Preparing for Childbirth – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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36- Naomi's Birth Stories, Part 2: Husband's POV

mercredi 4 juin 2025 • Durée 12:20

Show notes:

Part 2: I chat with Naomi's husband to hear about his experiences during the birth of their children.

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35- Naomi's Birth Stories, Part 1: a hospital birth followed by 2 home births

mercredi 28 mai 2025 • Durée 34:56

Show notes:

Part 1: In this Birth Story interview with Naomi, she shares about her experiences with a hospital birth when her first child was born, followed by 2 home births. She is honest about the fears and struggles as well as the joys. She also shares about the difficulties of breastfeeding with her firstborn and how she struggled to find good support to get through that time. Then with her second-born, with some experience under her belt, as well as the good support from her mid-wife she had a much better experience.

Resources Mentioned:

Preparing for Motherhood booklet by Barbara Miller Juliani

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34- Synthetic Oxytocin/Pitocin

mercredi 14 mai 2025 • Durée 09:21

Show notes:

In this episode we talk about the use of synthetic Oxytocin, also known as Pitocin, including benefits, risks and alternatives. You can find the transcript at preparingforchildbirth.com/pitocin.

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33- Stripping the Membranes

mercredi 30 avril 2025 • Durée 06:32

Show notes:

In this episode we talk about Stripping the Membranes including benefits, risks and alternatives. You can find the transcript at preparingforchildbirth.com/stripping-the-membranes.

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32- The Importance of Continuous Support in Labor

mercredi 16 avril 2025 • Durée 28:40

Show notes:

Esther Kimani and I talk about the proven benefits of having continuous support during labor – particularly the support of a trained doula. We also talk about ways husbands and other support people can prepare to be better support for mama during the vulnerable and transformational time of childbirth.

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Search for "Esther the doula" on any social media platform

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References:

Dekker, R. (2024, December 4). Evidence on: Doulas. Evidence Based Birth®. https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/

Bohren, M. A., Hofmeyr, G. J., Sakala, C., Fukuzawa, R. K., & Cuthbert, A. (2017). Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Library, 2017(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd003766.pub6

Bohren, M. A., Berger, B. O., Munthe-Kaas, H., & Tunçalp, Ö. (2019). Perceptions and experiences of labour companionship: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Library, 2019(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd012449.pub2

31- Informed Decision Making & God's Word

mercredi 2 avril 2025 • Durée 15:25

Show notes:

In this episode we talk about the importance of informed decision making, how to do it, and what God's word has to say about it.

Resources:

Triune Decision-Making: How God Guides Tough Choices | Desiring God

The Will of God as a Way of Life by Jerry Sittser

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