Priscilla and Micah share their powerful journey from miscarriage to a joyful home birth, highlighting the importance of self-advocacy, trusting your body, and community support. They discuss pregnancy after loss, choosing a birth setting, and the unexpected hospital transfer after delivery. A moving story of resilience and informed birth choices.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 130 - Hypertension Induction w/o Pain Meds for 2nd Birth
Michelle shares her 2nd baby’s birth story: a shorter-than-average induction due to gestational hypertension and without pain medications. She also details the emotional complexities about growing from having one baby to two.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 129 - White Coat Hypertension: Self-Advocacy for an Unmedicated Birth
Liz & partner Kevin share Liz’s experience with white coat hypertension in the third trimester and advocating to not be induced, resulting in an efficient, unmedicated, healthy birth.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 126 - Vanilla Cream & Led Zeppelin: A Hospital Birth with Midwives
Social worker Lindsay shares her hospital-to-midwife birth journey, from extreme work stress to stop-start labor, epidural delays, and a Led Zeppelin delivery. We’ll discover the struggles and triumphs of early breastfeeding, the relentless cycles of pumping, and the delightful detail of her baby smelling like a freshly baked cake at birth.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 125 - A VBAC Success Story: The Power of Prep & Support
Donna shares the details of her triumphant vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and the many things she did differently the second time to achieve her VBAC.
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