Welcome to the first Dr. Nicole says episode. It is okay to fear birth. Welcome to the all about pregnancy and birth podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN, who's been in practice

for nearly 15 years. I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world,

and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in

birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only

and is not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole

rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.

Hello there. Welcome to this very first Dr. Nicole says episode of the podcast, whether you're a new listener or returning listener. As always, I'm so grateful that you're spending some of your time with me today. So what exactly are these Dr. Nicole says episodes,

where these are not going to be like the regular podcast episodes. These are just going to be quick, short little episodes around 10 minutes or less where I touch upon an important topic

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of Dr. Nicole says let's go ahead and hop into it. In this episode, Dr. Nicole says. All right. Now, speaking of Dr. Nicole says, let's go ahead and hop into it.

In this episode, Dr. Nicole says it is okay if you feel scared when you think about giving

birth.

See, listen, there are like a gazillion Instagram post and TikTok videos. You see it in some of the pregnancy groups

are on YouTube videos. There are hashtags and things like, you know, no fear in birth, birth without

fear. All of these messages are telling you that you should not be scared about anything

when it comes to giving birth.

But here is the real deal truth.

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