Today we're joined by Dr. Rebecca Dekker, the founder of Evidence Based Birth®, a platform that compiles research on childbirth to empower parents and provide them with evidence-based information. We'll go over various topics related to childbirth, including:

• Research on induction. 
• The shift in attitudes towards elective inductions and insights from the ARRIVE study, which examined the effects of inductions at 39 weeks.
• Epidurals and pain relief during labor. 
• The pros and cons of regional analgesia, including epidurals, spinals, and combined spinal epidurals. 
• Non-medical pain relief options such as comfort measures, hypnosis, warm tubs, and doulas. 

Dr. Rebecca Dekker is also the host of the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast.

 
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Parenting Translator is hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.

Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.