Authors Who Lead - Learn to write a book from bestselling authors and leaders Rebecca Dekker - Babies are Not Pizzas
Oct 24, 2019
45:05
Rebecca L. Dekker, PhD, RN, is the author of Babies Are Not Pizzas: They’re Born, Not Delivered. Aside from being an amazing mother of three, Rebecca has built a strong reputation in maternal and infant health circles for her pioneering work as the founder of Evidence-Based Birth.®
What We Discuss with Rebecca Dekker:
- The impetus behind her advocacy for evidence-based birth
- Looking at the warning signs during labor and birth
- Cultural remnants of the "twilight sleep" era still seen in hospitals today
- How to advocate for yourself to avoid a traumatic birth experience
- Ways to prepare yourself when your baby is on the way
- How your partner can take part and use your voice
- The importance of finding the "golden ticket" to a successful and safe birth
- How she came up with the title Babies Are Not Pizzas
- The book writing process and the grace of receiving feedback
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