Ep97: 15 Things You Need to Know Before Giving Birth
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Today I'm updating one of my very first episodes, 9 Things You Need to Know Before Giving Birth, with six new bits of advice and guidance. We'll talk about why I think childbirth education is more important than ever, preparing yourself mentally & emotionally for becoming a parent, and everything else you need to know before your baby arrives.
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| 0:00.0 | It is 2021, and we are kicking off this new year with 15 things you must know before you give birth. |
| 0:16.8 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. |
| 0:27.6 | I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years. |
| 0:39.4 | I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth. |
| 0:45.6 | Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. |
| 0:50.7 | Check out the full disclaimer at Dr.Nockelrenkins.com forward slash disclaimer. |
| 0:52.6 | Now let's get to it. |
| 1:04.3 | Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing out. It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident |
| 1:13.3 | without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email and |
| 1:20.7 | get on the list. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 97. And as always, |
| 1:33.0 | I'm so grateful to have you here with me today. So it is finally 2021. And I am so looking forward to |
| 1:43.3 | this year and it being better than the last. |
| 1:46.4 | 2020 was something else and I am excited to start this year with renewed vigor and hope |
| 1:56.4 | and just excitement for what's to come. So in today's episode, I decided to revisit the very first |
| 2:05.0 | episode of the podcast and update it. Now, why did I decide to revisit this episode? Well, |
| 2:11.2 | I've had a tremendous amount of personal and professional growth since that first episode aired just about two years ago |
| 2:19.9 | on January 8th, 2019. |
| 2:23.7 | And over these two years of podcasting and the feedback I get from you all and |
| 2:28.8 | emails and DMs and Facebook post and Instagram comments and all those good great things, I've come to |
| 2:35.8 | appreciate that there are some additional really critical things that you need to know if |
| 2:41.1 | you're having a baby that I didn't include in that first episode. And I just felt like the two-year |
| 2:46.1 | mark and a new year coming and also closing in on 100 episodes for the podcast was just a great time |
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