Nadia shares the story of her earlier- & faster-than-expected labor in which her doula has to divert them to a closer hospital than planned just to make it to the hospital before baby was born.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 82 - An Afro-Caribbean Psychotherapist’s Homebirth
A Black social worker-psychotherapist who has worked in NYC's maternal healthcare system and her partner share their son’s uncomplicated homebirth story with midwives and a doula.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 77 - Transferring Care for a Peaceful Homebirth
Jaymie & Kurt switch from a hospital to home birth and share the story of a peaceful, unmedicated labor/birth in the suburbs of Boston attended by midwives.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 74 - A NYC Doula's Home VBAC
Sophia shares her 2nd born's HBAC/VBAC (homebirth/vaginal birth after cesarean) birth story, helps listeners learn strategies for having a successful VBAC, and compares and contrasts having a cesarean to a physiologic birth.
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.
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