Riley is the chair of obstetrics and gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. You can learn more about her work here: https://weillcornell.org/laura-e-riley-md
Goffman is the chief obstetrician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. You can learn more about her work here: https://www.columbiaobgyn.org/profile/dena-goffman-md
0:00 Intro
0:39 Wide hips mean easier birth
1:34 The best position to labor and give birth is on your back
2:29 You can induce labor by eating spicy food
3:41 Your water breaks with no warning
4:45 If your water breaks, that means the baby is coming very soon
5:54 Eating the placenta is good for you
7:10 Labor usually lasts a couple of hours
8:57 Doctors slap the baby on the back after birth
9:31 An epidural increases the chance of needing a C-section
10:19 Get the epidural early before it’s too late
11:23 C-sections are the “easy way out”
12:01 You need to cut the cord as soon as the baby is out
12:59 Doing yoga poses can turn your breech baby
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