Freebirth, transition phase in labour and polyvagal theory -An interview with Ellie Young

In this episode we interview Ellie Young. Ellie is an Australian
edge-dwelling registered midwife, qualitative researcher and
writer. She has worked with women and families for over 15 years
within the permaculture and traditional nutrition space whilst
supporting women choosing to give birth outside the system. After
midwifery training, Ellie went back to attending homebirth within
her community, whilst undertaking a research study on women's
experience of the transition phase of physiological labour during
freebirth. This inquiry led her down the rabbit warren of all
things nervous system, somatics and the Polyvagal Theory, whilst
exploring women's unique perceptions of peak intensity within
physiological labour processes. She's now a self-confessed geek
for the rewilding of childbirth through understanding the social
nervous system at play during birth and positioning it within a
biopsychosocial model. Her work in the world is now firmly
centred on supporting women and midwives on their paths to
reconnection with self, the body, intuition, female physiology,
birth and this precious earth. We discuss all this and more in
this episode of cauldron.

LINKS:
Ellie Young: @newmoonmidwife
Blog Post: No Woman's Land
Dr Rachel Reed website


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