Hello mamas and welcome back to the Pregnancy with Physio Laura podcast. 

Today we are kicking off with the third episode in our Ask the Midwife series, chatting all about asking questions with your birth team and managing interventions. In this episode we’ll cover how to respectfully ask questions so you can gain proper informed consent but without feeling like it is an us versus them situation with your birth team. We’ll also chat about how to be an active participant in staff handovers, a script you could use when being presented with certain birth interventions and the importance of language when it comes to birth and the birth encironment, This is episode 3 of a 6 part Ask the Midwife series with the amazing Beth Ryan, our resident midwife, childbirth educator and soon to be mama!

You can find out more about Beth and check out her amazing instagram account by visiting @birthwithbeth. 

If you missed it make sure you go back and listen to the first 2 episodes in this series where we chat about the importance of stimulating the labour hormone oxytocin and labouring at home for as long as possible plus how to create a beautiful birth environment in the hospital.

Now let’s get into episode 3 of our 6 part Ask the midwife series. I hope you love this chat with Beth around navigating conversations and interventions with your birth team. Enjoy!