#139 | Katie's Gentle Birth After a Host of Unnecessary Interventions the First Time Around
Down to Birth
English - December 15, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 418 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Health & Fitness pregnancy childbirth hypnobirthing pregnant postpartum breastfeeding maternity motherhood birth newborn Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
At 41+1 weeks Katie was pressured into an induction beginning with a foley bulb followed by forcefully rupturing her bag of water, high amounts of Pitocin, restricted movement due to fetal heart rate abnormalities, a maternal fever resulting in an urgent need for a forcep delivery to "save her baby," and a six hour separation from her baby for monitoring after birth.
Left traumatized and burdened with guilt, when she became pregnant again she sought out midwifery care at her local hospital and set her intentions on the "redemptive birth" she deserved. In her second birth, she didn't even know she was in labor until she had a cervical exam and found she was 6 cm and shortly thereafter had her baby in her arms. Her story represents the classic cascade of labor interventions that all too often leads to an avoidable traumatic birth experience for first time moms who then become empowered with the knowledge to choose differently the next time around.
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