Bed, Birth & Beyond: Recent Episodes
Bed, Birth & Beyond
We are just two new mommas who have a need to explore this whole momma thing. Through our pregnancies and births we've realized that there's a disconnect between what hospitals and media want us to be as birthing mothers and who we innately want to be. We deserve to trust our bodies and our instincts when it comes to our health and our baby. We think the fact that we still say 'it takes a village to raise a baby" but our lives are far removed from something resembling a village has a lot to do with why we make the prenatal and postpartum decisions that we make. This has left us asking "how do we create a village so that we can feel supported enough to follow our innate wisdom?" Through this podcast we welcome you to join us on the road to finding out the answer.
Cue the water works from Emily on Quinn's first birthday. In this episode we talk about the amazing, hard and crazy feelings involved in being a mom.
Let's discuss the difference between a hospital, brith center, home and free brith. We want you to feel educated about the choices you're making, what they type of care looks like in each and what your responsibilities are.
Hospital births are a fabulous option for those with high risk pregnancies, babies who may need support after birth and for people who feel most comfortable in a medicalized environment.
Birth Centers are a great place to give birth if you're looking for a midwife model of care with the equipment and amenities they have available at their center.
Homebirth is an awesome option for those who want the midwife model of care but want to be responsible for preparing their birth environment or who feel most comfortable away from a medical setting.
Free birth is the ultimate in taking responsibility for your care and birth. This is a super option for those who trust their body and their innate wisdom. This can be a redeeming and empowering option for low risk births.
Here are some links to the stats Emily read off. It's mind blowing as to how many voluntary or unnecessary C sections are performed each year in the US as well as how low our level of care if for postpartum moms.
C section rate for NH hospitals according to Leapfrog ratings
Wentworth Douglass- 21% Portsmouth- 16.5% Elliot- 34.7 Dartmouth- 25.6 St Josephs- 28.2
World health organization thinks 15% of c sections are actually medically necessary
https://www.cesareanrates.org/
Mothers wanting a VBAC have a 20%ish chance in getting one in most US hospitals
Need for intrapartum transfer to hospital is 23-37% Usually due to fatigue or failure to progress- not life threatening.
2013 study
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1501738
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared-10-countries
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2017/04/planned-home-birth?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=otn
Madison shares her birth story, talking about her choice to give birth at a birth center and why she will have her future baby at home.
Emily shares how her birth education evolved early in her pregnancy, how her support system grew and helped her in her empowering homebirth.
Madison and Emily will introduce themselves, talk a bit about what this podcast means to them. New episodes will be available the 1st and 3rd Monday of each monthJoin us on social media! https://www.instagram.com/bed_birth_beyond/