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

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86: Why the hospital has routines Nov 16, 2023

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No, the hospital doesn't have routines in place to keep you and your baby safe. Those routines are for the hospital’s gain and in this episode I explain exactly how the hospital benefits from routines like electronic fetal monitoring, cervical checks, ultrasounds, etc.

In this episode I discuss:

How the hospital routines make moms high risk
The change from a 24 hour stay after birth to 48 hours
Providers being incentivized to do more cesareans
Efficiency, liability, and profit as the flow of birth in the hospital

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Choosing your birth date then losing your power Nov 14, 2023

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Recently I listened to a podcast on elective cesarean and why a mom may choose that for herself. Except the benefits were slim. In this episode I discuss how choosing your birth date means losing your power and how physiologic birth compares.

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85: Signs your induction is BS Nov 09, 2023

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You don’t want to miss this episode. Learn the signs your induction is BS, so you can be prepared and stay in control during those last few prenatal appointments.

In this episode, I discuss:

4 induction red flags
How ACOG wants to induce all moms
ARRIVE Trial secondary analysis
Big baby and old placenta
Trusting your intuition and knowing baby is okay

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ACNM Statement

ARRIVE Secondary Analysis

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Avoiding induction is not enough Nov 07, 2023

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This episode is a peek at my free series on Understanding Unmedicated birth. I share a study done in 2020 that perfectly illustrates how interventions can lead to cesarean.

Listen to the full episode when you register at fiercelizzie.com/unmedicated

See the full study mentioned here.

84: Buy for baby, bye for mommy, with Andrea Haskins Nov 02, 2023

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My instagram bestie, Andrea Haskins of @instinctualmothering, joins me in this episode to talk about the most popular baby registry items and the pros and cons of each.

In this episode we discuss:

-snoo, doona, and all the "must have" baby items

-how the typical baby registry is taking support away from the mother

-"influencer mouth"

-the baby item industry keeps you buying

-how co-sleeping replaces the need for many baby tools

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You burned the pumpkin pie Nov 01, 2023

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And in this case, burning the pumpkin pie is an analogy for the cascade of interventions. Tune into this bonus bonus mini episode for the perfect example of why it's important to support physiology of birth. What to learn more? Grab a seat in my free master class series Understanding Unmedicated- we start tomorrow.

Here is what you can expect from the series, 3 episodes from me on:

Why your baby and body want an unmedicated birth, even if you don’t

How interventions can sabotage your birth

AND exactly what your birth education needs so that you can feel confident, prepared, informed and empowered

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What to expect if you're expecting to fail at birth Oct 31, 2023

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It doesn’t matter how prepared you are if you are still expecting to fail. Are you feeling positive and enthusiastic about your birth? Or are you checking the boxes to be prepared and dreading the feeling of contractions? You need to expect the best and prepare for the best given the realities of birth.

In this episode I discuss:

-preparing for a pain free birth

-expecting that you'll fail at your birth plan

-the reason many first time home birth moms transfer

-when fear creeps in

-how to be ready for the realities of birth

83: The true horror story of symphysiotomy Oct 26, 2023

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Birth history meets Halloween. Listen in for the absolutely horrifying fact of why the chainsaw was invented and the horrifying history of Symphysiotomy in Ireland from 1944 to 1987.

In this episode I discuss:

-the symphysiotomy procedure and why it came to be

-how cesarean phased out the practice of symphysiotomy

-how the 39 induction is somewhat similar

-accounts from women who experienced symphysiotomy without consent

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Check out the free masterclass series on Understanding Unmedicated Birth

Babies aren't born on Christmas Oct 24, 2023

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Why are so many babies born in September? And why are the least babies born on major holidays? In this episode I share a few reasons why that is and describe the common hospital coercion tactic of the holiday induction.

In this episode I discuss:

-why more babies are conceived in winter

-the covid baby boom

-the most popular and least popular birthdays of the year

-two reasons so few babies are born on Christmas

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Birthday Chart

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Life with Lizzie: Day in the life Oct 23, 2023

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Here’s what’s been happening in October and also the answer to “when do you wake up and go to bed?” And “how do you get it all done?”