Rhea Dempsey — Best Start for Baby: Why Choices Matter
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Rhea Dempsey — Best Start for Baby: Why Choices Matter
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Your small choices add up. Rhea connects environment, language, mobility and timing to hormonal flow, coping and baby's first hours—so you can set yourselves up for a calmer labour and a gentler start.
Discover how seemingly minor decisions throughout labour create a cascade of positive effects for both you and your baby, from smoother labour progression to easier bonding and breastfeeding success.
We discuss:
- How oxytocin-friendly choices (privacy, warmth, low light) support progress
- Simple mobility/position ideas that help baby navigate the pelvis
- Language shifts that reduce adrenaline and keep you centred
- Protecting the "golden hour" for bonding, breastfeeding and recovery
- The cumulative effect of birth choices on outcomes
- Creating continuity from labour to postpartum
- Environmental factors that affect newborn transition
- Supporting baby's natural reflexes and instincts
- Immediate skin-to-skin benefits beyond bonding
- How birth choices influence breastfeeding success
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