🤰 Understanding the 5 Stages of Labour

Overdue and Googling “how to start labor”? Let’s talk about what the evidence actually says. Because there’s a lot of folklore out there, and not all of it is harmless. What has some research behind it: 🤰 Membrane sweep (done by your provider, can nudge labor along after term) 🍆 Sex may help, thanks to prostaglandins in semen and oxytocin from orgasm 🚶‍♀️ Nipple stimulation can trigger contractions, but do it under guidance 🌰 Dates in the weeks before your due date are linked to more favorab

What the Uterus does during birth

Epidural birth relaxes things you didn’t expect