Episode 3 - Hormones and their role in pregnancy, labour and birth.

The Ultimate Birth Partner Podcast - A podcast by Sallyann Beresford - Sundays

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Send us a text This episode focuses on two very important hormones that a birth partner should know and understand in depth - Oxytocin and Adrenaline. Both are equally as important to the birth process, but in very different ways. In this example, I am looking at the 1st stage of labour, when a woman is beginning to dilate. This is the time when she needs high levels of Oxytocin to produce contractions/surges. I share how the production of Adrenaline at this time can literally knock a woman o...