Dr Marina Weckend is a midwife and post-doctoral researcher based at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Building on 13 years’ experience in midwifery practice, education and research in Germany, UK and Australia, Marina is committed to improving maternity care services through better understandings of birth physiology. Her current program of research focuses on natural fluctuations and pauses during labour and birth, and seeks to normalise physiological plateaus as a strategy to reduce childbirth medicalisation.
In this episode we discuss:
- What are physiological plateaus in labour?
- Are labour pauses normal?
- When do they occur during labour and birth?
- How long do they last?
- What’s the defining feature of a physiological plateau?
- How do midwives think and work with them based on their experiences?
LINKS:
www.marinaweckend.com
Twitter @marinaweckend
LinkedIn Marina Awakening
Physiological Plateaus Newsletter
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