Labour, Birth and Drugs - Fantasy vs Reality
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Midwife Cath explores the impact our expectation for "a perfect birth" has on our birth experience and self-esteem. Do we unconsciously set ourselves up for failure? Join Cath as she breaks down our fantasies around child birth with the realities of what we can expect behind the curtain. A discussion unlocking the minutia of everything from the cervix and how it dilates, epidurals, types of birth, the baby straight after birth, bonding, skin to skin and breast feeding. Author of The First Six Weeks: http://midwifecath.com.au/the-first-six-weeks-pre-order-now/ Find Midwife Cath on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Midwife-Cath-155835904437494/ Find Midwife Cath on Twitter: https://twitter.com/midwifecath Find Midwife Cath on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwifecath Find PodcastOne Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastoneau/ Follow PodcastOne Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastOneAU Download the PodcastOne app from the Apple and Google Play app store
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