Navigating Labour Pain: A Physio Perspective - Part 1

Send us Fan Mail"What strategies are in your power all the time that you can use whenever you need them? And then what strategies have you got where you might need a little help or support to enact them?"In this episode, Dr Rangi is joined by Dr Laura Whitburn, a physiotherapist-turned-researcher and Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University with a special interest in improving the experience of labour pain and intrapartum communication.In the first episode of this two-part conversation, Rangi and Laura explore:The power of the mind, support people and environment in shaping labour painHow labour pain differs from other types of pain, and how meaning and perception influence the experienceThe impact of the social environment during labourIntrinsic and extrinsic approaches to pain managementThe role hormones play in labour and painHow support people can help during labour Join us next week for part two, where Rangi and Laura continue the conversation on coping with labour pain.