There are lots of groups on Facebook about H.I. which is hypoxic, ischemic, encephalopathy,

which is what my daughter has. And that's where the baby's brain is deprived of oxygen.

And most of those women in those groups, their common factor and why their child suffered is due to Potosin. So she is now

severely and profoundly disabled for the rest of her life. And she's not projected to live

longer than 13 years. And when you were offered Potosin for the induction, did anybody

say anything to you about the risks?

Was uterine rupture ever mentioned? No, nobody told me any risks at all. They said potosin is safe

and everybody uses it to get them through labor faster. I found out all this information on

potosin after the rupture happened and they told me that

this is rare and it never happens and I just, I didn't feel right. I knew that, I knew that it was a

lie. I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of Hypnoberthing of Connecticut, Childbirth Advocate, and Postpartum

Support Specialist. And I'm Tresha Ludwig, certifiedbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant.

And this is the Down to Birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical

culture? Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

My name is Katie. I'm 34. I live in Virginia. I have six children. Only four of them are living.

I had two premature stillbirths in 2021. My children age from range age in range three to 13.

I'm on here today so I can talk about my birth story and the lessons from it and talk about

all the things that other people can learn from my story.

So I'm here today to talk about the story with my fourth child, Jolene, who is almost four,

and what I went through with her birth and

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