On today’s podcast, we will be sharing with you an excerpt from a live webinar featuring Dr. Rebecca Dekker all about debunking the myths of Premature Rupture of Membranes, GBS, & Waterbirth.

We discuss the following topics:

The Updated Evidence on Premature Rupture of Membranes - There are two new meta-analyses on GBS-- but they have limitations and cannot be applied to countries that screen and treat GBS. New guidelines are included from ACNM, ACOG & the Association of Ontario Midwives.
The myths on GBS - We review what the microbiome is, the influence of probiotics, and why antibiotics are used.
How Waterbirth can be used for labor - We covered the differences in association guidelines of waterbirth, as well as, reviewed the significant results for the risks and benefits of waterbirth from the largest and highest-quality study on waterbirth to date!

This is podcast breaks down the topics for parents and professionals to be informed and empowered!

LECTURE HANDOUTS

For lecture handouts from the webinar, click here: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GBS-PROM-Waterbirth-Webinar-April-2023-for-Handout.pdf

EBB SIGNATURE ARTICLES

Evidence on Premature Rupture of Membranes https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-inducing-labor-water-breaks-term/
Evidence on Group B Strep: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/groupbstrep/
Evidence on Inducing for Due Dates https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducin...
Evidence on Waterbirth https://evidencebasedbirth.com/waterbirth/

EBB PODCASTS

EBB 230 – An Inspirational Home Waterbirth Story with EBB Childbirth Class Parent Shelitha Owens
EBB 223 – An Empowering Hospital Water Birth Story with Samantha Parker and Justin Fontaine
EBB 261 – Mini Q&A on Group B Strep
EBB 257 – The Evidence on Group B Strep in Pregnancy: Part 2
EBB 254 – The Evidence on Group B Strep in Pregnancy: Part 1

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Association of Ontario Midwives on PROM: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/prom-term

Full list of References can be found on our blog post here.

Go to our YouTube channel to see video versions of the episode listed above!!

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Content warning: We will mention labor, medical interventions (i.e. antibiotics, epidural), hospital transfer, waterbirth, pain, premature rupture of membranes, gendered language, medications in labor, vaginal/pelvic birth, Group B Strep, inductions, cervical exams

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