The Great Birth Rebellion

Episode 82 - Failure to progress or just normal?


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Mel speaks with researchers Marina Weckend and Dr Clare Davison about their work on Physiological Plateaus in labour. This is truly rebellious work because it challenges the false medical language about how labour and birth unfolds and they share the truth about how normal labour includes rests, lulls and plateaus. 

Links to learn more and participate in this research

  • Participate in the WEPAUSE Study: https://bit.ly/WEPAUSE
  • Short explainer video about physiological plateaus in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdfXwekKMFk or French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMUc_vNP-xQ
  • Video of ICM Congress presentation (available in English, French, Spanish, Indonesian): https://www.youtube.com/@MarinaWeckend
    • Newsletter on physiological plateaus: https://mailchi.mp/dbb8311f1467/physiological-plateaus-newsletter
    • Personal website M.Weckend: https://marinaweckend.com 

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