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Content provided by Lisa Taylor - Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education & Labor Support, Lisa Taylor - Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education, and Labor Support. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Lisa Taylor - Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education & Labor Support, Lisa Taylor - Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education, and Labor Support or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
The Birth Matters podcast is here to lessen your overwhelm on the journey into parenthood by equipping you on all things birth, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum & parenting. We'll interview parents about their experiences & birth pros on their expertise so that you can have an empowering, CONFIDENT journey into parenthood!
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The Birth Matters podcast is here to lessen your overwhelm on the journey into parenthood by equipping you on all things birth, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum & parenting. We'll interview parents about their experiences & birth pros on their expertise so that you can have an empowering, CONFIDENT journey into parenthood!
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1 125: A VBAC Success Story: The Power of Prep & Support 1:04:26
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Today, Donna shares her transformative journey from a first birth experience via C-section to achieving a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) with her second child. She describes her extensive preparations, the critical role of her doula, and the stark differences between her two birth experiences. From facing prodromal labor to making informed choices like hiring a supportive healthcare team and deciding on an epidural, Donna relives the emotional and physical steps that led to her ultimately pulling her own baby onto her chest. Her story highlights the importance of preparation, support, and empowerment in achieving the birth you envision, which has been a theme in many of our stories, if you’ve been listening here for a while. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 124: Rachel’s VBA2C: A Black Mother and Advocate’s Path to Doula Work 1:08:58
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In this episode, Rachel, a mother of three boys, a doula, and a passionate advocate for maternal health shares her transformative journey through her three pregnancies and births. She details the challenges of her first traumatic C-section, the struggle and acceptance of her second scheduled C-section, and then her victorious vaginal birth after 2 cesareans with her third baby. We discuss the systemic biases and disparities in healthcare, particularly for Black birthing people, and the importance of trusting one's intuition and seeking supportive providers. Rachel's experience led her to become a doula and an advocate, where she continues to support and educate families. This episode is a testament to resilience, empowerment, and the critical need for improved maternal health practices. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 123: [TTC] IVF to Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth 1:17:53
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Today Bea shares her perinatal journey from dealing with unexpected infertility and IVF to the whirlwind experience of a fast labor and delivery. She discusses the realities of fertility treatments and the specific challenges surrounding her fear of needles, the surprise of her water breaking dramatically while she was asleep, and a bit about the great support she got in early breastfeeding, sleep challenges, and an early thyroid imbalance her son had that required medication. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 122: From 2 C-Sections to VBA2C Success: The VBAC Link with Meagan Heaton 1:10:25
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Today's episode is a combination of 3 birth stories and then a chat with a fellow birth worker named Meagan Heaton, co-founder of The VBAC Link. She's going to share a little bit about her three births, which include two cesareans and one vaginal birth after two cesareans. Then we have a chat about vaginal birth after cesarean. This episode should be interesting and educational even if you are expecting your first baby and haven’t ever had a cesarean. The strategies and information you'll hear us chat about could help you ensure you’re hiring a medical care provider who is only going to intervene and do a cesarean if absolutely necessary. It’ll also help you think about questions you might want to ask as you’re hiring a care provider whether it’s your first time or you’ve had a cesarean and would like to VBAC. A lot of expectant or new parents have told me after having a cesarean they thought it’s “once a cesarean always a cesarean” for any subsequent births. But if someone has a cesarean, it’s evidence-based in the majority of cases to give that person a chance to give birth vaginally if they’d like to. So we’ll do some mythbusting on this today. We’ll also discuss some of the reasons why we don’t believe 39-week inductions that’ve been all the rage since 2018 due to the ARRIVE Trial are leading to fewer cesareans. