Ep. 46 - When is active labour? (Reducing intervention rates)

The definition of the start of active labour is actually controversial. What we define as the start of active labour is not well evidence based. Timing of admission/active labour impacts the outcomes of birth and might be the biggest determinant for CSection rates. Here's a summary of the evidence, my experience and the importance of timing of the start of active labour. For clients, this episode might make you better understand decisions that you baby catcher has to make and better understand why early labour at home is important. This recording is for information purposes. ____________________Stay connected, subscribe or follow me On instagram: @lyanne.pinto On spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VExN1mFc5dYVk8h1Lddfb On Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-heart/id1729268533 On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LyannePinto/videos All links: https://linktr.ee/lyannepinto Support Lyanne's Offerings: If you find value in these talks and wish to support their continuation, please consider making a donation. Your generosity helps keep these teachings available to all. Any amount is immensely appreciated. https://paypal.me/LyannePinto _____________________ Here is some of the evidence on this topic: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26344012/ https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/abstract/2016/03000/cervical_dilation_on_admission_in_term_spontaneous.9.aspx https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=102755 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330693478_Associations_among_cervical_dilatation_at_admission_intrapartum_care_and_birth_mode_in_low-risk_nulliparous_women https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/j.ijgo.2005.12.016 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2928658/ Contemporary Patterns of Spontaneous Labor With NormalNeonatal Outcomes by Zhang et al. 2010. Obstet. Gynecol.