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Birth Agni#70 - Birth Better Series- Prepare for Pregnancy and Birth , Informed Decision Making, Meconium, Radical Birth responsibility, Birth Euphoria, Birth stats, Birth InterventionsBirth Education is crucial to a positive , women centric birth experience, every birth worker would say that!In India, the industrialization of birth is rampant. The wave is being supported by hospitals where the birth classes are often filtered to suit the different commercial scenarios that may be taken into consideration during your Labor. I often, still see a lot of confusion on what birth looks like, "what can I do? Are my fears going to interfere with the process", asked a mother inspite of the preparation from the hospital.". This , in an independent birth preparation set...2023-05-1038 minBirth Agni#69 -Birth Better Series - Nurturing your birth space, going back to our mothers in pregnancy, continuum of care in PregnancyNurturing a mother goes beyond the physical aspects of dimming the lights during labor. While that is beneficial, listening to her throughout the pregnancy, her fears, dreams, aspirations, visions and views about her new life are crucial to her feeling empowered in her body and ability to birth.Feeling held and special during pregnancy also ensures the well being of the baby. The idea is to look at pregnancy as a wholesome experience, physical as well as emotional.The baby and the mother are a single entity long after birth as well. Their health and...2023-05-0225 minBirth Agni#68 -Birth Better Series - Fear affecting Prenatal Care, Creating your birth space, Labor and Cocktail of hormonesThis is the second episode of the Birth Better Series which talks about1. How Prenatal Care is affected by Fear2. Our body's physiological response to trying to fix a perceived fear.3. The Nocebo Effect4. Bringing back Positivity and Spiritual Value to Prenatal Care5. The cocktail of hormones that enable to woman to go on6. Creating your emotional and physical birth space to go as natural as possible for labor and birthIn the next episode, we talk about how do we nurture this birth space to empower our trust in...2023-04-2629 min
Birth Agni#67 -Birth Better Series - Fear Of Labor and Birth propagated by Media and CultureAsk a mother what she has heard about labor and she will quickly tell you, "It is a pain that is capable of breaking many bones". "It is the worst kind of pain any human can undertake" "My mum said it was horrible."Moreso, this is exactly what is shown in movies, media, print or social because we all love sensationalizing things. Our mothers, a generation ago were birthing in the hospitals, even if they had a normal birth, their experience may not be good because it was not a natural, physiological birth...2023-04-1830 min