The Undelivered Podcast

After two heavy topic episodes, Bailey & Ashley lighten the mood with a fun Q&A episode! Thank you all so much for submitting questions and being with us on this fun journey! Don't forget to follow, like, subscribe, and join us on instagram. 

In the 10th episode of The Undelivered, Bailey and Ashley touch on the very sensitive and controversial topic of abortion, women's rights, sex ed, and much more. We thank each woman who reached out to us with her own personal story and we will continue to be aware and fight for women who can't fight for themselves. We experience a slight glitch in the last 10 minutes of recording. 

Bailey & Ashley discuss the taboo finances of the infertility world. Last week, Bailey polled her followers on instagram and found that for 40 women to grow their family, it cost over one million dollars. Get in touch to continue the conversation on instagram! 

In episode 8, Ashley and Bailey give personal updates on where they are in the motherhood journey. Ashley shares good news of a rainbow baby and Bailey talks about her experience falling in love with her little boy who came to her overnight. Motherhood will find you when she is ready for you. Bailey & Ashley hope that you can be encouraged by both of their stories. 

Ashley's story 0:00-11:43 

Bailey's Story 13:00-50:00

Bailey & Ashley wrap up their conversation on grief in the seventh episode of The Undelivered. They discuss how loneliness, unaware husbands, and silent medical staff can make miscarriages so much worse for women suffering. If you listen to this episode, please know that you're never alone. 

Links mentioned: https://journals.lww.com/nursing/Fulltext/2021/12000/Early_pregnancy_loss__Invisible_but_real.9.aspx (US)

Psychological morbidity following miscarriage - PubMed (nih.gov)

Songs Mentioned: Let The Ground Rest by Chris Renzema

If You Want Me To by Ginny Owens 

In the sixth episode of The Undelivered, Bailey & Ashley discuss their personal histories with grief and how it changes you from the inside out. Articles that Ashley mentioned on clinical depression, anxiety, and grief are posted below. 

How grief rewires the brain and can affect health – and what to do about it | American Heart Association

Grief vs. Depression: Understanding the Difference - Choosing Therapy

Bailey & Ashley discuss what it's like to miscarry in other countries. They review blogs, statistics, and superstitions that follow women around the world as they face pregnancy loss. They discovered that women suffer as one from this universal hurt. 

 All information mentioned is linked below. 

New Zealand Approves Paid Leave After A Miscarriage : NPR

https://resolve.org/infertility-101/what-is-infertility/fast-facts/

Reproductiveaccess.com

Miscarriage - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

How Culture Shapes Perceptions of Miscarriage - SAPIENS

Caring for women experiencing pregnancy loss: a free e-learning resource - The Miscarriage Association

How Culture Shapes Perceptions of Miscarriage - SAPIENS

New Zealand becomes one of the first countries to legalize paid leave for miscarriages - The Washington Post

Miscarriage - Expectant, Medical and Surgical Management (adhb.govt.nz)

The Country Where Having a Miscarriage Can Land You in Prison (thewire.in)

New Zealand not the first to provide paid miscarriage leave; India has a law since 1960s (republicworld.com)

Estimation of pregnancy losses attributable to exposure to ambient fine particles in south Asia: an epidemiological case-control study - The Lancet Planetary Health

Having a Miscarriage in China - WWAM Bam!

Traditional Chinese Pregnancy Restrictions, Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Stress among Pregnant Women in Macao, China - Asian Nursing Research (asian-nursingresearch.com)

Rising number of Swedish women suffer recurrent miscarriages (sciencenordic.com)

Here In Africa, The Stigma Surrounding Baby Loss Meant My Miscarriages Were Seen As Punishment From God | HuffPost UK Parents (huffingtonpost.co.uk)

Ashley shares her findings with us on the 1 in 4 statistic. Turn out 1 in 4 may not be as accurate as we thought? We go over our findings and thoughts on how infertility could be the next pandemic and what we can do to help each other through this. We encourage you to always do your own research! This is a part 1 of 2 series as we dive deep into how miscarriage is handled amongst other countries. 

All articles referenced are linked below: 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787708/#:~:text=There%20is%20a%20clear%20upward%20trend%20in%20self-reported,about%20the%20evolution%20of%20miscarriage%20rates%20over%20time.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/basic-facts-women-poverty/

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/infertility/infertility-white-paper/page-one.htmhttps://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/infertility/index.htm

In episode 3 of The Undelivered, Ashley explains what it was like to have a miscarriage after a text book pregnancy and delivery. We dive a little deeper into how patients can fall through the cracks of the medical system, and how we can bring about change. This episode can stand as a reminder to women to always ask questions, be thorough, and vigilant when it comes to your own health. 

In this episode Bailey & Ashley go over how they have been ships passing in the past & Bailey Henry shares her six miscarriages and explains where The Miscarriage Guide™ came from. This episode contains graphic detail regarding pregnancy loss. Listen with discretion.