EBB 275: A PROM, GBS, and Birth Center Transfer Story with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate, Emily Helgerson

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, we talk with Emily Helgerson, an EBB Childbirth Class Graduate about how taking the EBB Childbirth class helped her navigate transferring from a birth center to the hospital after experiencing premature rupture of membranes while being positive for Group B Strep.

Emily Helgerson holds a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education in Spanish, with a minor in Italian, from the University of Minnesota and a master's in second language teaching with a focus on immersion from McGill University. Emily taught Spanish immersion elementary school before deciding to stay home with baby Teddy, after he was born. Her and her partner, Brad, live in Minneapolis with their toddler and two cats. In 2023, it was announced that Emily will be the new Dean of Skovsøen, the Danish language village in Northern Minnesota.

Emily shares how the Evidence Based Birth

Childbirth Class provided tools, resources and preparation that her and her partner were able to practice throughout pregnancy and remain empowered when they faced a hospital transfer. Emily talks about her Golden Ticket team, with her partner, doula (who is also her mom!) and the team of midwives between the birth center and the hospital.

We will also introduce a newer research topic regarding placenta size, placental measurement and its correlation to newborn health outcomes.

Content Warning: Group B Strep, Antibiotics for group B Strep, Heart decelerations, birth center transfer to hospital

Resources:

Check out EBB's Signature Articles:

Follow Emily Helgerson’s Parenting Group on IG @Common Ground Parenting

Listen to the following podcasts:

Check out these pregnancy books

· Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

· The Birth Partner

· Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby’s First Years

· Pregnancy Day-by-Day book

Blooma’s Prenatal Yoga

Learn more about Spinning Babies here

Subscribe to Jen McLellans pregnancy week by week here

Learn more about Sharon Quinn's EBB Childbirth Class here

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're talking with Emily Helgerson EB child birth
0:05.2	class graduate about giving birth while GBS positive having a birth center
0:09.7	transfer to the hospital and using her mother as her dula.
0:14.0	Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast.
0:16.4	My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my PhD
0:19.7	and the founder of Evidence Base Birth.
0:22.0	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information
0:26.0	into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:30.0	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:33.4	See Eviebirth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:39.7	Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode
0:42.0	of the Evidence- Space Birth Podcast.
0:44.0	My name is Rebecca Decker, pronouns she her, and I'll be your host for today's episode.
0:48.8	Today I'm so excited to welcome a graduate of our EBB Childbirth class who is a really amazing birth story to share with you.
0:56.0	But before we get started, I wanted to let you know that we are in the midst of opening our
1:01.1	evidence-based birth pro membership for a free trial this month
1:04.8	and you can try out all of our pro-member resources for free for 30 days if you sign up
1:10.4	by July 17. To get the free trial just go to eBbirth.com and look for the
1:15.8	header at the top of our page. The eB.B. Pro membership includes our entire
1:20.4	PDF library, a library of all our continuing education courses, a private
1:26.2	online community, monthly trainings, and our new Dula Mentorship program. The
1:30.8	EBB Pro membership is the primary way that we fund the work that we do here at EBB.
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