These days there are SO many options for having a baby. Do you have them in a hospital? At home? A birthing center? What are the pros and cons of each? Today on the show I have Dr. Marissa Hols, a birth educator based out of Florida, who came on to answer all your burning questions about the birth process. She has had 3 home births and helps educate and empower women to make the right choice for them. We go over creating a birth plan, the difference between midwives, nurses, doulas, and sibling doulas, how to prepare for having a baby during COVID, breastfeeding, and more! This episode is packed with knowledge so get your notebooks ready cause it's a good one.
We talk about:
- What is a birth educator?
- How to create birth plan
- Difference between a midwife vs nurse
- How chiropractic care and acupuncture can help with pain
- How to plan for a COVID birth
- Difference between a sibling doula vs nanny
- All your birthing options
- Can you have a water birth at a hospital?
- Pros/Cons of hospital vs home birth
- Birth stats of WOC (women of color) in today's world
- What you need to know about breastfeeding
- How to find clean formula
- Pre/post natal supplements you should be taking
Read the full show notes here: http://www.joelleriding.com/howdoyoudealwith/having-a-baby
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