What is Oxytocin?
Oxytocin is one of the most important, if not the most important hormones in the birth process. Oxytocin has been dubbed as the hormone of 'love', by Dr Michel Odent. Odent recognises that the hormone is present whenever we have feelings of love, whether it be sex, birth, bonding or breastfeeding.
Low levels of oxytocin during labour can slow or stall the birth process, that's why it's so important for woman to birth in a safe and loving environment.
Today, Valentine's Day there is bound to be tons of oxytocin in the air - if you are soon to give birth it might be worth looking into ways of keeping oxytocin flowing in your birthing space.
For more information see:
Hormones for Birth
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