EBB 392 - Enduring a 54-Hour Long Induction for Preeclampsia with Paige Wener and Kevin Booth, Graduates of the EBB Childbirth Class
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
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🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
EBB Childbirth Class Graduates Paige Wener and Kevin Booth hoped for a low-intervention water birth at their midwife-led birth center in rural Vermont. But at 38 weeks and 6 days, a routine prenatal visit led to a surprise diagnosis of preeclampsia and recommendation for induction.
In this episode, Paige and Kevin share the story of their 54-hour induction, including misoprostol, a Cook catheter, Pitocin, and eventually an epidural after more than a day of labor, with Kevin supporting Paige with counterpressure, movement, and comfort measures along the way. Paige also shares about recovering from a rare postpartum complication, temporary nerve damage that caused foot drop, and how rest and supportive care helped her heal.
(03:26) Taking the EBB Childbirth Class together
(07:33) Birth preferences and planning for a water birth
(10:50) High blood pressure at a prenatal visit and preeclampsia diagnosis
(15:01) Preparing to return for an induction
(18:56) Induction begins with misoprostol
(21:45) Adding the Cook catheter and overnight labor
(27:35) Starting Pitocin and continuing labor support techniques
(29:45) Comfort measures and partner support during labor
(34:00) Trying Nubain and deciding on an epidural
(41:07) Pushing phase and position changes
(45:33) Immediate postpartum and first breastfeeding
(47:28) Early postpartum recovery in the hospital
(49:11) Discovering postpartum nerve injury
(55:34) Advice for birth partners
(58:51) Postpartum advice and safe sleep resources
Resources
EBB 194 – Nutrition and Real Food in Pregnancy with Lily Nichols RDN
Get in touch with Paige and Kevin's EBB Instructor, Lucy Paradiso: lucyparadiso-doula.com/
Learn more about Spinning Babies: spinningbabies.com/
Check out Paige's safe sleep resources:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. On today's podcast, we're going to talk with EBB Childbirth Class graduates, |
| 0:05.1 | Paige Weiner, and Kevin Booth about navigating a surprise preeclampsia diagnosis, a 54-hour-long induction, |
| 0:13.2 | and finding peace with a birth that looked very different than originally planned. |
| 0:21.2 | Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker, and I'm a nurse |
| 0:25.9 | with my PhD and the founder of evidence-based birth. Join me each week as we work together |
| 0:31.8 | to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world. |
| 0:41.3 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. See eBbirth.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:45.3 | Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the evidence-based birth podcast. |
| 0:50.3 | Today I'm so excited to welcome our guests to the podcast who are here to share |
| 0:54.8 | their birth story, Paige Weiner and Kevin Booth. Paige and Kevin live in rural Vermont with their son |
| 1:01.4 | Ira and their dog, Athena. Kevin is a scientific instrument technician at their local college, |
| 1:07.8 | and Paige runs a small-scale organic vegetable farm. They enjoy reading, listening to |
| 1:13.0 | podcasts, cooking, and working outside. They are both graduates of the EBB Childbirth class with Lucy |
| 1:19.5 | Paradiso and today they are here to share their birth story. Paige and Kevin, welcome to the |
| 1:25.1 | evidence-based birth podcast. Thank you for having us. |
| 1:27.8 | Thank you. |
| 1:28.7 | Yeah, it's exciting. |
| 1:29.9 | So could you tell me a little bit about how, like, you got connected with EBV and eventually |
| 1:34.7 | with the childbirth class? |
| 1:36.8 | Yeah, I was an avid listener of the podcast for like two years before we got pregnant. |
| 1:43.3 | I like to really prepare for things. |
| 1:45.9 | So I found your podcast through Lily Nichols' work, actually, |
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