Ep169: Meghan’s Birth Story - A Feminine Birthing Experience

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This episode is being brought to you by Ellement prenatal supplements.

I talk a lot about how all birth is natural and having a cesarean is no exception. I’ve had two myself, after all. Today’s guest, Meghan, opted for a semi elective gentle cesarean. In this episode she gets into what that looked like for her and why she made the decisions she did.

Now, Meghan’s birth story takes place in Texas. During her pregnancy she had a scare with a potential genetic issue. Her story brings into sharp focus how Roe v. Wade can directly impact the safety of birthing people and the decisions families are able to make. If you want to help, please support reputable organizations.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-What a semi elective gentle cesarean is

-Why Meghan chose to switch care teams early on and how it impacted her delivery

-Why she encourages that everyone get an amnio (amniocentesis) if they want to - it’s pretty simple

-Why she leaned towards a c-section from the outset

-How she and her doctor made a birth plan together

-How Meghan and her husband chose to incorporate working with a doula

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0:00.0	And just a quick note, we had a little trouble with the audio on this episode, so forgive me that it's not the usual quality, but I promise that the content is still great.
0:13.0	What is a semi-elective cesarean? Well, you will learn that in today's birth story episode that is being brought to you by Element Prenatal Supplements.
0:27.4	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board
0:34.3	certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:38.7	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help
0:44.1	you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
0:50.4	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
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1:38.8	Well, hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 169. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being here with me today. In today's episode of the podcast, we have a fantastic birth story from Megan. Megan is an urban planning consultant. She is based in Texas and she gave birth to her first child back in
2:02.8	November 2021. She's going to share that story with us today. We're going to chat about how she
2:07.7	decided to have a semi-elective gentle C-section and you'll hear exactly what that means in the
2:13.4	episode. And she did that because of a history of past trauma. And she also did it with an
2:18.8	incredible all-woman hospital team that was really, really important to her to have all
2:24.2	female providers. We're also going to talk about how she decided to have an amniocentesis in her
2:29.9	second trimester, what that experience was like for her. But then overall, how she had just a really
2:35.7	positive birth and postpartum experience. Overall, things just went really, really well.
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