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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Seanna had a traumatic first birth in 2020. It was an emergency cesarean in 2020 in which she felt completely unempowered. In her 2nd pregnancy, she makes many different decisions in hopes to have a radically different, more empowering birth. She goes to therapy to process and heal from the birth trauma with the help of EMDR. Seanna takes birth class and learns how to advocate for herself and her baby, hires doulas, chooses a truly VBAC-supportive OB at a different hospital, and seeks bodywork from a chiropractor and acupuncturist. This story will hopefully be of encouragement to anyone who’s had a traumatic first birth that a second birth can be healing – but often not without some thoughtful, strategic choices. And for listeners expecting their first baby, this story will drive home how valuable your birth setting, support team, and education can be to protect your experience and your baby’s birth to be as healthy and safe as it can be. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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Today NYC obstetricians Drs. Worth & Mussalli chat with Lisa to discuss all the ins and outs of gentle cesarean as well as the different medical indications for a c-section. They also compare and contrast planned cesareans to emergency cesareans to non-emergent cesareans. You’ll also hear them detail a new collaborative care model pathway in which pregnant folks in NYC can get prenatal care with them and then transfer their care for the big day to midwives at a local hospital. Grab a pen/device and take some notes to develop your belly birth plan, whether it’s being planned or just in case! Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 119: Rapid Arrival: An Unmedicated Hospital Birth After Switch to Midwife 1:24:29
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Upper West Sider Diana wanted an unmedicated birth and prepared by hiring doulas and switching from a large OB practice to a hospital midwife in an OB practice that she felt much more comfortable with. As she approaches her due time and her provider starts bringing up scheduling an induction at 40 weeks, she does all the things to try to go into labor. At 39 weeks, her water ruptures spontaneously (and loudly) while sleeping and she has an extremely fast labor, giving birth in only about 4 hours. Josh joins Diana for their baby’s birth story and shares how glad he was they had doulas to help them know they needed to go to the hospital far sooner than they had expected. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 118: Water Breaks Early, Preemie in NICU: Chantal’s story 1:05:32
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Today we welcome new mom, Chantal. Previously diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, Chantal expected getting pregnant to take a while, so getting pregnant on the first try came as a surprise. On the heels of completing birth class and having a marathon of 3 baby showers, another surprise happens when Chantal’s water breaks prematurely at 35 weeks. When she arrives at the hospital, she learns her hospital has a free doula program, and she gets great support from her assigned doula, alongside her husband. After giving birth prematurely, she faces the emotional rollercoaster of a brief NICU stay for their son. Listen as Chantal navigates the intricacies of early postpartum, breastfeeding challenges, and the invaluable support from her community and medical team. Her story embodies resilience, community, and immense love for her newborn son. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 117: Is Homebirth Safe? w/ Sorayya Kassamali Rickicki 56:01
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Today you’ll hear from one of the two homebirth midwives that was highlighted and praised in the last episode. Our guest today is Sorayya Kassamali Rickicki, a New York City-based home birth midwife whose practice is called Taarab Midwifery. Sorayya shares her journey from being a birth doula to becoming a midwife, inspired by her own physiologic, unmedicated births. The conversation emphasizes the importance of respectful care, the role of midwives in providing individualized and consent-based care, and debunks common misconceptions about the safety and financial accessibility of home births. Sorayya also highlights the differences between home and hospital births, particularly focusing on maternal and neonatal safety, and the benefits of having midwife-led postpartum care. Finally, she touches upon her plans to contribute to maternal health in Tanzania through volunteering at a health clinic. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 116: The Power of Consent & Connected Care in Homebirth & Post-Birth Hospital Transfer 1:23:17
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In this episode, Sheyda and her partner Corentin (who goes by Coco) share their experience of having a home birth for their son, Hugo. They discuss their prenatal journey in choosing to give birth at home with a midwife team and doula team and how ideal their birth team was for them because they prioritized consent-based, connected care. They share how, while the labor and birth went pretty smoothly, Sheyda chose to transfer to the hospital due to heavy bleeding afterwards in order to recover more quickly. Coco reflects on the hours he had alone as a new dad with their newborn while Sheyda was in the hospital for just shy of a day. You’ll hear Sheyda & Coco emphasize the value of postpartum support from both friends and professionals such as a postpartum doula and pelvic floor therapist. Sheyda shares how these experiences inspired her to become a postpartum doula, stressing the significance of emotional and practical support for new parents. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 115: Chiropractic to Avoid a Cesarean with Transverse 2nd Baby 1:02:23
