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Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

How To Have The Best Birthing Experience For You w/ Jen Hamilton

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

4.921.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Giving birth is a MAJOR medical event, and we're learning about how to get the best possible experience for YOU with Jen Hamilton, the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Birth Vibes . From birth plans and building the right support team to navigating fear, nursing, and the reality of “bad” birth stories online, Jen shares practical advice and compassionate insight for every kind of parent-to-be. Whether you’re considering a hospital birth, home birth, epidural, natural labor, VBACs, supporting someone going through their birthing process, or you have absolutely no idea where to start whatsoever, this episode is here to help you feel informed, confident, and supported through your pregnancy journey. BIO: Jen Hamilton is a labor and delivery nurse recognized for her expertise in maternal and newborn care. Drawing from frontline experiences, Hamilton guides families through childbirth, managing high-stakes scenarios that require precision, empathy, and rapid decision-making. Her ability to explain the complexities of labor and delivery, combining clinical knowledge with storytelling, has established her as a speaker who clarifies the childbirth process.  Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here.  Full Video Episodes now available on YouTube.  Follow Jen Hamilton on Instagram @_jen_hamilton_ Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey Better Babes, welcome back to Getting Better. Today we're learning about something that I know nothing about,

0:05.2

which is how you can get the best birthing plan for you. Bringing a person into this world, I literally could never.

0:13.2

But someone who could, can, has, and helps people do it every single day.

0:17.6

Corgeous, stunning nurse is none other than Jen Hamilton. She's taken the

0:21.6

internet by a storm. She's on Instagram and TikTok dispelling misinformation, helping people

0:26.8

understand birthing better, amongst other things like how to be an incredible and empathetic

0:30.8

person. I'm a massive fan of hers. If you have not followed her yet, go look at some of her stuff

0:35.6

now, and then we'll be here when you get back. We're covering birthing after birth care, pre-birth care, and really what it is to be an advocate for maternal health in America in 2026. Jen Hamilton, thank you so much you're coming on getting better. Hi. Thank you so much for having me. Queen, I have to say. Yes. The ills of social media, you know, like we can say a lot about

0:54.7

the Instagram, we can say a lot about the TikTok and like, you know, what it's doing to people, but I got to say it does do good things because it brought me to you. I know, and now we know each other in real life. And really, finally, I feel like I've been following you for like a year. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I don't remember what the first video was, but the president of JVN hair became obsessed with you.

1:12.7

She was like, this girl is so yeah. And I don't remember what the first video was, but the president of JVN hair became obsessed with

1:12.5

you.

1:12.7

She's like, this girl is so funny.

1:14.1

And then I started following you.

1:24.9

And I was like, she's hilarious. And I do think that your husband's keratin treatment was one of the stories, but we're going to have, we'll get into that. Yeah, we're not starting there. But I'm just so excited to meet you in real life.

1:25.9

And thank you for taking your time.

1:27.3

And congratulations on your book.

1:28.2

Thank you so much.

1:28.7

Yes.

1:29.3

So exciting.

1:46.1

So for the people who maybe just don't know, maybe this is the first time that they're meeting you. Can you tell us a little bit about your day job and how you became this like incredible advocate for maternal birth and maternal health and just health in general on the internet? Yeah So I started out on social media just watching like we all do. I had chickens and stuff so I'd watch chicken videos and make

1:51.4

chicken videos and stuff. But as I started going through social media, I mean, it learns who you

1:58.5

are. And so then it starts giving you things that you obviously

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