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 Mars 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 Mars 201813min
EBB 14 - Injectable Opioids
Which IV opioids during labor are most commonly used. What studies have found about the safety and effectiveness of IV opioids during labor. The potential pros and cons of using IV opioids during labo...
28 Feb 20189min
EBB 13 - Epidurals and 2nd stage
How epidurals could potentially slow the pushing phase of labor. What randomized, controlled trials and large observational studies have found about the effects of epidurals on the second stage of lab...
21 Feb 20188min
EBB 12 - Epidurals and Breastfeeding
How epidurals and spinals could potentially harm breastfeeding success. If the relationship between epidurals during labor and breastfeeding success has been studied—and what they found! Visit our of...
14 Feb 201811min
EBB 10 - ARRIVE study
This podcast is all about the ARRIVE study, a Randomized Trial of Induction versus Expectant Management, was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Developme...
5 Feb 201825min
EBB 9 - Epidural during Labor for Pain Management
How often epidurals during labor are used, and the difference between epidurals, spinals, and combined spinal epidurals (CSEs). The benefits of epidurals, spinals, and CSEs. The potential risks and si...
31 Jan 201842min
EBB 8 - Overview of pain management during labor
The difference between "pain" and "suffering". The two different approaches in pain management during labor and birth—"pain relief" versus "working with pain". Types of pain management strategies Vi...
24 Jan 201811min
