The Ultimate Health Podcast: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Fitness, & Self-help

Sarah Buckley is a New-Zealand-trained GP/family physician with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning. She's also a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, where her research is focused on the hormone systems of labour and birth and the impacts of interventions. Sarah is the mother of four home-born children, and currently combines motherhood with her work as a writer on pregnancy, birth, and parenting. She's the author of the bestselling book, Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering. In this episode, we discuss: How the birth of Sarah’s children inspired her passion Nature’s hormonal blueprint for labour and birth The impact of epidurals and C-sections on hormonal flow The reward and pleasure of birth Preconception planning The model of care Trusting your body Home birth is a safe option Water births Be flexible The impact of ultrasounds Get in touch with your baby Everything has its pros and cons The truth about epidurals The importance of oxytocin Ecstatic birth How a C-section affects the bab