What to Expect During Birth: Hospital Labor & Delivery Nurse Explains
If you’re pregnant and planning a hospital birth, this video breaks down what you actually need to know before labor starts.
In this episode of The Female Blueprint Podcast, I sit down with Trish, a hospital labor and delivery nurse known as Nurse Birth Mama, to explain what really happens during birth and why so many moms feel unprepared once they’re in the room.
We walk through hospital birth step-by-step, covering labor progression, medical interventions, informed consent, and postpartum recovery so you can feel informed instead of overwhelmed.
In this episode, we cover:
What to expect during hospital labor and delivery
How hospital birth policies affect your experience
When medical interventions are truly necessary
What “failure to progress” actually means
Labor pain: myths vs reality
How fear, stress, and environment impact labor
Cervical checks and your right to say no
Induction, Pitocin, epidurals, and C-sections explained
Emergency vs non-emergency C-sections
Immediate skin-to-skin after birth and why it matters
Home birth transfers to the hospital
How labor choices affect postpartum recovery
Pelvic floor health during pregnancy and after birth
Trish shares real insight from years working at the bedside, and I connect the dots between birth, recovery, and long-term pelvic floor health.
This video is for:
Pregnant moms
First-time moms
Moms planning a hospital birth
Anyone wanting to understand labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery
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Education & Courses: labornursemama.com
Trish's Podcast: The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama
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