This episode is for anyone pregnant and wondering how birth actually works, and just as much for anyone who has already given birth and still finds themselves thinking about it a lot.

In this episode:

• Why your body doesn't need to perform labour, only to get out of the way
• The hormonal reason labour needs safety and privacy to progress
• Why hospital environments can unintentionally work against your body
• Why grief for the birth you wanted and gratitude for a healthy baby can coexist
• Where KGH Hypnobirthing genuinely helps, and what it can't promise
• Why a caesarean birth or induction is never a sign your body failed you

Note: this episode assumes mum and baby are healthy. If there's a real clinical reason behind how your birth unfolded, this isn't about second-guessing decisions m ...