10: 👶 Preparing for your birth with Midwife Lauretta

Today is our second motherhood series episode where we sit down with the wonderful Lauretta Hamilton, midwife, birth educator and mum.

Lauretta discusses the importance of not predicting, but preparing for your birth - and the importance of educating and empowering yourself before you walk into your birth space.

There's only so much birth talk you can squeeze into an hour, so consider this a high level, first stop shop if you're pregnant, or thinking about starting or extending your family. 

In today's episode, we discuss
👉 The importance of discussing the type of birth you are hopeful for, and planning accordingly
👉 Choosing your model of care and birth team wisely
👉 Why it's important to know about the cascade of interventions, particularly if you're preparing for a physiological birth
👉 The wonderful hormones of birth, and how to get the most out of them
👉 Why the language we use around birth is so important

Find Lauretta
Lauretta Hamilton - @midwifelauretta
Website

We have shared a few of our favourite birthy resources in the links below (websites, podcasts, articles and instagram handles).

Links and Resources
Evidenced Based Birth - @ebbirth
Rachel Reed - @midwifethinking
Dr. Sara Wickham - @drsarawickham
Rhea Dempsey - @rheadempseybirth
Dr. Sarah Buckley - @sarahjbuckley
Get some stats in your state from the latest Mothers and Babies Report

COPE - centre of perinatal excellence

Research Based Birth Podcasts
The Midwives Cauldron
The Great Birth Rebellion

Watch the BirthTime Documentary

We'd love to connect with you
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