EBB 177 - Pregnancy After 35 and the Experience of an Unplanned Homebirth with Mera and Dimitri

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On today's podcast, we're going to talk with Mera and Dimitri about having their fourth baby after the age of 35 and giving birth before they could make it to the hospital.

Mera is a freelance writer, enrichment educator, and mom of four living in South Carolina. Dimitri is an army veteran studying computer science and a father of four in South Carolina. Mera and Dimitri recently gave birth to their baby in October of 2020. And they took the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth class with EBB instructor, Juliann Lee, who is also based in South Carolina.

We will talk about their very exciting birth story about giving birth in their living room before they could make it to the hospital. We also talk about their experience of pregnancy after 35 and feeling prepared to advocate for the birth that they wanted after taking the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth class.

**Content warning: We will talk about prior birth trauma.**

Learn more about Juliann Lee here (https://www.littleorchidsbirth.com/meet-juliann).

For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth®, visit www.ebbirth.com. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EvidenceBasedBirth/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ebbirth/), and Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/ebbirth/). Ready to get involved? Check out our Professional membership (including scholarship options) (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/become-pro-member/). Find an EBB Instructor here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/find-an-instructor-parents/), and click here (https://evidencebasedbirth.com/childbirth-class/) to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Mara and
0:03.4	Dimitri about having their fourth baby after the age of 35 and giving birth
0:07.6	before they could make it to the hospital.
0:11.2	Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the
0:19.3	founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based
0:24.9	information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:28.9	As a reminder this information is not medical advice. See EB Birth.com
0:35.0	slash disclaimer for more details.
0:39.0	Hi everyone today I'm so excited to welcome Merritt and Dimitri to the evidence-based birth podcast.
0:44.0	Marit is a freelance writer, enrichment educator,
0:46.6	and mom of four living in South Carolina.
0:49.2	In her spare time, Mary loves writing, listening to music,
0:52.0	reading, dancing, and cooking.
0:54.4	Dimitri is an army veteran studying computer science and a father of four South Carolina.
1:00.4	When he does get spare time, he enjoys playing video games and doing yard work which he says is fun and a way to get some quiet and relaxation
1:07.1	Merritt and Dimitri recently gave birth to their baby in October of 20-20 and they took the evidence-based birth
1:14.4	childbirth class with EBB instructor Julianne Lee who is also based in South
1:19.1	Carolina. They're here today to share their very exciting birth story in which they gave birth in their living room before they could make it to the hospital.
1:27.7	So welcome Mara and to meet you to the evidence-based birth podcast.
1:31.4	Thank you. Thank you.
1:32.4	Thank you. So we're so excited to have you here to share
1:35.1	your exciting birth story. I was wondering if you could start off by telling us
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