Birth Keeper: A Doula's Guide to Natural Child Bearing w/ Eyla Cuenca (Men Are Welcome!) #407

 

06:37 — The Role of a Doula in an Optimal Birth

  • What doulas do and how they assist the pregnancy and birthing process

  • How so much doula training falls short

  • The ways media programs us to view birthing

  • How working with a doula affects the outcome of birth

  • Benefits of The Bradley Method

  • Habits for supporting milk production

  • Skin-to-skin contact

  • Hierarchy of milk alternatives


45:59 — Preparing For Giving Birth, Body & Soul

  • Eyla’s birthing story

  • Optimal home-birth settings

  • The importance of getting grounded and anchored during birth

  • How epidurals disconnect women from their bodies

  • Following the positions that feel natural

  • Differences between a doula and a midwife

  • The risks of ultrasound – see the Jim West study

  • Feeling confident that you have everything you need to birth naturally

  • Invasive birthing procedures to avoid

  • Eyla’s Uncovering Birth Masterclass (use code “LUKE20” for 20% off!)

  • Placenta as a magical superfood for mothers


1:35:59 — Navigating the Troubles of Modern Pregnancy

  • How the plandemic has changed the approach to alternative birthing

  • Preparing the body for birth

  • Reading a woman’s signposts during birth

  • Resentment that builds up between couples around birthing and how to avoid it

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