Today we're joined by Dr. Rebecca Dekker, the founder of Evidence Based Birth®, a platform that compiles research on childbirth to empower parents and provide them with evidence-based information. We'll go over various topics related to childbirth, including:Research on induction. The shift in attitudes towards elective inductions and insights from the ARRIVE study, which examined the effects of inductions at 39 weeks.Epidurals and pain relief during labor. The pros and cons of regional analgesia, including epidurals, spinals, and combined spinal epidurals. Non-medical pain relief options such as comfort measures, hypnosis, warm tubs, and doulas. Dr. Rebecca Dekker is also the host of the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast. ------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagram.Parenting Translator is hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.