Ep179: Deundria’s Birth Story - Prioritizing Childbirth Education for a Successful Unmedicated Birth

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Deundria’s birth took a lot of unexpected twists and turns. She went into labor a month early, switched care teams at 34 weeks, and was diagnosed with COVID while in labor! But because she decided to pursue childbirth education during her pregnancy, she was able to roll with the punches.

This was her third pregnancy and she knew she wanted something different this time. After negative experiences with epidurals during her first two births, she decided to try for unmedicated this time. In order to do this successfully, she knew she needed childbirth education and she actually chose to take my birth plan class! What she learned helped her to make empowered decisions for herself and you’re going to hear all about that today.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

-How the birth plan class helped Deundria spot red flags in her medical care

-What were some of those indicators that her medical team wasn’t a good fit

-What made the midwife prenatal care experience so much better

-How Deundria was treated differently by staff as soon as she received the positive COVID diagnosis

-How the medical team induced labor without pitocin

-How her doula helped her with pain management during birth despite the fact that she wasn’t allowed in the room

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0:00.0	This is a great birth story episode of an unmedicated vaginal birth despite being diagnosed with COVID while in labor.
0:15.1	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board-certified OBGYN
0:23.5	who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000
0:29.4	babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a
0:36.0	beautiful pregnancy and birth. Quick note, this podcast is for
0:39.8	educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer
0:45.6	at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:55.0	Want to feel more calm and confident about giving birth?
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1:07.8	one mind set shift, and one small step to prepare without the overwhelm. It's like having
1:16.2	me in your corner cheering you on every Thursday. Don't miss it. Head to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
1:24.0	forward slash email to sign up today. Hello, hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:31.2	This is episode number 179.
1:34.6	I am so glad you are spending some of your time with me today.
1:39.7	In this episode, we have a fantastic first story episode with DeAndria.
1:45.9	DeAndria is a registered nurse and a wife to a police officer, and she is now a mom of three.
1:54.1	As a family, they enjoy vacationing, outside play, and just spending time with each other.
2:01.5	So in the episode, you're going to hear about DeAndria's third birth.
2:06.5	This was her first birth that was unmedicated.
2:10.6	And she took a different approach this time.
2:13.7	She was very intentional about getting more educated so that she went into her birth more
2:20.2	prepared. For this birth, she actually took my birth plan class and as a result learned some
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