Episode #381
Gentle Birthing & the Role of Hormonal Physiology During Labour with Dr. Sarah Buckley
Dr. Sarah Buckley really needs no introduction but for those of you who are yet to come across her work, she is a New Zealand-trained family physician with additional qualifications in obstetrics and family planning. She is the mother of four home-born children, and currently combines motherhood with her work as a writer on pregnancy, birth and parenting. Her book, Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering has played a huge role in my life and today we really just touch the surface of Sarah’s work, exploring oxytocin and just how importance our hormone physiology is during labour. This is an incredible episode that takes a deep dive into birth as a neuro-psycho-social event and allows us to consider how this can continue to motherhood and beyond.
Follow Sarah online: https://sarahbuckley.com
Facebook: /drsarahbuckley
Resources:
Hormonal Physiology Report:
Systematic reviews:
Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth – a systematic review with implications for uterine contractions and central actions of oxytocin. DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2365-9
Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during breastfeeding- A systematic review. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235806
Birth as a neuro-psycho-social event: An integrative model of maternal experiences and their relation to neurohormonal events during childbirth DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230992
Articles:
How to Have the Best Caesarean: https://sarahbuckley.com/how-to-have-the-best-cesarean/
Epidurals in Labour (Part 1): https://sarahbuckley.com/httpsarahbuckley-comblogepiduralrisks-faqpt1/
More about the ARRIVE trial here: https://sarahbuckley.com/should-every-mother-be-induced-the-arrive-trial/
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