On Episode 3, you’ll hear host Lisa's second (kinda crazy, and by that we mean crazy wonderful) birth story, in which Lisa changed care providers several times and switched from planning to give birth in an in-hospital birthing center to giving birth at home in her 3rd trimester. You’ll hear quite a bit of talk about the perks of working with a midwife and will hear about a couple of different types of midwives, so this episode will provide some education on that topic. As you can deduce from the episode title, things play out in a very surprising way. // BIRTH MATTERS COMPLETE ONLINE COURSE: birthmattersonline.com // SHOW NOTES page with full written birth story, transcript, resources, and photos: birthmattersshow.com

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In this episode, Host Lisa and her husband, Bryan, share their first baby’s birth story. It’s a story of giving birth in an in-hospital birthing center in Manhattan at Mt. Sinai West in 2005. You’ll hear about a textbook-length 20+ hr labor with the expert labor support of a doula, and you’ll hear about the gamechanger self-advocacy tips and strategies that they used (and you can use!) to avoid interventions that were strategically avoidable and rendered unnecessary. These strategies helped us achieve what Lisa had very much hoped for, which was an unmedicated, vaginal birth. // Birth Matters NYC group & private childbirth classes: birthmattersnyc.com // SHOW NOTES with written birth story, transcript, resources & photos: birthmattersshow.com

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This episode provides a brief introduction to the podcast and your host. Lisa explains the vision for this podcast and the topics you'll hear -- parents' shared journeys on all things birth, breastfeeding, trying to conceive/fertility, pregnancy, parenting, and postpartum.

Be sure to grab your free "Pack for Your Best Birth" packing list at birthmattersonline.com/pack -- you'll be given the option to take our free "11 Steps for Your Best Birth" mini-course that will lay an ideal foundation for a shorter, easier, healthier birth experience.

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