When Kaley shows up to the hospital due to some bleeding after being 4cm dilated for weeks. While there, her water breaks spontaneously, and her contractions start soon after she advocates for them to hold off on inducing labor. She goes on to have a very fast labor and birth, with 3rd stage complications for her uterus after baby’s birth.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 89 - Loving Laboring at Home Too Much
When Mara finds hydrotherapy to be highly therapeutic in labor, she labors so long that they have to detour to a closer hospital when she starts pushing in the car, and just barely makes it to the hospital before baby’s birth.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 88 - An Aussie’s 2nd Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Transplanted Aussie Lauren shares the story of her unmedicated 2nd birth in a New Jersey hospital in which she needed to speak up and advocate to have the unmedicated birth she wanted. She also compares and contrasts the experience to giving birth the first time in Australia.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 87 - In Labor at a Seder
Jewish doula & mental health therapist Chana shares the story of her unmedicated waterbirth in a hospital attended by a doula & midwife on day of her family Seder. She also shares about how getting off meds for depression & anxiety during pregnancy was not a good idea and how getting back on them made a big difference for the better.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 86 - Managing Medical Anxiety with Birth Team Choices
Michelle, who has a history of medical anxiety, shares the story of strategically switching care providers, hiring a doula, and thoroughly to prepare for her unmedicated, beautiful hospital birth.
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