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EP 43 \ What Is Home Birth Care From a Midwife Really Like? Interview with Rachel Clark, CPM - Part 1

Inside this episode, you're going to get a first-hand look into what home birth is like from a certified professional midwife named Rachel Clark (Harvest Midwifery) who provides care to women choosing to give birth at home.  She details her training, what she brings to a birth, and what care looks like in her practice.  While this is just one CPM's perspective and way of doing things, I think it will help you to see what home birth is and how beautiful it can be -- and how she is well prepared to handle any "what ifs" that come along.  We talk about what transfer looks like to a hospital and so much more!  
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 42 \ There Are No Guarantees...Except One - Lead Me To The Rock That Is Higher Than I

Sometimes with all the technology that's available and all the testing and all the screening, we as mamas start to think that knowing all this stuff means that everything is going to be OK.  We really want to hang onto that because no mama wants to think about losing a baby, either during pregnancy or after.  We're all terrified of it on some level.  But I need you to know....that security that we want to feel...it's an illusion.  I know that hurts to hear, but don't lose hope.  I want to talk to you about how to walk this road of the unknown without fear.
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 41 \ Takeaways From The Twins/Breech Conference I Attended This Past Weekend

DISCLAIMER -- The audio on this episode is less than desirable!  I was driving home and was too excited to wait to record so i did it while in the car.  Please forgive the bad audio and road noise.
This past weekend I was honored to be able to attend the first annual Twins / Breech Conference hosted by Nathan Riley, OBGYN of Beloved Holistics in Louisville, Kentucky.  I was surrounded by more than 100 midwives and doctors whos entire purpose for being there was to learn more about normalizing vaginal birth for twins and for babies who are breech, AND to practice the skills needed to be able to safely attend these births.  There were some absolute legends there.  Folks like Dr. Stu Fischblein & Blyss Young of Birthing Instincts, Betty Anne Daviss who is a researcher and midwife from Canada who blazes trails for us, Dr. David Hayes and Rixa Freeze from Breech Without Borders, Gail Tully from Spinning Babies, and so many more!  I can't fully process how much I learned and what a lovely and full weekend it was. 
This episode was recorded during my drive home so the audio is less than desirable.  I hope you can overlook it and forgive me.  The episode consists of my three main takeaways from the conference that I think will benefit and encourage you.  
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 40 \ The Best Part of Home Birth Isn’t The Birth

Giving birth at home is the best way for most moms to give birth whether they realize it or not.  Most moms can have a natural birth safely and comfortably at home given the right preparation and support.  But what if I told you that the best part of home birth is not the "birth" part at all....it's other things that might not be quite so obvious.  There are many things you have to deal with during hospital birth that you just don't have to worry about at home, so today I am going over some of those things. 
 
Did I forget something you loved about homebirth?  I would love to hear from you in our Facebook group!
 
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 39 \ What’s The Deal With Cord Clamping? Should It Be Clamped Immediately After Birth Or Should Cord Clamping Be Delayed?

For nearly 10 months your baby has been attached to you by the umbilical cord. That cord has been the baby's lifeline, pumping oxygen and nutrients in, and processing waste products back out to your body to get rid of. After birth, its job is seemingly over....but not so fast....there's a reason to let it hang in there just a little bit longer and today we're going to talk about why.
 
This episode will compare immediate cord clamping and delayed cord clamping.  We'll look at the physiological effects of both and decide which one truly is God's way and which one is the medical model thinking it knows better than God's perfect design.  The umbilical cord and the placenta are amazing creations of God with very specific but limited purposes, so we'll look at the end of the life cycle of these two things and how they should be managed after birth for the good of your baby.
 
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 38 \ The Symphony of Birth & Breastfeeding, Written By God Or A Fortunate Accident In Nature?

When you witness a birth that has taken place in it's natural way without intervention, and then you stay around to witness the hours and days after the birth, and then you consider the months before the birth...the beautiful symphony of events that you've witnessed might just overwhelm you.  The sheer amount of things that had to go right for any of it to continue to happen is mind boggling.  Then when you step back and consider that no human did one thing to make it happen, your mind is blown even more.  How can such a symphony be explained?  I want to look at that with you today.  Grab your Bibles or download a free Bible app real quick  -- I want you to see it for yourself!
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 37 \ The Postpartum Thing No One Warns You About: The Sad Reality Of Postpartum Hair Loss

When you're pregnant, your hair likely thickened into a beautiful mane of hair so glossy and beautiful it might have seemed too good to be true.  Sadly, it was.  There are hormonal changes during pregnancy that explain why hair thickens the way it does.....and those same hormones also explain the sad reality known as postpartum hair loss.  Many women have no idea it's coming and it can be pretty scary, so today we're going to discuss what it is and what, if anything, you can do about it. (Taken from my HouseMidwife article on the same topic from several years back.)
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 36 \ Where Did God Intend For Women To Give Birth? How Birth Was Moved From The Home To The Hospital

Last week we took a mental walk through nature during the introduction to consider how animal birth looks and we found animals in all sorts of positions, but none were on their backs.  This week I want us to go on a little bit of a different mental walk.  Let's take a walk through Bible times and consider where birth was happening.  Do we find women going to outside facilities to give birth where the professional doctors were?  Do we see them with machines and tools around them?  Are the rooms full of strangers who the women are told are the "experts" who are there to keep them safe?  Or do we see them in the comfort and privacy of their own homes with knowledgeable women surrounding them?
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 35 \ Did God Design Women To Give Birth On Their Backs?

If you go on a walk through nature and happen upon an animal giving birth, what position will you find her in?  Will you find her upright, on her side, or on her back?  Well, she might be in a number of positions, but I can guarantee you that you won't find her on her back with her legs in stirrups in the air with a bunch of people looking at her naked rear with bright lights shining on her, that's for sure.  Granted, we're not animals, but our labor processes are strikingly similar in many ways and there is a reason they birth the way they do.  Furthermore, if you leave a woman to labor by herself "in the wild" meaning you don't have "experts" telling her what she should do and you remove a lifetime of conditioning, you will never find her on her back with her legs up in the air...ever.  So why is it we give birth the way we do in America?  In this episode we're going to look at the history that got us here and we're going to talk about whether or not that is how God intended for us to give birth that way.
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.

EP 34 \ The Phenomenon of ”Latest & Greatest” In Pregnancy: How To Avoid Being A Statistic

Historically speaking, pregnant women have been excluded from clinical trials of new drugs and rightfully so because of the immense ethical concerns of exposing an unborn baby to unnecessary danger.  Now -- In our day and time where there is so little respect for unborn life, there is a push to test new drugs on pregnant women, but recently and not so recently there are stories emerging that prove we are better off being very hesitant to jump on board these bandwagons. You probably know a little of what I'm referring to, but maybe not all, so let's get started and I'll fill you in.
 
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DISCLAIMER:  Remember that though I am a midwife, I am not YOUR midwife.  Nothing in this podcast shall; be construed as medical advice.  Listening to this podcast does not mean that we have entered into a patient-care provider relationship. While I strive to provide the most accurate information I can, content is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.  You must do your research and consult other reputable sources, including your provider, to make the best decision for your own care.  Talk with your own care provider before putting any information here into practice.  Weigh all risks and benefits for yourself knowing that no outcome can be guaranteed.  I do not know the specific details about your situation and thus I am not responsible for the outcomes of your choices.    Some links may be affiliate links which provide me a small commission when you purchase through them.  This does not cost you anything at all and it allows me to continue providing you with the content you love.