My Evolving Thoughts On Hospital Birth - Has It Gotten Worse??

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this short episode I address this really thoughtful comment from a listener -

"I've noticed that Dr. Rankins' position statements have gotten stronger on the negatives of a hospital birth over time (in the year+ that I've been listening). For instance her opening introduction now frames hospitals as a system that "too often takes away power from women over what happens in their own bodies." When she first started I think this was phrased more as "it can undermine women" or something a little softer. I've noticed the types of guests she welcomes onto the podcast are also more likely to have this stronger mentality against/suspicious of/worried about hospital births. I guess I'm curious if this reflects a true change in Dr. Rankins' position as she continued to gain knowledge herself through the podcast community, or if this reflects her willingness to simply say what she's known more strongly now, or if this is a trend of worsening conditions in hospitals. And overall does Dr. Rankins feel that hospital births still provide an overall positive service to women (do the goods outweigh the bads, especially for women who come in prepared with some knowledge), or does she feel that the scales are now tipped more negatively? I guess an updated "bird's eye" view of the whole system in the US might be helpful for some of us trying to understand the overall context as we work through our individual choices available to us in our regions. (For context on myself, if it matters/helps, my first birth was unmedicated in a hospital setting with a doula -- the doula was excellent, the overall birth experience was just ok, the after birth care was very good.)"

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0:00.0	In this shorty episode, I am addressing a listener comment about my stance on hospital birth.
0:12.4	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth podcast. If you're having a baby in the hospital, you are giving birth in a system that too often takes away power
0:21.5	from women over what happens in their own bodies. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing
0:27.1	board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into
0:32.2	this world. I've been a doctor for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you take back your power,
0:38.9	advocate for yourself,
0:44.4	and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve. This podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr.
0:48.7	Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it. Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast,
0:58.7	whether this is your first time listening or you have been here before. I am so glad you are
1:03.9	spending some time with me today. From time to time, I survey podcast listeners to get a sense for who is out there listening and things I can do
1:14.9	to better serve you all. And recently, someone left this really thoughtful comment on the
1:21.3	survey that I want to address. And before I get into the comment, if you want to let me know what you think about the
1:29.7	podcast and a little bit about yourself, head to Dr.Noconrankins.com forward slash survey and fill
1:36.1	that survey out. So here is the comment and it's fairly long, so give me a second, but it's
1:41.7	very well thought out, so I appreciate it. I don't know who the respondent was, so thank you for this. And it says, I've noticed that Dr. Rankin's
1:50.3	position statements have gotten stronger on the negatives of a hospital birth over time,
1:56.1	and that's in the year plus that I've been listening. For instance, her opening and introduction now frames
2:02.0	hospitals as a system that too often takes away power from women over what happens in their own
2:07.3	bodies. When she first started, I think this was phrased more as it can undermine women or something
2:14.1	a little softer. I've noticed the types of guests she welcomes onto the podcast
2:18.8	are also more likely to have this stronger mentality
2:22.3	against or suspicious of or worried about hospital births.
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