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Katie Brown shares her birth stories and educates us on the battle for birth rights in South Dakota Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 54:18 If you have some thoughts on this episode you can: - Call in feedback to 615-200-TAKE (8253) - Email me at Feedback@TakePermission.com. - Leave a comment by clicking on the title of this episode and looking at the bottom of the page.

  This episode was created to educate you about October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. You can learn more at October15th.com Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 38:40 If you have some thoughts on this episode you can: - Call in feedback to 615-200-TAKE (8253) - Email me at Feedback@TakePermission.com. - Leave a comment by clicking on the title of this episode and looking at the bottom of the page.

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Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 43:35 Certified Nurse Midwife - Called midwife and she was at their house for 3 hours Had planned for a water birth in a home whirlpool but decided against it After crowning the pushing did not get any easier Zeke came out with his hand by his head Baby came out purple and started to get grey Midwife moved everyone to the bed immediately after his birth b/c Zeke was not breathing normally Midwife used a cookie sheet as a flat surface to resuscitate Midwife was taking the baby’s pulse via the umbilical cord. Used full face mask to apply oxygen and he started to breath They enjoy him fussing now Going to a hospital is shifting the responsibility from doctor to parents Going to a hospital does not guarantee that your doctor will be there for you

Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 53:46 If you have some thoughts on this episode you can: - Call in feedback to 615-200-TAKE (8253) - Email me at Feedback@TakePermission.com. - Leave a comment by clicking on the title of this episode and looking at the bottom of the page.

Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 45:53 Fired her care provider Questions to ask your medical provider Choosing a care provider Got an hour of sleep and started to labor Labored at home as long as possible Iphone Contraction app - http://contractionmaster.com/iphoneapp/ Pack a bag before you’re in labor Gets to hospital at 5am Was 8cm and got into tub but it slowed down labor Be prepared with a birth plan Water broke at 2pm Wanted to deliver in a tub Pushed for 1:15 minutes in tub I accomplished something that I knew I wanted and could do but I wasn’t sure how I was going to do. LISTEN BACK AND ADD NOTES Husband coached childbirth  

Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 57:21 Induction started by breaking the membranes Labor started then got flustered and accepted an epidural Nurse asked her “Do you want your epidural?” Had a vacuum extraction Had never met the doctor who delivered her baby Had a lot of tearing but did not get an anesthesia A woman is taught that “as long as your baby is healthy it’s worth it.” Second birth was a planned epidural Anesthesiologist kept hitting a nerve and told her to stop moving Went numb from the neck down for awhile Pushed in a “funny way” because of the epidural Was on crutches for a week after birth Had back pain for six months after the birth Those experiences were 75% of the reason she pursued a natural childbirth with her third child. Met her doula at a baby fair and she encouraged Sherri to find a midwife that had her same goals Midwife and OBGYN stayed with her through her entire labor (12 hours). Doula was present to assist as well. Why do women accept that a medicated birth is a good birth? “I trust my doctors and I’m not strong enough to do this.” - That’s what she thought during her first birth. Doulas provide an experienced and trusted opinion. Found a lot of solace in prayer during her birth experience. Women were doing it for thousands of years and then men got involved. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth Should you clamp the umbilical cord right after birth Laura Stove Herm - “There is a secret in our culture not that birth is painful but that birth is strong.” Read Sherri’s comments on my blog post that she references in the conversation - The Birth Book - Dr. Sears - How a woman gives birth is related for better or for worse...”  

Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 1:09:05 New is not always advancing If technology is not used in the right way it can be harmful The majority of children born in the world today are born naturally Intervention can lead to an outcome that a woman never expected The people you have around you at birth matter Everything you do after you get pregnant is a potential sacrifice for your baby Doctors may not have your best interest at heart Natural labor can take over 36 hours Hospital births depend on a lot of things lining up right I don’t want to have to make peace with my birth experience Ask your doctor their cesarean rate and if it’s more than 10% then get a different doctor You should never settle in marriage or in birth Look up “Birth Plan” on Google and make one for yourself What is right for one woman is not right for another so you must find the person and the book that speaks to your heart. Look at countries that don’t have the issues we have with childbirth and ask what they’re doing right. Environment matters. Education matters. Spend less time shopping for the stroller and more time researching labor.   "I think in a lot of ways, we're (Americans - not you) asking the wrong question - Why do we want to stop having babies the way we have for centuries? Why do we want to have babies differently than the majority of the world? There should be a good reason for change, but instead the medications we add to the labor process often hinder labor and result in further medical interventions. I don't know any woman who chose a natural childbirth and wanted to add medication in another labor. I do know far too many cases where a woman said, "why not" to pitocin, then an epidural, and before she knew it she was headed in for a c-section, post-partum depression, and difficulty making peace with her birth. A woman is completely capable of having a healthy baby; however, when we add medication, her body isn't able to follow it's natural intuition. It doesn't bother me if a woman has researched medicated pain relief and chooses it knowing what it will and will not do. What drives me crazy is when a woman goes into a hospital assuming the staff have her family's best interests at heart. Doctors like to make things easy for themselves and they don't mind using medicine to get the baby out in time for them to make it home for dinner, not to mention they'll get paid

Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 55:14 How a migrant worker converted MaryWells to have a natural childbirth How medications harmed a woman’s birth How the medication reached the newborn baby How Trey views natural childbirth as a husband Bradley Method / Husband Coached Childbirth is their method of choice The practitioner is a lifeguard in the Bradley Method Their birth will look like at home MaryWells advice to women about what care to accept in the hospital “Take your care into your own hands.” If you want to have a home birth “you’re not alone, you’re not crazy and you’re not a hippie.” Infant mortality rate comparison - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_mortality_rate MaryWell’s thoughts on c-sections National c-section rates are rising and have doubled since 1996 - http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/national-c-section-rate-highest-ever-study-says-11553 Why have women bought into the “medicated birth is better” story? Our culture has a mentality of pleasure at all costs so they see c-sections as a way to reduce pain. The pain has a purpose. Drugs can increase pain, the pain is just different. When you consider medical care you have to ask yourself who you’re placing your trust in.  God created our bodies to heal themselves and for babies to be born. The medical community is made up of humans who are not unbiased or perfect. Decide what you need help with and what you can handle. Fear will ruin any type of childbirth.

Right-click here to download the episode or listen on your mobile device Running Time: 53:46 How long after you were married did you two decide you were open to having children? At what point were you introduced to the idea of natural childbirth? How did you view childbirth up till that point in time? Where did you learn what you needed to know to feel comfortable experiencing natural childbirth? What surprised you most about what you learned about natural childbirth? Did you find any of it hard to believe? How did you or did you communicate your goal of having a natural childbirth to those closest to you? What did you think when your wife said she wanted to give birth with no pain medication? What were your main motivations for going for this Nikki? Did you reconsider as it came closer? You’ve got the attention of a woman who wants to be a mom or is pregnant...what do you want them to know about natural childbirth? You’ve got the attention of a woman how’s had a c-section or a more common medicated birth, epidural, pitocin etc. What do you want her to know about natural childbirth? What role do you think pain medication and c-sections should have in birth?