Birth 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.

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Birth 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.

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Birth Matters Podcast, Ep 100 - When Baby Prefers Car Over Waterbirth

Sierra envisioned a waterbirth for her baby in a birthing center and a doula, but baby has others plans while in the car en route to the birth place. Sierra shares those exciting details plus details the night and day difference between how she was treated when seeing an OB vs. the midwifery model of care.

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Birth Matters Podcast, Ep. 85 - Will Early Labor Ever End?

Megan & Ted share their birthing center birth story, which included several days of early labor, a long pushing stage, and a near transfer to the hospital until their doula recommended an asymmetrical pushing position that helped baby more readily come down so Megan could give birth without needing to transfer.

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