The Unmedicated Girlies | Empowered + Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie

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The Unmedicated Girlies | Empowered + Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie episodes

June 20, 2024154 | You have more control with unmedicated birth
There are many reasons women choose unmedicated birth. One of those reasons is that they feel more in control when they support physiology. And feeling more in control, instead of chaotic, results in a more positive birth experience.
In this episode, I discuss:
How supporting physiology puts your body in control, not the hospital routine, not prescription drugs, and that can help you feel more in charge of your birth.
You have more options in your birth when you stick with your unmedicated birth plan.
When you walk into birth prepared, there is less anxiety, less fear, we can take control of our births now by doing the right birth prep.
Full immersion into your birth prep can get you so prepared that you know what to do automatically when things like interventions, slow labor, transition, etc. come up
15 min
June 14, 2024153 | Will cervical exams change my birth? A risk and benefit analysis of cervical checks
How are cervical checks going to affect my labor? I know something as small and simple as a cervical exam doesn’t seem like much of an interruption to the labor process, but it actually is. When we introduce pain, tension, or fear into labor it can cause labor to stall and make it harder for you to access your coping tools. And let’s flip the script, I actually would love for you to think of cervical exams as small and insignificant in actually helping labor, because there are truly no benefits to including multiple cervical checks in birth.
In this episode I discuss:
A risk and benefit analysis of using cervical checks in labor so you can make an informed choice on if you want to include them in your birth or not.
In home births we don’t typically see cervical exams unless the mother requests them, and how requesting a cervical exam shows some doubt in your body’s ability to birth.
The story of a mom who dilated from 2 to 10 cm in an hour and the mom who stayed dilated to 5 cm for a whole week.
When to expect cervical exams as part of your prenatal care and exactly when ones you can decline.
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35 min
June 10, 2024152 | Pitocin almost always leads to an epidural
Saying yes to an induction, or pitocin, is like saying yes to an epidural. Once you start pitocin your birth is medicalized and that includes a higher chance of wanting the epidural.
In this episode, I discuss:
How pitocin and oxytocin are the same chemical compound but work very very differently in or bodies.
If you had pitocin in the past and it felt like your birth was out of control, it was. Pitocin means your birth is being control outside your body.
Starting pitocin can mean that your coping skills are less accessible which can lead to an unwanted epidural.
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20 min
June 06, 2024151 | Why doulas don’t want to be certified
Just like with all things birth we are talking about the risks and benefits, pros and cons of doula certification, and insurance reimbursement today. This is a must listen if you are a doula, or thinking of becoming one, or if you are a mom wanting to hire a doula.
In this episode, I discuss:
Recent posts from Elite Doula Training on new legislatures from Texas and Ohio that are trying to control doulas and that can have a big impact on how your doula can support you.
The motives behind certification agencies, lawmakers and hospital systems work together, and it’s not to benefit you.
Examples of rules and regulations that doula certification programs and insurance companies put on doulas, and the parallels to how the medical system stole midwifery.

What you can do as a doula and as a mom to opt out of doula regulations from your state or hospital.
Episodes you’ll love:
70 | Doula certifications suck
100 | Becoming a self taught doula
134 | How to find and hire a doula
133 | What doulas do for you
124 | Biased doulas for biased moms
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28 min
June 02, 2024150 | My hospital seems supportive of natural birth, be prepared for everything
Thinking, hoping, and assuming your hospital is going to be supportive of your natural birth is not enough. And thankfully there is a lot that you can do to take control of the situation so that you are prepared for the worst while hoping for the best.
In this episode, I discuss:
The two ends of the spectrum, a hospital that is 100% on board with your birth plan, no questions asked versus the most coercive and manipulative of hospitals.

How being informed and educated on birth and your rights will change your birth experience in hospitals with varying levels of support.

How being empowered means you do not let anyone tell you want to do, including me!

An amazing hospital birth story of a positive induction of labor without an epidural.

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25 min
May 30, 2024149 | You need to know the stages of labor
Yes, this is important knowledge to have and you need to understand the stages of labor on a deeper level than just centimeters dilated. Knowing the stages of labor is even more important for hospital birth moms and can help you take control of your labor in severals ways.
In this episode I discuss:
The idea of surrender versus taking control and how that balance can change based on where you are giving birth.
Understanding the stages of labor can help you to avoid cervical checks.
The knowledge is power approach included knowing the stages of labor in depth and it has many benefits for the mom wanting an unmedicated birth.
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14 min
May 27, 2024148 | Fear mongering, what it looks like and doesn’t look like
The term fear mongering comes up often in the discussion of our medical system, and our maternity care is no different. Knowing what it is and isn't is helpful in being able to identify the red flags and stand up to fear mongering if it happens to you.
In this episode I discuss:
The definition of fear mongering and what it can look like in your maternity care.
The red flags of fear mongering and what the opposite of fear mongering, which is the informed consent process.
Fear isn't a bad thing and can actually be helpful as you prepare for birth.
How the knowledge is power approach can help you feel confident, even when faced with fear mongering.
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16 min
May 23, 2024147 | The role of your OB, Midwife, MFM and understanding informed consent
Have you ever said, "the hospital won't let me..."? Then you need to learn more about the role of your OB, midwife, MFM or really any medical provider because they hold no power over you. Tune in to learn more about informed consent and evidence based care and how you are the actual boss of your medical care.
In this episode, I discuss:
Informed consent is a discussion that includes getting fully informed so you can make the final decision.

Why I think the term shared decision making actually is making the power dynamic worse for mothers.

The three components to evidence based care.

Birth is a physiologic event that doesn't typically need intervention.
Ready to start your birth prep?
Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️
Want to work with me?
Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club
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19 min
May 20, 2024 146 | Wild pregnancy, prenatal care outside of the regulated medical system, Katherine Sigblad
What is WILD pregnancy? We have one of our good friends from the Moms off the Record podcast, Kat Sigblad, sharing about her current pregnancy with baby number two. With her first birth, Kat thought she prepared the right way, from firing her provider and switching to home birth to being educated on all things natural birth, but what she learned is even home birth midwives can be captured by the system. Not wanting her next birth to be sabotaged as well, Kat did everything differently, starting before conception and by doing her own prenatal care and having a truly autonomous pregnancy.
In this episode, Kat gives all the juicy details on her wild pregnancy, including:
The scare tactics and manipulation from her home birth midwives that ultimately led her to having a 72 hour induction and failure to descend leading to an unnecessary cesarean.
Her promise to not outsource her intuition to someone bound by rules and regulations and the experts she is turning to instead.
The typical mindset and belief that more technology and more experts equals a safer birth, and the fallacy of having technology in the birth space.
The downsides of the prenatal routine and exactly what Kat will be opting out of and including in her prenatal care, including gestational diabetes screen, blood pressure monitoring, ultrasounds, gbs and fetal monitoring.
More resources for wild pregnancy:
Kat's Substack - https://katherinesigblad.substack.com/
Moms off the Record Podcast
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Anisa Woodall - Holistic fertility & nutrition
Free Birth Society Podcast
1 hr 1 min
May 16, 2024145 | What I wish I knew as a first time pregnant mom
The ONE thing I wish someone had told me when I was pregnant with my first. Here I am telling it to you if you haven't heard me say it already.

In this episode I discuss:
The 7Bs of attachment parenting and the intuitive way to parent your baby.

In 2013, I read food blogs when I should have been finding the home birth corner on the web.

The gaps in our prenatal care, specifically the lack of options and informed consent that come with the typical hospital prenatal.

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21 min

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