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Bariatric-Geriatric Pregnancy, Induced Labor, and Unmedicated Birth, with Mandy Alexander

Bariatric-Geriatric Pregnancy, Induced Labor, and Unmedicated Birth, with Mandy Alexander

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Mandy Alexander got pregnant at 40, having had bariatric surgery 7 years before that. During pregnancy, she worked through her fear of childbirth and ended up with the unmedicated and collaborative birth experience she was looking for. However, breastfeeding was a...
Scheduled Induction Without an Epidural, with Molly Chesterson

Scheduled Induction Without an Epidural, with Molly Chesterson

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Both of Molly Chesterson’s labors have started with inductions but under different circumstances. After having an epidural for her first birth, Molly was hoping for an epidural free experience the second time around. It was an intense close call at the end, when she...
Vaginal Premie Birth Without Interventions, with Bernice Good

Vaginal Premie Birth Without Interventions, with Bernice Good

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Bernice Good went into preterm labor when her water broke at 31 weeks. Though the circumstances were less than ideal, she had what she describes as a lovely vaginal hospital birth with no interventions. The struggles continued during the 19-day NICU stay, and she...
From Hospital to Homebirth in 3 Births, with Krista Thompson

From Hospital to Homebirth in 3 Births, with Krista Thompson

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Krista Thompson shares her progression from a prodromal labor that ended with her baby being taken to the NICU, to a precipitous second hospital birth with Fetal Ejection Reflex, and finally an unassisted-like homebirth experience. She also gives us a glimpse into her...
Vaginal Birth with Non-Emergency Placental Abruption, with Alaina Gay

Vaginal Birth with Non-Emergency Placental Abruption, with Alaina Gay

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Alaina Gay woke up excited and happy, thinking her water had broken, only to discover it was blood. Her planned birth center birth turned into an induction at the hospital, but thanks to compassionate care providers, that focused on her wellbeing as well as on a...
Overcoming Feelings of Brokenness and Fear, with Anne-Marie Shumaker

Overcoming Feelings of Brokenness and Fear, with Anne-Marie Shumaker

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Anne-Marie Shumaker’s story is epic no matter how you approach it. Her fertility process was a long road involving surgery, multiple rounds of IUI, and a devastating miscarriage. The birth itself included persistent back labor, stalling for hours at 8 cm, and a long...
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