Quick Tip 5: How to Advocate for Yourself and Give Informed Consent
Do you know how to advocate for yourself during labor? Do you know how to make an informed decision, or give informed consent? Today's quick tip walks you through using the acronym BRAIN to advocate...
9 Sep 20223min
E9 Betsy Sloan: Traumatic Induced Labor Followed by a Traumatic C-Section- obstetric violence, induction ending in c-section, postpartum depression
Betsy's induced labor was long, painful, and extremely traumatic. At many point during her labor, she asked the doctors to give her a c-section, but they refused. After 12 hours in excruciating pain, ...
7 Sep 202224min
Quick Tips 4: Ice Cube Exercise
Whether you are planning to go unmedicated or know ahead of time you want pain relief, it's a good idea to labor at home for a while before you head to the hospital or birth center. How can you prepar...
2 Sep 20223min
E8 Cassie Hutton: Hormones Produced During Labor and Creating an Environment to Help Labor Progress- coping with labor pain, homebirth, long labor, labor process
Cassie's first two labors were long and extremely painful. After doing some research about the labor process, Cassie's next two labors were short and a lot less painful. In this episode, Cassie shar...
31 Aug 202224min
Quick Tips 3: Switching Providers While Pregnant
A lot of us hold a strong loyalty to our medical providers, even though we may feel unheard or unsupported by them. In this week's quick tip, I'll let you in on a little secret that some people may no...
26 Aug 20222min
E7 Ariell: Find A Provider Who Is Aligned With Your Birth Plan- birthing center, provider change, hiring a doula
Once Ariell began to create her birth plan, she realized how difficult it would be to stick to it with her current provider. She decided to look for a birth center and found one near her. Ariell did...
24 Aug 202229min
Quick Tips 2: C-Section Options/Gentle C-Section
Do you know what a "gentle c-section" is? Gentle c-sections, also called "family centered c-sections" are being offered at more and more hospitals. They are less traumatic and have better outcomes fo...
19 Aug 20223min
E6 April: Recovery After Multiple C-Sections- unplanned c-section, long labor, planned multiple c-sections, caring for children after c-section
April's first labor with her daughter ended in a c-section. It wasn't what she expected, but she quickly learned what helped her during recovery. April's three subsequent children were also c-sections...
17 Aug 202222min
