Ep58: Savanna's Birth Story - Listening to Your Body Postpartum
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
I have another wonderful birth story episode for you today! This time, we're joined by Savanna, a Physician Assistant and mom of one. who lives in Georgia with her family.
Savanna had a relatively uneventful pregnancy and scheduled her induction around 40 weeks. After being induced, her labor only lasted about 12 hours in total. Once her baby was born, however, things got a bit more interesting.
Savanna dealt with some postpartum health issues that we chat about in today's episode, including postpartum preeclampsia and mastitis. We talk about some warning signs to look out for and why it's so important to listen to your body and advocate for yourself if something doesn't feel right. We also chat about learning to breastfeed and the impact med students and residents had on Savanna's birth.
In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:
- How Savanna prepared for her birth and why she scheduled her labor induction.
- What her pregnancy and prenatal care was like.
- How her birth went and the role medical residents and resident had as a part of the experience.
- The health issues Savanna dealt with after birth and how she dealt with being in the hospital away from her baby.
- Why it is so important to listen to your body and advocate for yourself during your care.
- Why Savanna thinks going with the flow and being prepared for the unpredictable is key when thinking about your birth.
Links Mentioned In The Episode
- How To Make A Birth Plan That Works - Free Online Class!
- The Birth Preparation Course
- Savanna Perry | The PA Platform | Instagram | Beau and Gal
- Download my free guide to postpartum health warning signs you should watch for.
- Download my free list of questions to ask about the role med students & residents might play in your pregnancy and birth!
- Join my email list here!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of the podcast is a birth story episode. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm your host, Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified ABGYN and physician, |
| 0:19.0 | certified Integrative Health Coach, and creator of the |
| 0:22.0 | birth preparation course, an online childbirth education class that will leave you feeling knowledgeable, |
| 0:28.7 | prepared, confident, and empowered going into your birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational |
| 0:34.7 | purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical advice. |
| 0:38.1 | See the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com for a slash disclaimer. |
| 0:42.5 | Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing |
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| 1:05.5 | forward slash email and get on the list. Well, hello there. Welcome to another episode of the All About |
| 1:14.5 | Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. This is episode number 58. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being |
| 1:20.2 | here with me today. Well, today's episode is a birth story and birth story episodes are some of my |
| 1:26.9 | favorite because they give me a glimpse |
| 1:29.5 | into birth in a way that I don't get when I'm practicing as an OBGYN. So I always love and |
| 1:35.7 | appreciate women coming on to share their stories. And today Savannah joins us to share her |
| 1:41.7 | birth story. Savannah Perry is a dermatology physician assistant in Augusta, Georgia. |
| 1:48.0 | She is passionate about the physician assistant career, and she loves to help others |
| 1:52.9 | discover the potential of being a PA and actually turn that potential into a reality |
| 1:58.2 | through the PA platform. |
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