Plans change; you still have a voice. Lisa Marie explains how to recognise red flags early, pause to choose next steps, and navigate transfer/escalation while staying involved.

Stay empowered and informed even when birth takes unexpected turns, with strategies for maintaining agency during complications.

We discuss:

• Early signs that warrant a change of plan
• How to pause, ask questions and choose confidently
• Escalation and transfer without losing your say
• Debrief and recovery after a tough birth
• Understanding medical terminology quickly
• Maintaining connection during intervention
• Processing disappointment while celebrating birth
• Finding positives in plan changes

Prepare for all possibilities with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for flexible birth solutions that adapt to changing circumstances.

Decision-making in contractions is a skill. Stacey gives you short, repeatable frameworks and power questions that work under pressure—so you can choose with clarity and calm.

Master the art of making informed choices during labour with practical tools that work in the intensity of birth.

We discuss:

• A simple pause-and-ask framework you can memorise
• The few questions that unlock better options fast
• Using preferences to guide real-time decisions
• Partner roles in facilitating calm choices
• The BRAIN acronym for decisions
• Time-buying strategies
• Consent vs compliance
• Building decision confidence prenatally

Make informed choices about water birth with Birth Pool in a Box. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for evidence-based birth solutions you can trust.

How birth choices and early care shape your baby's gut microbiome and immune priming—and gentle ways to support it from day one.

Understand the crucial connection between birth method, early practices, and your baby's lifelong health.

We discuss:

• Microbiome basics in plain English
• Skin-to-skin and early feeding priorities
• Antibiotics and "seeding": practical considerations
• Easy day-one habits that support gut health
• The vaginal microbiome and birth
• Delayed cord clamping benefits
• First foods and microbiome development
• Supporting microbiome after intervention

Water birth supports optimal microbiome transfer. Visit https://www.birthpoolinabox.co.uk for natural birth solutions that benefit your baby's health.