Dr Rebecca Moore - the importance of holistic care and how to reduce the likelihood of birth trauma.

Today we hear from Dr Rebecca Moore. Rebecca is a perinatal psychiatrist and the co founder of make birth better. Together with Dr Emma Svanberg their mission: to create a world where people no longer suffer from birth trauma.

In today’s episode we discuss the barriers to providing holistic care in the NHS as well as why communication and compassion are so important. Rebecca shares her advice for preparing for birth and how you can take steps to try and reduce the likelihood of having a traumatic birth.

We talk about self care and how Rebecca thinks this is an important model to show our children. Our health and needs are just as important as those who we love and care for.

You can find Rebecca on instagram @drrebeccamoore and her website is: https://www.doctorrebeccamoore.com/

Make Birth Better is a fantastic resource for parents and professionals and you can find them here: https://www.makebirthbetter.org/ and on instagram @birthbetter

If you are feeling upset about your birth experience please reach out, there are lots of sources of support available.