Trish welcomes Alicia Zayas, a former VBAC Lab student, to share her redemptive VBAC birth story - from a C-Section to a home birth.

Alicia shares her profound and emotional journey from a traumatic first birth experience to a successful and wonderful home birth. She discusses navigating roadblocks, advocating for herself, and finding supportive care providers. 

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Their conversation underscores the importance of informed choices, support systems, and the empowering potential of a well-prepared birth plan and an evidence based childbirth education course. 

Trish and Alicia also touch on the importance of postpartum recovery and mental health, highlighting Alicia's professional work, helping moms who are dealing with perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD).

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More from this episode:

Join The VBAC Lab!

00:54 Meet Our VBAC Lab Student: Alicia Zayas

01:35 Alicia's First Birth Experience

05:29 Discovering the VBAC Lab

07:02 Preparing for a Home Birth VBAC

13:58 The Home Birth Journey Begins

20:02 The Birth of Dominic

20:32 Emotional Reflections on Birth

21:05 Challenges and Mistrust in VBAC

22:46 Support and Recovery Post-Birth

26:16 Faith and Empowerment in Birth

30:34 Postpartum Care and the 5-5-5 Rule

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