Ellen returns to share her 3rd baby’s preterm birth story. Despite being slightly premature and having a cleft lip, her son doesn’t need to go to the NICU and breastfeeds beautifully. Postpartum mental health struggles and needing to speak up for more support are also highlighted in this story.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 109 - A Black Doula’s 2 Unmedicated Hospital Births
NYC birth doula, postpartum doula and lactation counselor Theresa Lasbrey Peters shares her own 2 birth stories, discusses her empowering experiences with Hypnobabies and unmedicated hospital births, how it informed her approach as a birth worker, doula, and a passionate advocate for empowering birth experiences.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 105 - Body Confidence Reclaimed in 2nd Birth
Melissa shares 2 birth stories, 1 hospital birth with epidural, the 2nd in which she reclaimed her body confidence in an unmedicated birth in a birthing center with midwives.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 102 - Proactive Steps for Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Bettina shares her pregnancy and birth journey in which she switches from OB to midwives, hires a doula, does lots of research and learning, and advocates to avoid induction to support the unmedicated hospital birth she hoped for.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 101 - No Rush to Hospital When Water Breaks for Empowering Birth
Taylor & Joey share the story of an efficient, unmedicated labor at home after her membranes rupture, arriving to their central Texas hospital just in time for Taylor to push and give birth.
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