Tonight’s show
focused on having a natural hospital birth, and steps that individuals can take
in order to help facilitate this birthing plan. Laura and Ryan joined a variety
of different guests tonight, including a local mother and a handful of labor
and delivery nurses, to talk about natural hospital births. Our first guest
tonight was Melissa Hembree. Melissa is a stay-at-home mom to two very happy
children, who gave birth to both of them naturally in the hospital setting.
Melissa shared with us each of her birth stories, which highlighted the
importance of loved one support, relationship with care providers, and trust of
the hospital staff. Melissa also encouraged women to speak up for themselves,
by taking actions like asking questions and creating clear birth plan, in order
to support personal empowerment in the birth setting.
Our next guest
was Catey Brannan. Catey is an RN, a birth assistant, an LMT, and an improv
comedian. Catey currently works at Desoto
Memorial Hospital as a labor and delivery
nurse and at Birthway’s Family Birth
Center as a birth assistant and
post-partum nurse. Catey discussed some differences and similarities that she
sees working in both of these settings, and shared some points of overlap that
she wishes to see take place. Mostly, Catey highlighted the need for women’s
education (and access to education!) regarding birth and pregnancy. Catey also
discussed the importance of care provider support for a hospital birth,
focusing on the need to let every woman who is giving birth know that that is her
special day.
We then talked
to Judy Cavallero. Judy is currently the Clinical Manager of L/D, Antepartum,
OB ECC and MBU at Sarasota Memorial
Hospital. Judy discussed some of the exciting changes that are taking place
at Sarasota Memorial, including the upcoming opening of their new maternity
tower! She shared with us that Sarasota Memorial is including a bunch of new
low intervention strategies, which the opening of this tower will facilitate. Our
final guest tonight was Brandy Thomas. Brandy is a CNM who works out of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
Brady discussed with us the role of midwives in the hospital setting, and
individual’s potential preference for a midwife in the hospital setting if they
are interested in a hospital birth.
We closed our
show tonight with open discussion from all of our guests, in which we discussed
the importance of open communication with hospital and care provider, personal
education, and understandings of personal risk. Our guest encouraged listeners
to interview providers and ask a lot of questions to make sure they have the
right fit for them.
Tonight’s Right: Every woman has
the right to receive maternity care that identifies and addresses social and
behavioral factors that affect her health and that of her baby.** She should
receive information to help her take the best care of herself and her baby and
have access to social services and behavioral change programs that could
contribute to their health. To learn more about your rights, please visit
ChildbirthConnection.org.
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