The Doula's Guide to... Preparing For Your Birth
Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... preparing for your birth! With me Meg, AKA The Dungaree Doula. I'm a doula, hypnobirthing teacher, and Hull gal - trust me, you'll get used to the accent.
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S4 EP8: The risks of synthetic oxytocin inductions (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... podcast, season 4 episode 8. Today I'm finishing off a mini series I started last season - busting the myth that inductions are risk free or "not very risky". I wanted to break this down into different methods so this episode focuses on synthetic oxytocin inductions AKA "the drip" and the risks associated. *FREE HYPNOBIRTHING MASTERCLASS!:* https://www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/free-masterclass *Please note this podcast is not medical advice and not meant to i
S4 EP7: 3 things I've declined in all 3 of my births (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To Preparing For Your Birth Podcast, season 4 episode 7! In this episode I'm talking about my personal experience of birth and the 3 things I've declined in each of my births which are totally against the norm, I delve in to why I chose to decline these things and how I came to make these decisions. *FREE HYPNOBIRTHING MASTERCLASS!:* https://www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/free-masterclass *Please note this podcast is not medical advice and not meant to influenc
S4 EP6: Is your birth prep causing you MORE fear? (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To Preparing For Your Birth Podcast, season 4 episode 6! In this episode I'm talking to you about the ways that our birth prep can actually sometimes cause MORE fear rather than less, mainly on social media, and how over preparing isn't necessarily helping. This is your permission slip to have a break and enjoy your pregnancy a little bit more. I also chat a little about how this effected me in my recent pregnancy. *FREE HYPNOBIRTHING MASTERCLASS!:* https://www.t
S4 EP5: An episode to prepare your birth PARTNER (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To Preparing For Your Birth Podcast, season 4 episode 5! This is a very special episode just for the birth partners, this episode is an overview of your role during pregnancy and birth to help you know what to expect and to how best support your partner as she prepares to/and does give birth. I hope this is incredibly helpful for you! Further resources to check out: -Polyvagal theory -Hiring a doula -Further episodes of my podcast: S1 EP2 (polyvagal theory),S1 EP3 (t
S4 EP4: The final most unhelpful thing people say to pregnant women (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Doula's Guide To Preparing For Your Birth Podcast, season 4 episode 4! In today's episode I'm talking about one of the most unhelpful things people say to pregnant women, why context really matters and how to flip societies narrative of birth being an awful ordeal on its head. *FREE HYPNOBIRTHING MASTERCLASS!:* https://www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/free-masterclass *Please note this podcast is not medical advice and not meant to influence your decision making process, it is merel
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