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[Birth Stories] When Do You Make the Call for a Cesarean?

Birthful

Adriana Lozada

Education, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.7706 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Hayley Gallagher Katz had set out to have a non-medicated waterbirth with a midwife and doula. So what happens after a month of prodromal labor, 40 hours of induction, the worst headache of her life, and lots of oozing meconium? 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the birthful podcast. I'm Adriana Lozada, and today's birth story is with Haley Gallagher

0:17.5

Cats, who had set out to have a non-medicated water birth with a midwife and a

0:21.8

dula. So what happens after a month of prodromal labor, 40 hours of induction, the worst

0:27.8

headache of her life, and lots of oozing maconium? Haley tells us more. Stay tuned.

0:33.9

This episode of Birthful is brought to you by Adair MacDonald, who provides evidence-based

0:38.8

dynamic birth classes designed to build confidence through education and understanding.

0:43.9

Learn more at blueheronbirth.com.

0:48.1

This episode of Birthful is also brought to you by Canvas People, a super easy to use photo-to-canvas

0:53.5

service that helps you get your favorite

0:55.2

photos off your phone and onto your walls. Use the unique promo code Birthful to get a free 11 by 14

1:01.7

canvas. All you pay for is shipping. Learn more at Canvaspeople.com. The Birthful podcast, talking to

1:09.5

maternity pros and new parents to inform your intuition.

1:16.0

Hello, mighty parents and parents to be.

1:18.0

Thanks again for all the love.

1:19.3

You always give the show.

1:20.4

I so appreciate it and for sharing it with your friends and telling people about it.

1:24.7

I'm loving the comments I'm getting of how more and more people

1:28.8

are finding out about the show. So keep it coming. And if you like what you hear, make sure you

1:34.2

subscribe so you don't miss a thing. To best support this podcast, please support its sponsors,

1:38.7

which in today's case are Canvas People Simply Breastfeeding and Adair McDonald's of Blue heron birth. In fact, if Adair is

1:47.1

listening to this, she might be surprised to hear that she is a sponsor of the show since this was

1:51.5

something that Haley wanted to do for her. And just to thank her as for being her friend and all

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