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The 3 Stages of Birth: First Stage + Transition, Pushing, & the Placenta
Perhaps you've heard of stages before, and maybe you haven't, but once you understand what they are and how to tell when you've reached each stage, it will make a huge impact on how you and your partner work through the process of labor. This episode helps us break down the information into what's happening in each stage as well as what you will feel or notice as you reach and move through them.
Show Notes
4:07 - Early First Stage of Labor. If you're trying to figure out if you're actually in labor this will walk you through what you can expect both inside and out.
9:17 - Active First Stage of Labor. Things become serious, you're not guessing if you're in labor anymore and it's time to get to work!
15:45 - Transition. The literal transition from the first stage of labor to pushing. This is the final stretching of the cervix and often the most challenging
21:35 - Second Stage! This is when pushing happens. We're actually talking about when you finally feel that urge to push...
Do You Know the Risks?
So often we are told the benefits of procedures during pregnancy and birth, but how often are we given the risks associated with those procedures too? True informed consent means getting both and then being given the opportunity to consent or decline. The tricky part can be in not really understanding the options. How do you really know if you're getting all the information? Well, that's exactly what we break down for you in this episode!
Informed consent means that a provider explains the benefits and risks of a medication, procedure, (or lack of either), and then allows the mother to give consent.
Informed consent is NOT
- making you afraid to say no
- telling you only the benefits and downplaying the risks
- telling the mother, "I'm going to do ______". For example, "I'm going to preform a vaginal exam on you."
Our Top Tips for Informed Consent
Since providers may fail to give proper informed consent, you need to remember to use your B.R.A.I.N so that you can get the...
And Baby Makes Three: Newborn Procedures
