Birth Story: Not Asking for Permission & Preparing for Her Unmedicated Birth with Jo Gibson

Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy

My Essential Birth

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4.4 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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An unmedicated birth experience doesn't just happen. It requires so much preparation physically and mentally. It also requires you knowing what you want and letting your provider know "this is the plan, get on board." This week's birth story with Jo Gibson is the perfect example of how knowledge is power and the more you know, the more options you have. Links Mentioned: My Essential Birth Course My Essential Birth Instagram 3 Free Exercises Questions to Ask Your Midwife Questions to Ask Your...

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0:00.0	Women have been giving birth for centuries, so it's a pretty natural experience, right?
0:04.6	Wrong.
0:05.3	I'm Stephanie King, professional doula, childbirth educator, and the creator of the My Essential
0:10.1	Birth Course, the online childbirth education course that's helping women everywhere
0:14.5	confidently achieve their best birth.
0:16.7	Today's culture would have us think that births should be treated like an illness or an emergency
0:20.5	and that most of us need other people telling us what's best for our bodies because Today's culture would have us think that birth should be treated like an illness or an emergency,
0:25.9	and that most of us need other people telling us what's best for our bodies because we aren't the experts.
0:30.9	So sit tight because if you're tuning into this podcast, you'll probably start to believe in your body,
0:36.3	your intuition, and find yourself empowered and confident to do what it takes to have the birth of your dreams.
0:37.9	If you like listening to me take you through these weekly topics step by step, then you're going to love the My Essential
0:42.1	Birth Course. Make sure that you're subscribed to the podcast and definitely head over to my
0:46.5	essentialbirth.com for the free downloads mentioned right here in these episodes and to join
0:51.4	the birth course and community full of pregnant moms just like you.
0:54.9	I have to add a disclaimer that I am not a medical professional and I cannot provide medical
0:59.1	advice. All of the information expressed in this podcast are based off of personal,
1:03.2	professional, and educational experiences and are my own opinions. Please work with a provider
1:08.3	you trust for medical advice during your pregnancy and birth.
1:11.5	All right.
1:12.0	Welcome back to this week's podcast.
1:13.6	And we have our reviewer of the week, who is SLS 610.
1:18.4	She says, first podcast I listened to while pregnant.
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