Sammy walks us through her first birth that follows a story we have heard so frequently, a hospital birth that led to a cesarean section. ⁣During her postpartum Sammy experienced Postnatal depression, and she speaks candidly about this impacted her fourth trimester.
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Once Sammy had her son, her whole perspective shifted and she realised there must be something more to birth which led to her second birth being intuitive, and calm. ⁣
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Sammy is a wealth of knowledge and we highly recommend going back and listening to her first episode were we chat about all things doula. ⁣

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Books:

• Birth with Confidence - Rhea Dempsey 
• Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage - Rachel Reed 
• How to Heal a Bad Birth - Debby Gould and Melissa J. Bruijn
• Beyond the Birth Plan
• Being Born - Robyn Fernance 
• 10 Moons - Jane Hardwicke Collings
• The Postnatal Depletion Cure - Dr Oscar Serrallach
• The Down to Earth Birth Book: A Practical Guide to Natural Birth Book  - Jenny Blyth
• The Birth Map - Catherine Bell 

Research Links:

• Transfer to hospital in planned homebirths: a systematic review
• Continous support for women during childbirth
• Evidence based birth
• Impact of Doulas on Healthy Birth Outcomes.
• A randomized controlled trial of conintous labor support for middle-clas couples: effect on cesarean delivery rates 
• The effect of Doulas on Maternal and Birth Outcomes: A Scoping Review 

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