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Tracy’s second pregnancy surprises her by being much more challenging than the first. Toward the end of pregnancy, baby #2 is persistently transverse (or sideways) and her OB recommends manually turning the baby. Tracy isn’t fond of that idea, so she does some research and goes to a chiropractor who specializes in helping with this using the Webster technique. Baby successfully flips and Tracy’s able to have the vaginal birth she wanted. However, she needs to put the self-advocacy skills she learned in birth class to good use when the hospital staff starts pressuring her for interventions she didn’t want due to holiday overcrowding and not due to medical necessity. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 114: Healing from Birth: The Magic of Craniosacral Therapy with Regina Patane 1:23:37
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Brooklyn-based craniosacral therapist Regina Patane (BabyCranioNY) joins Lisa to provide some educational insights into this alternative modality of bodywork that can support babies and parents in their recovery from the birthing process. She not only explains the technique itself but also gives specific examples of how powerfully it can help a baby and parent receive gentle adjustments from the physically arduous experience they’ve just gone through together including for both physiologic/vaginal birth and also belly birth/cesarean. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 113: The Clutch Doula: Support When Things Don't Go According to Plan 1:01:47
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Personal trainer Leia wanted a homebirth, but because her husband wasn’t comfortable with that idea hired hospital midwives instead. She did lots of prenatal education and prep, and hired doulas who were the perfect fit for her. In hindsight she’s very glad she did that because she knew how to both advocate for herself and had an advocate there to help her navigate the unexpected twists and turns of her birth. Things like her water breaking as the first sign of labor as well as labor going on for longer than she anticipated. She’s able to have the birth without pain meds that she hoped for, but certain hospital pressures require some strong self-advocacy all along the way. You’ll also hear her describe how indispensable postpartum support was with her doulas, a lactation consultant, a virtual postpartum support group, and bodywork for her baby. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 112: Choosing Homebirth Amid Prenatal Depression 1:14:07
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Taylor and her husband never expected to have kids, and if ever maybe around 40. Then one day when Taylor was only 30, surprise! She was pregnant. In today’s episode, Taylor, who identifies as a biracial Black woman, shares how she went from working with a hospital OB to planning a homebirth with midwives and a doula. Her beloved doula, Chana, joins in today’s sharing, too. Taylor shares how getting off her mental health meds in her pregnancy wasn’t a good idea and how she had never realized that prenatal depression is a real thing until she experienced it. She also shares how well-supported she felt, how everyone deserves to feel safe and supported in their births, and what a gamechanger her choice of birth setting and team has been in supporting her mental health every step of the way. And of course, she shares all the juicy details of her homebirth story, which will include a passionate dislike of castor oil’s unpleasant side effects and an in-home visit from an acupuncturist to help move labor along. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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1 111: A Pediatric ICU Nurse’s 3rd Preemie 1:19:16
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Ellen, who shared her first two babies’ birth stories in Episode 26, returns to share her son’s preterm birth story following a relocation from NYC to California where they are now homesteaders growing toward self-sustainability. She had wanted an unmedicated birth with midwives, but due to her history of two premature births, she stays with a high-risk OB who provides midwife-like, compassionate care. At the 20-week scan, Ellen learns their son has a cleft lip, like his dad. Despite this, he ends up being the only one of the 3 for whom breastfeeding comes easily. Ellen lays low and stays pregnant a bit longer than with her daughters, and despite her son being born a preemie, he doesn’t need the NICU after birth. She shares how much she struggled in the first month, despite all her preparation for and support in the postpartum period. The details of Ellen’s story drive home the importance of being quick to speak up if you’re ever not okay in the journey into parenthood. And stay tuned for some mental health resources that may be a lifeline for anyone who might be struggling; those will be shared in the commentary after Ellen shares her story. Subscribe for email updates Show notes (transcript, resources, photos) Connect: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | podcast@birthmattersnyc.com…
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