Ep 288: 10 Wishes for Pregnancy, Birth, and Maternal Health Inspired by Metta Meditation

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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It’s 2025! In this first episode of the year, I’m sharing 10 wishes for pregnancy, birth, and maternal health inspired by metta meditation, a practice rooted in cultivating goodwill and compassion. I learned about this beautiful practice from Aditi Shah, a Peloton meditation instructor, and today we’re adapting it to reflect on pregnancy, birth, and maternal health through 10 loving-kindness wishes.

These wishes are heartfelt hopes for a better, safer, and more equitable world for parents, babies, and families. As you explore them, I encourage you to approach them with an open heart—whether for yourself, someone you know, or for all mothers and families. Carry these wishes with you as affirmations, reminders, or moments of pause in your day. Let’s start 2025 with kindness and care.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

Why feeling safe and supported is essential during pregnancy and birth
What respectful and compassionate care looks like
How access to resources helps families thrive during pregnancy and parenthood
What parents need to feel empowered in their decisions
How patience and care contribute to physical and emotional healing after birth
What we can do to eliminate inequities in maternal and infant health outcomes
Which experiences help cultivate joy and connection
How helping birth workers helps families
Why prioritizing mental health during pregnancy and parenthood is essential
How childbirth education transforms the pregnancy and birth experience

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0:00.0	It's 2025, and in this first episode for the year, I'm sharing 10 wishes for pregnancy, birth,
0:09.5	and maternal health that are inspired by meta meditation.
0:19.8	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:23.7	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.
0:32.3	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping well over
0:38.4	a thousand babies into this world. I've been a doctor for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you
0:43.3	take back your power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve.
0:49.8	This podcast is for educational purposes only, and it's not a substitute for medical advice.
0:54.5	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankin's.com forward slash disclaimer.
0:58.8	Now let's get to it.
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1:22.1	every Thursday. Come join me at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email.
1:29.0	Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:33.3	This is episode number 288, whether it is your first time listening or you have been here before.
1:40.1	I'm so grateful that you are spending some time with me today.
1:47.9	Today we are going to explore a unique approach to reflecting on pregnancy, birth, and maternal health. We are going to dive into the beautiful
1:55.6	concept of meta meditation, also known as loving kindness meditation, and we're going to use it to create
2:05.3	10 meaningful wishes for pregnancy, birth, and maternal health. I learned about meta meditation
2:13.2	from Aditi Shah. She is a meditation yoga and Pilates instructor with Pelotan. I've done probably
2:20.6	100 of her classes at this point. So let me take a moment and explain to you what Meta meditation is.
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