Meet Renesha, a badass birth warrior who shares how she created a birth plan and how her experience at a birth center took a surprising turn.  

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**Episode Notes** 

Sample Birth Plans: 

https://www.babylist.com/hello-baby/how-to-write-a-birth-plan 

https://www.thebump.com/a/tool-birth-plan

Transformed by Birth book: https://brittabushnell.com/book/

Infertility/Conception Treatment Methods

OI | ovulation induction - where a doctor gives you medication to take, which can help you ovulate and become pregnant. Examples:  Clomid or Letrozole.  

IUI | intrauterine insemination - where semen is injected into the uterus artificially. Depending on the country, it can be performed at home or in the doctor's office. Additionally can be a known donor (e.g. friend or partner) or an unknown donor. 

Egg retrieval - where a trained fertility specialist removes eggs that they will freeze for future use. Requires you to inject the medication at home and have close follow-up. Can then choose to have semen placed in an egg to create an embryo. This is what is used for IVF.  

IVF | in vitro fertilization  - where a trained fertility specialist takes an embryo, yours or a donor’s, and surgically places it into the uterus to help someone become pregnant.  

Doula: a trained labor and postpartum support person.  

Find a doula: www.dona.org and https://www.blackwomenbirthingjustice.com/black-doula-locator 

If you are concerned about yourself or a friend who may have depression please contact your healthcare provider, or encourage them to.  

Therapy for Black Girls Directory:  https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/

To find a therapist covered by your insurance:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

Home remedies that can induce labor 

Loose-leaf raspberry tea

Medjool dates Exercise

Nipple stimulation

Intercourse, orgasm

Castor oil  

Definitions: 

Midwife- CNM | Certified Nurse Midwife - nursing degree + additional midwifery training. Have full prescriptive rights. Can provide care across all life cycle

CPM vs LM | Certified Professional Midwife vs Licensed Midwife - Midwifery training only. Can provide care throughout pregnancy and up to 6 weeks postpartum 

Family Medicine Physician - a doctor trained to care for men, women, and children. Some obtain extra education to provide obstetric care and delivery, which may or may not include cesarean sections 

OB/GYN - a doctor trained in women’s health. Can provide full-scope care for obstetric and not obstetric care