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Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy

Vaginal Exams & “Failure to Progress”: The Lie

Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy

My Essential Birth

Mama, Courses, Kids & Family, Pregnancy, Labor, Natural, Breastfeeding, Birth, Pregnant, Parenting, Class, Baby, Health & Fitness, Doula, Vbac, Education, Childbirth

4.4696 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Ever heard the terms "failure to progress" or "mandatory vaginal exams"? We'll talk about the lies behind these phrases and the choices you have when it comes to your body and your birth experience. I know there is a lot of information about vaginal exams, natural stalls, and failure to progress. in this episode. Overall, I want you to know that vaginal exams are not an absolute way to determine where you are at in your labor progression. It is simply one tool of many. You have a CHOICE. 👍🏼 ...

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0:00.0

Women have been giving birth for centuries, so it's a pretty natural experience, right?

0:04.6

Wrong.

0:05.3

I'm Stephanie King, professional doula, childbirth educator, and the creator of the My Essential

0:10.1

Birth Course, the online childbirth education course that's helping women everywhere

0:14.5

confidently achieve their best birth.

0:16.7

Today's culture would have us think that births should be treated like an illness or an

0:20.1

emergency and that most of us need other people telling us what's best for our bodies because Today's culture would have us think that birth should be treated like an illness or an emergency,

0:25.9

and that most of us need other people telling us what's best for our bodies because we aren't the experts.

0:30.9

So sit tight because if you're tuning into this podcast, you'll probably start to believe in your body,

0:36.3

your intuition, and find yourself empowered and confident to do what it takes to have the birth of your dreams.

0:37.9

If you like listening to me take you through these weekly topics step by step, then you're going to love the My Essential

0:42.1

Birth Course. Make sure that you're subscribed to the podcast and definitely head over to my

0:46.5

essentialbirth.com for the free downloads mentioned right here in these episodes and to join

0:51.4

the birth course and community full of pregnant moms just like you.

0:54.9

I have to add a disclaimer that I am not a medical professional and I cannot provide medical

0:59.1

advice. All of the information expressed in this podcast are based off of personal, professional,

1:03.6

and educational experiences and are my own opinions. Please work with a provider you trust for

1:09.1

medical advice during your pregnancy and birth.

1:11.9

Let's hear it for the reviewer of the week.

1:14.8

It is a hard one.

1:16.7

It's Fish S-B-X-K-S-N-A-N-A-N-A-Z-H monger.

1:24.4

So there's probably a way to say that, and I just didn't. So sorry about that. But this person

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