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057: The Holistic Stages of Birth, with Whapio (Part 1)
Birthful
English - March 02, 2016 20:18 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBParenting Kids & Family Health & Fitness babies baby birth breastfeeding dad doula labor maternity mom motherhood Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 056: Skin-to-Skin, with Sylvia Houston
Next Episode: 058: The Holistic Stages of Birth, with Whapio (Part 2)
We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing and monitoring it, when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one stage to another, taking the birthing woman deep into laborland. How can we better describe what she goes through? Whapio describes the holistic stages of birth and tells us more. In this first episode of a 2 part series, we start with embarking into labor, and just past what is usually considered as transition. Next week we move through the “rest and be thankful” phase, all the way to the birth of the baby, the magic that happens in the first moments, and the weaving of the story that goes on for ever.