EBB 22 - Rise of Home Birth in the U.S.
Recently, rates of home birth have nearly doubled in the U.S., from 0.56% to 1% today. Where is this increase in home birth coming from? How many women desire home birth, and why are they interested i...
18 Apr 201813min
EBB 21 - Doula
What a birth doula is and how a doula provides pain relief during childbirth. What the evidence shows about using a doula for pain relief. If continuous support from a doula is more effective for impr...
11 Apr 201812min
EBB 20 - Water immersion
What hydrotherapy is and how often it is used for pain relief during labor and birth. What studies have found about the effectiveness of water immersion during labor for pain relief. What several prof...
4 Apr 201813min
EBB 19 - Childbirth Class
Learn from the comfort of your own home Flexibility of online learning + Support of in-person connections Watch online videos of Dr. Rebecca Dekker and other professionals Learn directly from an expe...
28 Mar 201818min
EBB 18 - Painless Birth
If research evidence tells us how often painless birth occurs. How labor pain can be interpreted as positive or negative. How pain perception can be influenced by state of mind, environmental stress, ...
21 Mar 201815min
EBB 17 - The Evidence on: Birthing Positions
How could upright birthing positions benefit mothers and babies? How common are upright birthing positions? For people without epidurals, which birthing positions are best supported by evidence? For p...
14 Mar 201817min
EBB 16 - Movement and Positions
Why researchers think that upright positions during labor may benefit normal, physiologic childbirth. What studies have found about the effectiveness of movement and upright positions during labor for...
12 Mar 201812min
EBB 15 - Nitrous oxide
What nitrous oxide gas is and how it is used during labor for pain relief. What studies have found about the safety and effectiveness of nitrous oxide during labor. The potential pros and cons of usin...
7 Mar 201813min
