOWNOTES:

03:56 — Hormones During Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum

  • The role of progesterone
  • Why many women experience constipation during the first trimester
  • The role of estrogen
  • The reason behind breast tenderness during pregnancy
  • What gives us a pregnancy glow?
  • The role of relaxin
  • Why it is important to maintain muscle tone and strength during pregnancy
  • The role of prolactin
  • The role of oxytocin
  • The reason behind the "baby blues”
  • Ways to increase oxytocin production after birth
  • 5-MeO-DMT (aka the "God molecule”) is produced during birth

    • 17:32 — The Magic of Placenta

    • What is placenta? (It’s an organ!)
    • The function of the placenta
    • You can eat your placenta!
    • What nutrients are in the placenta?
    • Using the placenta to stop postpartum hemorrhage
    • Placenta encapsulations
    • What can we do with the placenta besides eating it?
    • Animals eat their placentas

      • 25:20 — Birth Trauma

      • The importance of working on your birth trauma before giving birth
      • Unresolved emotional trauma comes up during labor and holts the process
      • How Demi works with clients and their emotional trauma
      • Letting go of shame around one's trauma to heal it

        • 32:37 — The Role a Woman’s Partner Plays During Birth

        • Why it is important for a woman to have someone hold a strong masculine container for her while she is giving birth
        • How people’s power and autonomy get taken away in a hospital during birth

          • Resources:

          • Instagram: @demibetschart

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