[Birth Stories] How This “Freckled Foodie” Prioritized Mental Health During Her Pregnancy

Birth Stories, Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

For wellness content creator Cameron Rogers, being in a pregnant body felt more challenging than she had imagined. She tells Adriana Lozada about the coping strategies that got her through the physical and emotional toll of the experience. What were the biggest...

[Birth Stories] How This Doula Exercised Informed Consent Throughout a Long Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Stories

Despite the many course-corrections during the birth of her third child, Amy Silva did not lose sight of her right to choose during each step of her birthing process. She tells Adriana how her decision to refuse a pointless COVID swab during labor changed protocol in...

[Birth Stories] Her Rapid Birth Was Unpredictable, so She Went Along for the Ride

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Dana Saccomano did not expect her second birth to be what’s medically called “precipitous.” Even though it was so fast, she later realized how much all her practice and preparation paid off. Was your labor how you expected it would be? Tell us about what surprised you...

[Birth Stories] Why a Birth Team Was Key in Overcoming Her Fears

Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Kristina Colangelo visualized a flowing birth, but the reality caught her by surprise. Fortunately, her dad, mom, doula, and midwife supported her through a long labor due to a posterior baby, prolonged hyperemesis gravidarum, and the fear of tearing. She tells...

[Birth Stories] Why This Surrogate Lobbied for an Unmedicated Birth

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When she became a gestational surrogate, Danellia Arechiga felt strongly about having an unmedicated birth at a birth center. Even as her labor plan derailed into an induction, she pushed for few interventions. She tells Adriana Lozada why doing so was important for...

[Birth Stories] 5-Day Induction Makes for a Very Confusing and Grueling Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, Hospital, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Myra Flynn set out to have as few interventions as possible during the birth of her daughter. She tells Adriana Lozada what it was like to stand up for herself— and adapt to the circumstances— during her five days in labor. What things have you had to do (with care...