Yeah Baby! Birth Plans and Doula's and Alexis Elias Spohn

Fire Within Nutrition and Fitness

In This Episode:

• We talk about all the choices partners have during childbirth, what you can opt out of, and what you can opt into. There's a lot to cover.
• Alexis tells us about what a doula is, some history, and what they can provide for mothers during the birthing process.
• One of the benefits of having you as our doula is you were able to walk people through all the decisions and the pros and cons of each.
• How each one of the decisions can affect mom, and how to choose the things that you can choose because you can't choose everything in a hospital.
  • The vitamin K shot
  • Eye Goop
• Some things you can opt-out of and some things you can't, but when it doubt, just ask. It is your child.
• We discuss the drug Pitocin and its use as an oxytocin brand name product during childbirth.
• We discuss epidurals, perennial tears, and an episiotomy.
• We talk about how many people wait to cut the umbilical cord until it turns white to get all the nutrients before it is cut.
• You can do some great things during labor to reduce pain before the push period. Learn how a doula can assist parents during labor.
• We talk about how it can be difficult to suggest changing position during childbirth because hospitals prefer it.
• We discuss the pros and cons of different breathing techniques during the pushing stage of birth.
• Alexis discusses recovery after childbirth and how a pelvic floor therapist can assist during this stage.

Quotes from This Episode:

• " I think everyone should go in and be armed with that knowledge because it is a personal preference. It's just important to know your options and to it, to be your decision and try to make is informed as you can and make an evidence-based decision as you can." - Alexis

Links To Things I Talk About:

• Empower Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
• Or call Alexis at [phone]

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