Everything you wanted to know about the Vagus Nerve during Pregnancy

Let's take a trip into your body and learn about the longest nerve in your body and how it can guide and assist you during pregnancy, labor and birth. The vagus nerve is your body’s superpower and it’s used to counteract your fight/flight system. Now you definitely don't want to be in fight or flight when you are in labor. The vagus nerve helps you to remain calm when you are stressed and to know when you are no longer in danger. It helps you to stay in “rest and digest” which is a lot more conducive to progressing labor. In this episode you'll learn what the vagus nerve is, how it works and why it's important. In our next episode you'll learn some valuable techniques to stimulate the vagus nerve and why comfort measures like breathing, massage and toning work. The Due Date Club is a midwife led mother directed online community. Communities are awesome. They are the single best way for you to gather the support you can’t get on your own, especially in these chaotic, rapidly changing times. In the Due Date Club, everything you need to know about pregnancy, birth and babies is in one place along with tons of free resources or upgrades for personal support. Relax into Birth with Doula Charlene Yared West

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Everything you wanted to know about the Vagus Nerve during Pregnancy is an episode from The Virtual Midwife by The Virtual Midwife.

This episode is 00:19:31 long.

This episode was published on Jun 6, 2022.

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