When journeying through pregnancy we tend to just hand ourselves over to our care providers, on whom we rely to tell us if we are healthy and well and what we should do to bring our babies into the world safely. But is this really the best way to be navigating pregnancy, birth and parenthood? Self trust is a vitally important quality in birth. How much do we trust ourselves to know what is going on for us.. and if not much, what can we do to cultivate a sense of self trust? Dr Rachel Reed (Midwife, Author, Researcher, Educator and Podcast Host) joins me to answer these questions and more. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Birth-ed Links Join free- BUMP CLUB- expert  week by week support throughout your pregnancy Online Course from £40/$49 Group and Private Antenatal/Hypnobirthing Courses with podcast host and birth expert Megan Rossiter ______________________________________________________________________________________ Dr Rachel Reed Links The Midwives Cauldron Podcast Rachel Reed Website Meconium Blog Big Babies Blog Midwife Thinking Instagram Why Induction Matters Book Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage Book Support the show