Ep 265: Lillie’s Birth Story - A True Emergency Cesarean

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this birth story episode, you’re going to hear what a true emergency cesarean is like. Lillie was induced due to gestational diabetes and preeclampsia at 37 weeks. After 36 hours in labor, just as she was transitioning to push, her baby went into distress and she was rushed to the operating room for an emergency cesarean birth.

Now Lillie felt like this was a pretty scary and traumatic birth but one of the things that really helped her was that she had learned about all possible birthing situations. Knowing what to expect isn't going to prevent trauma but it most certainly can make things easier.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

How long Lillie took to prepare for parenthood once she decided to have a baby
Which health concerns she had coming into the pregnancy
Why she specifically sought out a Black woman OB-GYN
Why she saw a maternal fetal medicine specialist for her pregnancy
Why pitocin can’t be administered continuously
How many attempts it took to place the epidural
How a nurse with conveniently small hands helped dislodge Lillie’s baby from her pelvis

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0:00.0	In this birth story episode with Lily, you are going to hear what a true emergency cesarian birth is like.
0:14.0	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:17.7	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.
0:25.6	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.
0:33.6	I've been a doctor for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you take back your
0:38.3	power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve.
0:43.8	This podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical advice.
0:48.5	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com full of slash disclaimer.
0:52.8	Now let's get to it.
0:55.6	Pregnancy can be overwhelming, but your inbox doesn't have to be. The Birth with Power
1:01.9	Brief is my free weekly newsletter with expert tips, real talk, and support you can actually
1:09.2	use. No pressure, no preachy advice, just a breath of fresh air
1:15.5	in your inbox every Thursday. Come join me at Dr. Nicolemerinkins.com forward slash email.
1:23.4	Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 265, whether this is
1:31.6	your first time listening or you have been here before. You know I'm glad that you are
1:36.0	spending some time with me today. Lily is a 36-year-old first-time mom living in the suburbs
1:43.4	of Philadelphia with her daughter, partner, two cats and one dog. She is a very-year-old first-time mom living in the suburbs of Philadelphia with her daughter,
1:45.5	partner, two cats, and one dog.
1:48.0	She is a board-certified veterinary oncologist.
1:52.7	Lily was induced due to gestational diabetes and preeclampsia at 37 weeks.
1:58.4	She was in labor for 36 hours, and just as she was transitioning to push,
2:04.0	her baby went into distress, and the heart rate dropped below 70. She was rushed to the operating
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