[POWER REPLAY] A Healthy Baby Isn’t the Only Thing That Matters

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode is a Power Replay of one of the most important messages you need to hear..

We often hear the phrase, “just be happy to have a healthy baby.” But that mindset overlooks something deeply important - your birth experience matters too. In this short but powerful episode, I share why it's not only okay to have birth wishes beyond physical health, it's necessary.

Birth is a rare and transformational event. Of course you want a healthy baby. But you also deserve to be listened to, respected, and treated with compassion throughout the process. Your emotional well-being and how you’re treated during labor and delivery are just as vital as your physical health.

Let this episode be a reminder: the bare minimum is physical health. You deserve so much more.

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0:00.0	Hey there, just a quick update. I spent the summer resting and realigning, and it was incredibly
0:07.1	restorative for my mind, body, and spirit. And now I am so excited to come back. Starting October
0:14.8	2nd, I'll be back with brand new episodes, fresh insights, and new resources to help you feel calm, confident,
0:23.2	and empowered for your birth. Until then, enjoy this episode. Your birth matters, and I'm
0:30.3	honored to be a part of how you prepare for it. In this Dr. Nicole says episode, I'm sharing
0:36.6	why you deserve more than a healthy baby.
0:45.6	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a board certified
0:53.0	OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:56.8	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help you
1:02.7	be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
1:08.6	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not
1:12.6	a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
1:18.1	forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
1:26.2	Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is the Dr. Nicole says episode on how you deserve more than a healthy baby. Whether you are a new listener or a returning listener, I'm so grateful you're spending some of your time with me today. Now, in these shorter episodes that Dr.
1:45.5	Nicole says, I'm just sharing an important topic with you today. And today we're going to talk
1:49.8	about how you deserve more than a healthy baby. So you will hear people say a lot. Like,
1:56.1	you know, you should just be happy to have a healthy baby. Okay. You'll hear doctors say it, you'll hear nurses say
2:03.3	it, family members, and even friends. And this often comes up in the context of making a birth plan.
2:12.0	So what happens is you express things that you want for your birth, perhaps like a low intervention birth, you want to
2:21.5	avoid cesarean birth, you want to avoid episiotomy, you want intermittent monitoring and not
2:28.8	have to be strapped to the monitors all the time, you want to be able to move around. Maybe you want to use the shower or bath. Maybe
2:37.2	you want to have a medicated birth and you put all of your things and your preferences into a birth
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