Ep38: Rachael’s Birth Story - Preparing for An Amazing Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:
- Rachael’s prenatal care
- Why IV fluids aren’t necessary when you opt for an unmedicated birth
- Intermittent monitoring
- What Rachael did to prepare for her birth
- Hypnobirthing class, yoga class, and counseling
- Moving versus not moving
- Having a support team and the importance of always asking for help
- Mental health during pregnancy
- Rachael’s postpartum experience in the hospital
- Educating yourself about labor and childbirth
- Understanding the process of labor and delivery
- Looking at your contractions as a way to meet your baby
- Being flexible and kind to yourself
Links Mentioned In The Episode:
- You can reach Rachael through her Instagram
- Evidence Based Birth
- Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation
- How To Make A Birth Plan That Works - FREE online class
- The Birth Preparation Course
- Join my email list here
Full Show Notes: www.ncrcoaching.com/episode38
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is an awesome birth story episode about an unmedicated hospital birth. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm your host, Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN and physician, certified integrated |
| 0:21.9 | health coach, and creator of the birth preparation course, an online childbirth education |
| 0:27.6 | class that will leave you feeling knowledgeable, prepared, confident, and empowered going |
| 0:33.2 | into your birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for |
| 0:38.8 | medical advice. See the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com for a slash disclaimer. |
| 0:44.4 | Pregnancy can be overwhelming, but your inbox doesn't have to be. The Birth with Power Brief is my |
| 0:51.7 | free weekly newsletter with expert tips, real talk, and |
| 0:56.3 | support you can actually use. No pressure, no preachy advice, just a breath of fresh air in |
| 1:04.7 | your inbox every Thursday. Come join me at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email. |
| 1:12.2 | Hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast. |
| 1:16.6 | This is episode number 38, and as always, I am so glad that you are here. |
| 1:23.2 | On today's episode of the podcast, I have Rachel McKinney. |
| 1:28.1 | Rachel is a licensed clinical social worker. |
| 1:31.7 | She currently works with preschool age children in their families to help promote positive |
| 1:37.7 | and age-appropriate development using tools like mindfulness, yoga, and play-based interventions. |
| 1:46.1 | Since becoming pregnant, Rachel has had an increased interest in learning how to help support |
| 1:52.4 | women through their pregnancy journey and beyond. |
| 1:54.9 | And that's why she comes on the show today. |
| 1:57.0 | While she was pregnant, she herself used yoga and mindfulness strategies as well as some other |
| 2:03.1 | things that she'll discuss. She used those throughout her pregnancy as well as during labor and |
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