09.05.2022 - By Katie Wells
Episode Highlights With MichelleThe resistance she runs into as a doctor trying to support natural birthWhy doctors and patients often have trouble having a low intervention birth in some settingsThe reason the c-section rate has risen so drastically in the last few decadesSome factors to consider when approaching birthThe real data about if low intervention birth is more dangerousWays women can advocate for themselves in laborInterventions you actually have a choice about in labor and can refuseThe factors women can do to increase their chances of a natural birthStats on the real safety of home birth vs hospital birth and why home birth isn’t as safe in the US as it can be in other placesResources We MentionNatural Labor and Birth: An Evidence-Based Guide to the Natural Birth Plan by Michelle AristizabalFacebook page - Wombkeepers ScottsdalePushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block