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 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.
Read moreBirth 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.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 71 - A Dancer-Trainer’s Waterbirth & Pelvic Recovery
Evelyn & James describe the story of their last-minute, 3rd trimester relocation from NYC to Texas during the Covid-19 pandemic, finding new care, and having an unmedicated waterbirth in a freestanding birthing center with lots of support from James, a doula, and midwives. Evelyn, who’s a dancer and personal trainer, also shares about her postpartum healing journey both with mental health and pelvic health.
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