It is only natural to feel stressed and a little fearful of giving birth, especially when everyone seems to tell you how much it is going to hurt and random strangers walk up to you in the supermarket to tell you their horror birth story.

Don't worry; this week's episode of Parents You’ve Got This: The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast will dive into how to reduce stress during labour and birth with our Midwife and Positive Birth Expert Narelle Tsiros

This episode will help you feel less stressed and more confident as you get closer to meeting your baby.

In this week's episode, we discuss:

- Narelle's top tips to reduce stress in labour.

- How to prepare your home to help reduce stress during labour

- Why a hospital dry run, a birth bag packed and a full tank if petrol can help reduce stress

- Practical tips to ensure your bed and car are protected from amniotic fluid & reduce the stress of the mess

- How understanding the birth process can help reduce stress

- How understanding your birth choices can help avoid stress on the day

- How to reduce stress in the birth suite and turn a hospital room into a birthing sanctuary

- How breathing, conection and oxytocin and weapons againts stress and how to harness these tools in labour and birth

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