# 6 Ways to Prepare for An Unmedicated Birth | 263 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birth-experience-with-labor-nurse-mama-4890607/6-ways-to-prepare-for-an-unmedicated-birth-263 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birth-experience-with-labor-nurse-mama-4890607/6-ways-to-prepare-for-an-unmedicated-birth-263.md Podcast: [The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birth-experience-with-labor-nurse-mama-4890607) Published: 2026-07-03T13:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://labornursemama.com/podcast/6-ways-to-prepare-for-an-unmedicated-birth Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ec0d0b3d-ef1f-432f-aaab-7a08c65ad32b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-birth-experience-with-labor-nurse-mama-4890607/episodes/6-ways-to-prepare-for-an-unmedicated-birth-263 Duration seconds: 1431 ## Resource In this insightful podcast episode we focus on preparing for an unmedicated birth. Emphasizing on how you can address your fears and the importance of understanding your “WHY” for choosing an unmedicated birth. Join the Calm Mama Membership: labornursemama.com/cms Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle! 6 Ways to Prepare for An Unmedicated Birth: Mindset Matters: Addressing your fears and your mindset happens long before the labor room. Replace your fears with TRUTH, and having a clear “WHY” for choosing an unmedicated birth is essential for a positive mindset. Being Educated: Education gives you a sense of calm & peace to make the best decisions for your during your birth. Winging your birth is not an option. Preparing Your Body: Understanding the power of the pelvis and movement during birth is monumental to your birth experience. Creating a Supportive Birth Environment: If you create a birth environment that is supportive, you are going to feel safe while allowing the natural pain killers that we have flowing through our body to flow. Unmedicated Pain Management Tools & Techniques: Understanding the importance of various unmedicated pain management techniques, including breath work, hot/cold therapy, & the comb technique. Understanding Your Interventions & Your Birth Rights: Like I’ve said before, we don’t just refuse willy nilly. You need to know what this intervention is for, why it is used, and when it is appropriate. Should I say yes? Should I say no? You need to know your rights to navigate this. Helpful Timestamps: 00:00 Knowing your why 03:00 How fear can physically stall or stop labor progression 05:00 Why birth education is non-negotiable 08:30 Preparing your body for birth - why the pelvis… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-birth-experience-with-labor-nurse-mama-4890607/episodes/6-ways-to-prepare-for-an-unmedicated-birth-263/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-birth-experience-with-labor-nurse-mama-4890607/6-ways-to-prepare-for-an-unmedicated-birth-263.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.