Overcoming Fear and Anxiety to Go into Birth with Confidence

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 2 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

All expectant mothers experience some level of anxiety or fear about the unpredictability of labor. Not only can it be stressful to have anxiety about giving birth, but research shows fear of birth can negatively impact your birth experience. There will always be unknowns about how your labor will unfold. The good news is that there are many strategies you can employ to overcome anxiety or concerns. Learn how to tackle specific fears, overcome general anxiety about labor, reframe your mindset, and build your confidence about labor and birth.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.0	In today's episode, we're talking about overcoming fear and anxiety to go into your birth with confidence.
0:22.0	Every expecting mom is going to experience some level of
0:26.3	anxiety or fear about labor. And a big part of that has to do with the fact that some aspects of your labor are just unpredictable.
0:36.2	Not only can it be really stressful to have anxiety about giving birth, but research actually
0:42.2	shows that fear of birth can negatively impact your birth experience.
0:47.0	The downside here is there's always going to be unknowns about how your labor will unfold. The good news is that there are a lot of
0:55.6	strategies you can employ to overcome anxiety or concerns. So in today's
1:01.0	episode we're going to talk about how to tackle specific fears, how to overcome general anxiety about labor.
1:09.0	We're going to get into reframing your mindset and steps that you can take to build your confidence about
1:15.8	labor and birth. You can find the complete article and all of the resources for
1:21.2	this episode at pregnancy podcast.com
1:25.4	slash confidence. I want to thank the sponsors that have supported this
1:30.3	episode. Thank you to IBata for their support. Join the over 50 million
1:36.1	users and earn cash back every time you shop from over 2,700 brands and
1:42.2	retailers. Right now, IBota is offering my listeners just $5 for trying I
1:47.6	bought up by using the code pregnancy podcast when you register. Go to the app store or Google Play Store and download the free
1:56.0	IBotta app to start earning cash back and use code pregnancy podcast. Thank you to KiwiCo for their support. The KiwiCo Panda Crate is a bi-monthly
2:07.2	subscription for babies up to 24 months. KiwiCo baby products are safe, high quality, and support your baby's rapid development with products that support child-led play and encourage open-ended exploration.
2:21.0	Unlock brain building play with the KiwiCo Panda Crate. Exploration. at KiwiCo.com. Thank you to AG1.
2:35.0	Each serving of AG1 delivers my daily dose of vitamins, minerals, pre-probiotics, and more.
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