What's It Like to Be an OBGYN with Dr. Nicole Rankins
Mommy Labor Nurse
Liesel Teen
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I am joined by the amazing Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankins who you may know from her very popular pregnancy podcast, All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast!
Similar to Mommy Labor Nurse, Dr. Rankins offers amazing, online resources for pregnant women because she too knows what a critical role education plays in a woman's ability to advocate for herself during birth and reduce any sense of fear or anxiety she may have.
On today's show, Dr. Rankins is going to share with us more about what it's like to be an OBGYN, memorable moments from her years of practice, thoughts on doula and midwifery care, a bit of birth advice, and more. I'm so excited to share Dr. Rankins with you today, so let's get right into it!
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About Dr. Nicole Rankins
Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins is a board-certified, practicing OBGYN and mom of 2 who empowers first-time moms to feel calm, confident, and empowered for pregnancy and birth. In her over 15 year career she’s helped more than 1,000 babies into this world and has demystified pregnancy and childbirth for thousands more women through her popular podcast All About Pregnancy & Birth, which has been downloaded over 1.25 million times.
She regularly shares holistic, evidence-based pregnancy and birth info with her community of 19K+ on Instagram @drnicolerankins, and has served thousands of moms-to-be through her online birth plan class, Make A Birth Plan The RIGHT Way, and comprehensive online childbirth education class, The Birth Preparation Course.
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| 0:00.5 | Childbirth education is so important. |
| 0:03.3 | You're not going to get any education |
| 0:05.4 | in your doctor's appointments. |
| 0:07.0 | The reality is they're like five minutes, you know, |
| 0:10.0 | they're short, they're brief. |
| 0:12.3 | You may get a pamphlet or a handout or something, |
| 0:14.5 | but if you want to be an empowered participant |
| 0:17.1 | in your birth, you need to do good childbirth education. |
| 0:22.6 | You're listening to the Mommy Labor Nurse podcast, |
| 0:25.8 | where you'll gain the tools, knowledge, |
| 0:27.8 | and confidence you need to erase the unknowns, |
| 0:30.6 | feeling control, and have an even better birth, |
| 0:33.3 | no matter how you deliver. |
| 0:35.3 | My name is Lieslteen, mom of two, |
| 0:37.9 | practicing labor and deliver nurse, and your host. |
| 0:41.5 | From over eight years and counting |
| 0:43.9 | of working at the bedside, |
| 0:45.7 | I know that you're not going to be able to |
| 0:48.7 | be able to do good childbirth. |
| 0:50.8 | I know that knowledge is the key to an even better birth. |
| 0:55.1 | So tune in each week to learn about all things pregnancy, |
| 0:58.6 | birth, and postpartum from me, |
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