The Purpose of Childbirth Pain

Birthful

English - April 10, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
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Rhea Dempsey is one of the foremost thinkers on the topic of working with pain in childbirth. She shares with Adriana the physiological purpose of pain during labor, why it gets such a bad rap, and suggests the pain relief paradigm is a medical construct that undermines our capacity for peak performance and body potency that ultimately facilitates birth. In other words: bring it on!

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If you liked this episode, listen to our interview on Working with Childbirth Pain and our episode on Epidurals and Breastfeeding.

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