Episode 80: Interventions (Rebroadcast)

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Episode 80 Content and Overview

An intervention is any procedure performed by a care provider that impacts your labor or birth.  Interventions include IVs, epidurals, electronic fetal monitoring, assisted delivery (using forceps or a vent house suction cup), episiotomy, induction, augmentation, and cesarean.  Every intervention comes with its own pros and cons.  By learning what each procedure entails and when and why it is performed you will be better able to make an informed decision as to whether or not you need or want it.

Included in This Episode

• Intravenous Fluids (IVs)
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• Induction
  • Q&A: Induction
  • Q&A: Evening Primrose Oil
• Inducing Labor Naturally
• Epidural
• Vaginal Tearing, Episiotomy, and Healing
• Assisted Delivery
• Cesarean section (C-section)
• Get a copy of Vanessa’s birth plan

Additional Episodes on Interventions

• Ultrasounds
  • Q&A Ultrasound Accuracy
  • Q&A Is a home doppler safe?
• Vaginal Exams
• Group B Strep (antibiotics)
• Q&A: Pudendal Nerve Block
• Third Stage of Labor (birthing the placenta)

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