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- 52. EmilieAn Talks Three Births and Eleven Miscarriages As A Military Spouse, Finding Her Niche In the Doula World, and Why Military Families Are So Special
In this episode of Military Birth Talk, EmilieAn shares her experiences as a military spouse, mother, and doula. Her first child was born the day after 9/11. After that birth, she suffered 11 miscarriages, 9 of which she managed at home and 2 of which required D&Cs while her family was PCSing. She then went on to have two more babies. She’s now been a doula for 15 years, and talks about some of the surprising ways that being an uncertified doula actually made caring for her clients easier. We also talk about what makes military families so special, navigating multiple miscarriages and finding answers in the military healthcare system, and holding joy and grief at the same time.
Connect with EmilieAn:
@mysisters.doula
https://www.mysistersdoula.net/Follow along with Military Birth Talk:
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc851 min - 51. Coast Guard Spouse Michelle Talks Gestational Trophoblastic Disease, Two Birth Stories, and Hysterectomy
In this episode of Military Birth Talk, Michelle shares her experiences with gestational trophoblastic disease, a rare form of cancer which was discovered following the miscarriage of her first pregnancy, and required multiple DNCs and chemotherapy. Following her diagnosis, Michelle went on to have two children, and then had a hysterectomy after her second child’s birth. She highlights the support provided by the Coast Guard community, the importance of being one's own health advocate, and the essential role of TRICARE in her healthcare journey.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc834 min - 50. Air Force Spouse Molly Talks Pregnancy Experience at First Duty Station, Off Base Birth Story, and Navigating Postpartum Depression While Learning Life as a New Military Spouse
Today's guest Molly shares her experiences as a new military spouse and mother. Molly discusses the challenges and positives of her husband's Air Force duty station at Scott Air Force Base, her pregnancy and birth journey with an off-base OB in Missouri, and coping with the distance from family. She talks about leveraging a doula for support, the highs and lows of her labor and delivery, and navigating postpartum struggles, including breastfeeding difficulties and postpartum depression. Molly emphasizes the importance of being informed and advocating for one's own birth experience.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc838 min - 49. Airman Brawnlyn Talks Infertility Challenges and Working with the Air Force to Create Change, How Medical Racism Impacts Maternity Care, Accidental Homebirth following a Precipitous Labor, and the Importance of Self-Advocacy
Brawnlyn is Active Duty serving in the Air Force. Prior to the birth of her daughter, Brawnlyn and her husband battled infertility, an experience which led her to begin working with the Air Force’s Women's Initiatives Team to improve infertility care and options for service members. When she got pregnant with her daughter, despite having a hospital 6 minutes down the street from her, she was required to be seen at the military hospital which was an hour away. She ultimately ended up having an accidental homebirth, due to a precipitous labor. She also highlights some of things that stood out to her about her overall experience, including the anxieties that were present for her around systemic medical racism, the positive experience she had with support she received from her unit and underscores the importance of self-advocacy and comprehensive maternal care while serving in the military.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc847 min - 47. Colonel Melissa Dombrock Talks Overseas Births, Navigating Pregnancy and Postpartum As a Flying Squadron Commander, and the State of Women's Healthcare in the Military
Colonel Melissa Dombrock has served in the Air Force for almost 20 years, and is currently stationed overseas in Germany. Melissa shares her two birth stories, the first of which happened in the Army hospital and then the second was an accidental unassisted homebirth. We talk about her experience over time as an aviator rising through the ranks and eventually becoming a squadron commander, layered on top of her perinatal experiences, and also about pregnancy while holding high profile positions and the state of women's healthcare in the military.
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc81 hr 6 min - 46. Advocacy Talk: MBRNPC's Samantha Sliney on Breastmilk Transport Entitlement and How Making Pregnancy a Qualifying Life Event Could Significantly Improve Birth Choice for Service Women
In today's episode we hear from MBRNPC Board Member Samantha C. Arrington Sliney, Esq, who transitioned off of Active Duty after 10 years of service and now serves in the Air National Guard. Samantha's legislative advocacy work was born through the Air Force's Women's Initiatives Team where she currently serves as Co-Chair. Samantha provides several key updates on where things stand with two legislative advocacy focuses for MBRNPC: first we discuss the breastmilk transport entitlement that's seen some recent changes in the JTR; second we discuss a provision currently under consideration through the 2025 NDAA that would allow pregnancy to become a Qualifying Life Event in TRICARE, which would dramatically improve birth choice options for both service members and dependents.
