About this episode

In this episode, Mel interviews midwife Nigel Lee about pain management options for labour, focusing on sterile water injections and hypnobirthing.

Why not favour pain management options that have no side-effects? In this episode, Mel interviews midwife and researcher Nigel Lee who explains the research he and his team undertook regarding 2 pain management options for labour and birth - sterile water injections and hypnobirthing. In this episode we pick apart the research, explain how they are used and show how using sterile water injections and hypnobirth could change the course of your labour and birth. If you want to reduce your chances of needing an epidural or caesarean, this episode has some helpful strategies for you.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Melanie Jackson

Guest: Nigel Lee

Topics covered

• labour pain management
• sterile water injections
• hypnobirthing
• epidural alternatives
• caesarean reduction
• birth strategies

Keywords

• labour pain
• pain management
• sterile water injections
• hypnobirthing
• epidural
• caesarean
• birth strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: sterile water injections, hypnobirthing

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