How to Support Your Partner Through Labour and Birth - Tips for Being The Best Support Person

On Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we share insights and practical skills on how you can be the best support person possible for labour and birth. Knowledge and communication is key - how you like someone to care for you and what you need during labour and birth varies from person to person. Bringing the tools and knowledge in this week’s episode is our Midwife and Positive Birth Expert Narelle Tsiros.In this episode we discuss: - Supporting your partner through birth can be really tricky. It is incredibly hard to see someone you love go through pain. Narelle shares her thoughts on what she thinks every partner needs to know about being a good support person- Narelle shares her practical tips and tricks to be a good support person- Narelle shares why knowledge is power and how communication prior to labour and birth is key to understanding what your partner needs so that they can feel supported during labour and birth- Labour and birth can be a marathon, especially if it is your first baby. Narelle shares her insights into how to be a good support person for the whole journey- Labour and birth is a team effort, Narelle shares her advice on how the birthing person can support their birth partner through labour and birth- There are some common mistakes Midwives see partners make in a birth suite. Narelle shares what these are and how to avoid making the same mistakes when helping your partner labour and birth- Suggestions on how a birth partner can advocate for their partner once they get to hospital- How to support your partner if they change their mind on how they originally planned labour to go and they want to deviate from their original birth plan- Suggestions on how to make labour fun and an enjoyable experience. Never forget Parents You've Got This Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.Follow us Social: Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_auThreads: @parentsyouvegotthis_auTikTok: @partentsyouvegotthis_auFacebook: @parentsyouvegotthis__________________________________Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool.Learn more: parentsyouvegotthis.com.auCredits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got ThisThank you Think HQ for the beautiful podcast recording space