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

Today we are kicking off the Ask the Midwife series, diving into the importance of labouring at home for as long as you can and how we can boost the labour hormone oxytocin. We’ll discuss why 0-4cm of dilation is often the longest part of labour, why it’s important to keep the oxytocin hormone flowing and how you can best do that and tips to help you manage the car ride to hospital. This is episode 1 of a 6 part Ask the Midwife series with the amazing Beth Ryan. 

Beth is a midwife and childbirth educator who works primarily in the public hospital system. Beth is passionate about helping mums have an empowering and positive birth, however that may look for them. She is welcoming and inclusive of all women’s birth and postpartum experiences and I personally want to hire her to be in my birth team! She provides really sensible information for new mamas over on her incredible instagram account @birthwithbeth so I definitely recommend you go and check her out. 

Now let’s get into episode 1 of our 6 part Ask the midwife series. You are going to love Beth’s overall vibe and I know you’ll get a lot out of learning about the importance of oxytocin and labouring at home. Enjoy!