Low Intervention Hospital Birth - Story Time!

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

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You've heard of low intervention birth but what does it mean? In this episode I share how a low intervention birth under my care unfolded. Here's a peak -

8 AM - cervical check and 4 cm
Intermittent monitoring, saline lock, moving, eating and drinking
8 PM - second cervical check and 6 cm
starting pushing at 1130 PM
and listen to hear the rest!

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0:00.0	You may have heard of a low intervention birth in the hospital, but what exactly does that mean?
0:08.4	What does that look like? You are going to hear that in today's short storytime episode of the podcast.
0:25.0	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:33.9	If you're having a baby in the hospital, you are giving birth in a system that too often takes away power from women over what happens in their own bodies.
0:39.0	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway-Rankins, a practicing board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into this world. I've been a doctor for over 20 years,
0:44.0	and I'm here to help you take back your power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful
0:49.3	pregnancy and birth that you deserve. This podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for
0:55.4	medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com full with slash disclaimer.
1:00.6	Now let's get to it. Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast, whether it's your
1:08.3	first time listening or you've been here before, I'm so glad
1:10.9	you're spending some time with me today. In these shorter episodes, I do a little bit of this
1:16.0	and a little bit of that. And in this short episode, they are released on Thursdays, I'm doing
1:20.8	a little bit of story time sharing how a low intervention hospital birth unfolded under my care.
1:29.4	Now, before we get into the story, real quick, this episode is being released about a week
1:35.6	before Black Friday comes up. I'm having an awesome Black Friday sale on the birth preparation
1:41.5	course. And the best way for you to know so you don't miss it is to hop on my email list.
1:48.0	Yes, hop on my email list, Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash email.
1:53.0	And this is not the only reason to be on my email list.
1:57.0	You also get lots of great information on my email list. I send a weekly
2:01.8	email with tips and tricks and information. And it's just a nice way to get information, not have
2:08.4	to be on social media, things like that. Great way for us to stay in touch. Great way for you to know
2:13.4	about all of the amazing things and sales that I have from time to time. So hop onto my email list,
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