Ep88: Ashlyn's Birth Story - A Scheduled Labor Induction During COVID-19
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this lovely birth story episode, Ashlyn shares what it was like having her first baby during COVID-19 via a scheduled induction. She had a great experience with prenatal care and her birth, which included an epidural and episiotomy. We talk about how her care changed in light of the coronavirus pandemic and how she and her husband have navigated family expectations after their baby girl arrived.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of the podcast, we have an absolutely lovely birth story. |
| 0:12.2 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board |
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| 1:19.2 | Well, hello, hello, welcome to another episode of the podcast. |
| 1:22.6 | This is episode number 88. |
| 1:25.5 | And as always, I'm so thankful that you are spending some of your time with me |
| 1:29.7 | today. So in this episode, we have a birth story. And this one is just a really happy, |
| 1:35.5 | lovely birth story. It's from Ashland. Ashland describes herself as being a mid-20 small town, |
| 1:42.4 | Wisconsin first-time mom trying to balance life and career. |
| 1:47.8 | She and her husband share their house with their daughter and two dogs, |
| 1:51.5 | and Ashland said she is the queen in the house of girls. |
| 1:56.0 | On an average weekend, you can find her out in the garden, out on the hiking trails, or relaxing |
| 2:02.5 | watching reruns of the office. Ashland reached out to be on the podcast because she had a really |
| 2:09.2 | great experience with being induced. And she's seen the not so encouraging stories and |
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