Tune in to learn more about these important issues for military families and learn how you can help move the needle.
JTR Toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13HCqpBhgOSvbnKpFOUvQAezRo-EaY7wXQx_Say-rz3Q/edit?tab=t.0
Connect with Samantha: [email protected]
NDAA Toolkit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wD6eLxffhHT1gs-DBR7IvUuK7YYlrzNPeBPf2K14NGU/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawGY9z1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHcMNe-hkQtkt9sdr3pOVx369PX7PgZY39X7Ln_Qnll47dyJ989-n_DsrSg_aem_PYTCjJeV_g8Pey1MLug5ew&tab=t.0Follow along with Military Birth Talk:
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc840 min - 45. Airman Klarissa Talks UK Birth Story: Emergency C-Section, Exclusive Pumping, Parenting In a Dual-Mil Family, and How the Womens Initiatives Team is Tackling Retention
In this episode, I’m speaking with Klarissa who’s Active Duty in the Air Force and shares the birth of her son who was born in the UK this past summer. Klarissa’s prenatal care was offered in groups, which she really enjoyed. She ended up having an emergency C-section, and then she also experienced a postpartum hemmorage and had to have a blood transfusion. She also shares a few other perspectives including her experience with exclusive pumping, navigating careers in a dual-mil family, and her how her work with the Womens Initiatives Team has reinforced her dedication to her career in the Air Force.
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Instagram: @militarybirthtalk
Facebook: Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc843 min - 44. Army Spouse Kristal's Birth Stories, with Conversation on How Her Medical Background Impacted Her Experience, East Asian Postpartum Cultural Practices, and the Importance of Holistic Family Care
In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Kristal Lau who is an Army spouse sharing two birth stories. Kristal’s first birth story took place in Alabama and her second was born OCONUS in Wiesbaden Germany. So two totally different settings and it was really interesting to hear the differences in some of the culture norms between the two, and then we also talked about how her postpartum experiences were really different as well. Kristal is Malaysian and ethnically Chinese so she talked about some of the cultural practices that are common in her family and how that played out for her, and then we also talked a bit about some of the gaps in mental health care for the non birthing parent, whether that’s dad or a same sex partner, and why holistic family care is so important.
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Instagram: @militarybirthtalk
Facebook: Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc856 min - 43. Jazmon's Births While on Active Duty in the Air Force, Dual Mil Dynamics, Lack of Postpartum Support and Career Impact
In today’s episode I’m speaking with Jazmon, who serves in the Air Force, as does her husband. She mostly focuses on her first birth story which took place while her family was stationed at Cannon Air Force base, which was located two hours from the closest hopsital with OB care. So Jazmon shares how that incredibly long commute impacted her pregnancy experience and then also talks about being in a dual mil family, navigating postpartum mental health challenges, and how the combination of those two things impacted her career.
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Instagram: @militarybirthtalk
Facebook: Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc833 min - 42. Satin's Hospital Birth Story: Beautiful pregnancy despite lack of family support, followed by hospital birth and experience of medical racism during postpartum care
In today’s episode I’m joined by Satin, who is an Army spouse, and she’ll be sharing the birth story of her son who was born at a hospital out in town in Oklahoma. Satin shares about the birth itself but also talks a lot about the lack of family support during her pregnancy, due to being stationed far away from community, and how that impacted her. She also talks about her very negative experience with declining some newborn procedures that she was uncomfortable with, and she shares the immediate fall out from doing so, and how that impacted her postpartum experience.
Find Satin’s website at: www.thevillageofsacredmelanin.org
Instagram: @sacredmelanin
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forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc856 min
About Military Birth Talk
From the publisher's feed
Military Birth Talk features birth stories from service members, spouses, veterans, and providers, all told through the unique lens of birthing in the military. Birth is a profound,…
unforgettable experience leaving a lifelong imprint on our hearts. For military families and service members, giving birth and parenting in our community presents its own unique, challenging, and empowering realities--giving birth alone or in a foreign country, navigating Tricare during miscarriage or infertility obstacles, or being on Active Duty without the option to birth outside of the hospital are just a few of the realities we may face. By sharing our stories, we hope to increase transparency and information for fellow military families, providers, and policy makers. Tune in each Thursday for a new episode.
Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.
Are you a military community member with a story to share? Fill out an interest form at https://www.militarybirthresourcenetwork.org/podcast
Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.
Are you a military community member with a story to share? Fill out an interest form at https://www.militarybirthresourcenetwork.org/podcast
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