EBB 386 - A Peaceful yet Urgent Cesarean Birth Story with Krista DeYoung, EBB Childbirth Class Graduate and Placental Abruption Survivor
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In EBB 350, Krista DeYoung called in from her hospital room after weeks of inpatient monitoring for partial placental abruption. She and Dr. Rebecca Dekker had just finished a crash course on preparing for a Cesarean, not knowing that information would be needed just 30 minutes later.
In this follow-up episode, Krista returns to share what happened next: the urgent decision-making, the move to labor and delivery, and the Cesarean birth that unfolded just days before her scheduled 37-week surgery.
Krista walks through the physical sensations of an urgent Cesarean, the grounding techniques that helped her stay calm during surgery, and the emotional reality of recovering after major abdominal surgery. She also opens up about NICU life, bringing her baby home on oxygen, and the unexpected emotional release that came after finally leaving the hospital following more than a month of inpatient care.
(04:04) Krista's extended hospital stay & partial placental abruption recap
(09:39) Preparing for a Cesarean just hours before it happened
(011:07) Realizing there are Cesarean birth options
(12:59) Staying calm: grounding, breath, and mental preparation
(13:59) Labor begins & the shift to an urgent Cesarean
(18:10) Epidural, tugging sensations, and what Cesarean feels like
(20:54) Baby Jace is born!
(23:40) Focusing inward during surgery
(27:25) First moments with Jace & NICU transfer
(31:42) Leaving the hospital after a month-long stay
(38:10) Feeding challenges after NICU
(41:26) Physical & emotional recovery after a Cesarean
(45:52) Advice for families preparing for a Cesarean
(47:38) Gratitude and shout-outs to nurses & care teams
Resources
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. On today's podcast, we're going to get an update from Krista DeYoung about her |
| 0:04.6 | planned but urgent caesarian that happened during an extended hospital stay for partial placental |
| 0:11.9 | abruption. |
| 0:16.4 | Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker, and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of evidence-based birth. |
| 0:24.9 | Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world. |
| 0:32.9 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:36.4 | See eBbirth.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:42.0 | Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the evidence-based birth podcast. Before we get started, |
| 0:47.5 | I have two exciting announcements for you. First, if you haven't registered yet for the |
| 0:52.3 | 2026 virtual evidence-based birth conference, |
| 0:55.8 | I highly recommend you get your ticket soon because Wednesday, February 18, is the last day |
| 1:00.8 | to register at the early bird rate plus get access to an exclusive bonus session all about |
| 1:06.7 | perimenopause and its implications in postpartum. So if you want to learn more about our speakers and |
| 1:12.5 | topics or if you know you're ready to grab your ticket for March and join us, just head over to |
| 1:17.4 | eBbirth.com slash conference and register today. Now for the second announcement, we receive |
| 1:23.2 | email and social media messages every week asking, when will this popular EBB resource be |
| 1:29.2 | restocked? Can you guess what that resource is? I'm thrilled to say starting tomorrow, Thursday, |
| 1:35.1 | February 12, physical copies of the evidence-based birth pocket guides will be back in stock for |
| 1:40.3 | our treat yourself sale. I'm sure many of you guessed correctly because you've been also |
| 1:44.9 | waiting to get your hands on one pocket guide or the quartet. That's what we call the full set |
| 1:50.8 | of the four EBB pocket guides. EBB pocket guides are laminated, pocket size, and held together |
| 1:56.3 | on a key ring, and they're designed for quick reference to evidence-based information on |
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