35 - Birth With Confidence With Rhea Dempsey

Hormone Health Podcast by Georgia Hartmann & Chloe Sheehan

Episode notes

This episode is a must for those preparing for labour and birth and for those, including birth partners, who will be present during a labour and birth. We were lucky enough to speak with well-known, Rhea Dempsey, who over the last 40 years has attended thousands of births.

This was such a fascinating chat about:

  • The stats mothers are up against birthing in this modern world
  • Understanding pain in labour - functional physiological pain vs pathological pain
  • The hormonal changes that happen during normal physiological birth - the dance between Queen Oxytocin, Endorphins, and Adrenaline
  • The similarities between Runner's High and "the magic of 7cm" during normal physiological birth
  • The "Crisis of Confidence" many women face throughout labour
  • How to prepare for a powerful, po ... 
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