If you’ve followed me on instagram for a while, or you’ve engaged in any of my courses, you know i’m super passionate about creating environments that support physiological birth. This episode let’s you in on 5 things that can influence your birth as well as the evidence to support them.

Below are the key references I mention if you feel like digging a little deeper!

Lawrence A, Lewis L, Hofmeyr GJ, Dowswell T, Styles C. Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 2.

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD003934.pub2/full/es#

Cluett ER, Burns E, Cuthbert A. Immersion in water during labour and birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 5. https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000111.pub4/full?contentLanguage=en

Wrønding T, Argyraki A, Petersen JF, Topsøe MF, Petersen PM, Løkkegaard ECL. The aesthetic nature of the birthing room environment may alter the need for obstetrical interventions - an observational retrospective cohort study. Sci Rep. 2019;9(1):303.

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