Hallie and Eric had a long 3-year journey to conceive their son, battling previously undiagnosed PCOS and Hashimoto’s. Hallie seeks complementary therapies and after a successful IVF transfer, she carefully researches her doula and OB choices. Despite an immediate induction at 38 weeks due to preeclampsia, she still has a positive experience because of the birth team she so carefully chose.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 84 - Self-Advocacy When Being Gaslighted
Becky shares her and her transgender husband’s experience a long road to IVF conception, and then details her hospital birth story which includes being told she wasn’t in labor when she was and strongly advocating for her preferences to be honored. She also explains how a nursing strike about 3 months out from birth triggered postpartum anxiety in her.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 76 - When Your Mom is an L&D Nurse
Eileen’s water breaks just past her due date and she labors away from the hospital for many hours before eventually checking in. She shares how she was able to have the physiologic birth she had hoped for, but how after birth she ended up having to strongly advocate when the hospital nearly kept her baby after discharging her due to the fact that she hadn’t passed a bowel movement.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 73 (Season 3 premiere!) - Feeling Heard When Birth Doesn’t Go as Planned
Lucy & Cam share the story of switching care providers from OB to midwife and being very satisfied with the respectful care they received & how grateful they were to have hired a doula -- especially when an induction became necessary.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 72 - Gratitude in a Well-Supported Hospital Induction
Gratitude is the theme of today’s story, shared by Laura — a pandemic hospital induction with epidural with lots of support (partner & doula) and respectful, patient-centered care. Laura also expresses gratitude for the great support her postpartum doula provided both in person as well as virtually once she and her husband get a surprise positive Covid test only 9 days after birth.
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