Ep160: 9 Tips for an Unmedicated (Often Referred to as “Natural”) Birth

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode you’re going to learn 9 tips for having an unmedicated birth. This is an episode I initially did over 3 years ago. From time to time I like to go back and revisit older episodes as new information comes out or I learn new things. So we are revisiting those 9 things with some additional tidbits of advice.

Why do I say unmedicated instead of natural? Well, because that’s what it is! It’s giving birth without medication (most often people mean without an epidural). All birth is natural - procreation, continuing the species, that’s natural. The way that you manage pain doesn’t affect whether it’s natural or not.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-What are some questions you should ask yourself before committing to an unmedicated birth

-Why unmedicated birth requires a commitment

-Why you need to communicate your wishes to your support team in advance

-What makes preparation so vital to an unmedicated birth

-Why it’s a good idea to stay home as long as possible

-How to know when it’s time to go to the hospital

-Why you want to stay with the pain instead of fighting it

-What are the advantages of seeking out a nurse who has experience with unmedicated birth

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0:00.0	In this episode, you are going to learn some tips for having an unmedicated hospital birth.
0:12.7	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified
0:20.1	OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:23.9	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
0:35.6	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not
0:39.7	a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
0:45.1	forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:52.4	Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week,
0:58.7	you are missing out.
1:00.7	It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to
1:13.7	Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email and get on the list. Hello, hello, welcome to another
1:22.5	episode of the podcast. This is episode number 160. Thank you for being here with me today. In today's
1:31.9	episode, you are going to learn nine tips for having an unmedicated hospital birth. This is an
1:39.8	episode that I actually initially did over three years ago was one of the first episodes of the
1:44.4	podcast. And from time to time, I like to go back and revisit older episodes as new information
1:50.7	comes out, or I learn new things, or I grow in the way that I practice. So we are revisiting
1:57.9	those nine tips today with some additional tidbits of advice.
2:02.7	Now, before we get into the episode, let me do a listener shout out.
2:06.7	This is to M.E.H.512.
2:08.5	And the title of the review says,
2:10.6	informed and prepared for a complicated birth.
2:14.7	And the review says, I loved Dr. Rankin's podcast. She prepared me for a complicated
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