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[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction

[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction

Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Fertility, Hospital, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

When Danellia Arechiga became a gestational surrogate, she 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 and worked with her physiology, ultimately experiencing...
[Birth Story] So Was It a Waterbirth?

[Birth Story] So Was It a Waterbirth?

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Hailey McHone’s first birth was what her OB called “a textbook hospital delivery,” which came with an epidural-Pitocin combo, and, frankly, little consent. She talks with Adriana about getting more intentional with her wishes and choices for her second...
Transformation Through the Holistic Stages of Birth (Part Two)

Transformation Through the Holistic Stages of Birth (Part Two)

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, skin-to-skin, TBPodcast

We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing, and monitoring it… when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one stage to another, taking the birthing person deep into their physiology and intuitive altered states. Whapio Diane Bartlett...
[Birth Stories] Can You Wait to Push Until the Doctor Arrives?

[Birth Stories] Can You Wait to Push Until the Doctor Arrives?

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

After a difficult first labor with interventions she was unsure about, Alyssa Jennings was determined that her next birth would be on her terms. Little did she know that she’d be having to contain the fetal ejection reflex until her doctor arrived! Alyssa shares with...
[Birth Stories] Pivoting From Wanting an Immediate Epidural to an Unmedicated VBAC Over Four Births

[Birth Stories] Pivoting From Wanting an Immediate Epidural to an Unmedicated VBAC Over Four Births

Birth Stories, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

After having three hospital births— that included inductions, vaginal births, and a cesarean— Mariah Robinson couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing from her experiences. She shares with Adriana how she searched far and wide for a collaborative care...
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    • Danellia Arechiga, a person with brown skin and long dark hair, is wearing a bright orange dress with cut outs and turquoise jewelry, holding their hands out in front of their body like an offering
      [Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction
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      [Birth Story] How Her Goals of “No Epidural and No Whining” Helped Her Befriend the Labor Pain

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