Birth Stories of Japan14 Aug 2023

#8 Robin | New to Japan & hospitalised for 2 weeks before giving birth at 36wks, postpartum retreat

On this latest episode of Birth Stories of Japan we speak with Robin who moved from Holland to Japan half-way through her pregnancy. She had a premature rupture of her membranes (PROM) at 34 weeks and was hospitalised for a further 2 weeks until being induced and says that she just 'surrendered' to it all. Although what was happening was traumatic for her, she rates her care here in Japan very highly and in hindsight is very thankful that she chose to give birth in Japan rather than Holland. She also shares her wonderful experience at a postpartum retreat in Hayama. Her story is one of endurance and hope. Thank you so much Robin for sharing your story xx Birth care facilities: + Azabu Women's Clinic + Shonan Kamakura General Hospital + Tsujido Hospital+ Mom Garden Hayama ------------------------------------------------- Show notes: NIPT testing - Fetal Medicine Baby blues and PPD - College of Midwives Breastfeeding consultants - JALC Kamakura, moved here April 2023, 1 month postpartum, NIPT testing, premature rupture of membrane at 34 weeks, 2 week hospital stay, NICU, pitocin, prostaglandin, loneliness, baby blues, postpartum retreat.------------------------------------------------- To help other mums see this podcast please hit the FOLLOW button & RATE this episode. You can also find us on ⁠IG ⁠⁠@birthstoriesjp⁠⁠⁠ for updates & exclusive stuff or on YouTue ⁠⁠@BirthStoriesJP⁠⁠ #birthstoriesofjapan #birthstories #positivebirthstories #positivebirth #livinginjapan #japanlife #mominjapan #muminjapan #japan #japanpodcast #pregnantinjapan ------------------------------------------------- CHAPTERS 00:00 - Opening 00:42 - Intro 01:51- Getting pregnant 02:53 - Pregnancy16:05 - Birth story 27:51 - Postpartum recovery 37:43 - Costs 39:26 - Bottle time 43:43 - Outro

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