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August 24, 2011 By Andy Traub

NCP 004 : Men screwed up birth and her own birth story – Sherri Morris

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  • Induction started by breaking the membranes
  • Labor started then got flustered and accepted an epidural
  • Nurse asked her “Do you want your epidural?”
  • Had a vacuum extraction
  • Had never met the doctor who delivered her baby
  • Had a lot of tearing but did not get an anesthesia
  • A woman is taught that “as long as your baby is healthy it’s worth it.”
  • Second birth was a planned epidural
  • Anesthesiologist kept hitting a nerve and told her to stop moving
  • Went numb from the neck down for awhile
  • Pushed in a “funny way” because of the epidural
  • Was on crutches for a week after birth
  • Had back pain for six months after the birth
  • Those experiences were 75% of the reason she pursued a natural childbirth with her third child.
  • Met her doula at a baby fair and she encouraged Sherri to find a midwife that had her same goals
  • Midwife and OBGYN stayed with her through her entire labor (12 hours).
  • Doula was present to assist as well.
  • Why do women accept that a medicated birth is a good birth?
  • “I trust my doctors and I’m not strong enough to do this.” – That’s what she thought during her first birth.
  • Doulas provide an experienced and trusted opinion.
  • Found a lot of solace in prayer during her birth experience.
  • Women were doing it for thousands of years and then men got involved.
  • The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth
  • Should you clamp the umbilical cord right after birth
  • Laura Stove Herm – “There is a secret in our culture not that birth is painful but that birth is strong.”
  • Read Sherri’s comments on my blog post that she references in the conversation –
  • The Birth Book – Dr. Sears – How a woman gives birth is related for better or for worse…”

 

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