Birth Matters Podcast, Ep 119 - Rapid Arrival: An Unmedicated Hospital Birth After Switch to Midwife

Upper West Sider Diana’s rapid, unmedicated birth story unfolds with her and partner Josh navigating spontaneous water rupture, fast labor, and timely hospital arrival with the help of doulas after switching from a large OB practice to much more personable midwife support.

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Birth Matters Podcast, Ep 116 - The Power of Consent & Connected Care in Homebirth & Post-Birth Hospital Transfer

Sheyda and her partner Corentin share their experience of choosing a home birth. The homebirth is smooth, but then after birth, Sheyda makes an informed decision with the collaborative care of her midwife to transfer to the hospital so she could recover more efficiently from bleeding a lot after birth.

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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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