Ep 258: Jodi’s Birth Story - Forceps With No Pain Medication

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

For many parents, selecting where they’re going to give birth is an important part of the planning process. However, Jodi lives on a small island with only one hospital and didn’t have a choice in the matter.

Though she and her baby are healthy, the birth was intensely challenging. Jodi’s pain went under-treated and many procedures were done without adequate communication. While I want to acknowledge that rural and remote medicine is complex, the pain Jodi suffered is unacceptable.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

How long it took to get from Jodi’s home to the hospital
How her “advanced maternal age” affected the care she received
Why she was unable to leave the bed during delivery
Why doctors were in a hurry to get the baby out
How doctors could’ve done a better job of communicating
Whether forceps are still commonly used
What it was like for Jodi to experience an episiotomy & forceps delivery without adequate pain management
What steps were taken to deliver/remove the placenta

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Transcript

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0:00.0	In this birth story episode from Jody, she shares what it's like to give birth under circumstances where you don't have a lot of options available to you.
0:10.3	I have to say that this was a difficult story for me to hear.
0:19.5	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:23.2	If you're having a baby in the hospital, you are giving birth in a system that too often takes away power from women over what happens in their own bodies.
0:31.9	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway-Rankins, a practicing board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into this world.
0:39.9	I've been a doctor for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you take back your power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve.
0:49.1	This podcast is for educational purposes only, and it's not a substitute for medical advice.
0:54.0	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer.
0:58.4	Now let's get to it.
1:01.6	Want to feel more calm and confident about giving birth?
1:05.9	The Birth with Power Brief is my free weekly email that gives you a fun pregnancy fact,
1:14.1	one mind set shift, and one small step to prepare without the overwhelm.
1:21.5	It's like having me in your corner cheering you on every Thursday.
1:26.8	Don't miss it. Head to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
1:30.3	forward slash email to sign up today. Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:37.6	This is episode number 258, whether it is your first time listening or you have been here before. I am so grateful that you are spending some of your time with me today.
1:49.8	Jody is a relatively new registered nurse. She started her career in the spring of 2020 during the height of COVID.
1:57.3	Her first nursing job was on a medical surgical floor at the one and only acute care hospital
2:03.0	on Maui, where she stayed for just over a year before making the transition to working for a
2:08.6	local nonprofit hospice agency where she has been ever since. Jody has lived on Maui for
2:14.9	18 years in a small town called Lahaina. You may recognize that,
2:20.5	as it was in the news recently, for the devastating wildfire that took place there on August 8,
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