EBB 289 - Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes, a Difficult Birth and Shoulder Dystocia with EBB Childbirth Class Graduate Siri Lachmansingh

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I'm joined by Siri Lachmansingh, who shares her remarkable journey of pregnancy and childbirth while managing type 1 diabetes.

Siri delves into the unique challenges and considerations for pregnant individuals with diabetes, including blood sugar management and medical monitoring. Siri also takes us through the choices she made during her induction process and the empowering moments she experienced during her second birth journey. Tune in as Siri's story highlights the importance of informed decision-making and the strength that can come from embracing evidence-based care during pregnancy and childbirth.

Content Note: This episode discusses topics related to pregnancy, childbirth, and managing type 1 diabetes during pregnancy. While the conversation is focused on informed decision-making and evidence-based care, it may contain medical details and experiences that could be sensitive for some listeners— including a description (starting at 41 minutes) of obstetric violence, shoulder dystocia, and birth injury to a newborn. Please be mindful of your own comfort and emotional well-being while listening.

Trigger Warning: shoulder dystocia, birth injury to a newborn, and obstetric violence

Resources:

Follow Siri's journey:

Instagram @sirilachmansingh
Siri's Birth Hour podcast episode

Find out more about Siri’s birth and childbirth education team here: Doula Aileen (https://www.doulaaileen.com/), Heather Christine Struwe (https://holisticcontinuum.com) and Rhonda Fellows (https://www.oilydoulamn.com/about.html)

Find out more about the EBB Childbirth Class here.

Learn about Brachial Plexus social support systems:

Erb’s Palsy Facebook page (for Brachial Plexus Palsy): https://www.facebook.com/enderbspalsy/
Public support group (“Oliver’s Friends”): https://www.facebook.com/groups/OliversFriends/

Learn more about the evidence and research on shoulder dystocia :

Research on team training for prevention and treatment of shoulder dystocia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25688719/
"PROMPT" protocol from the United Kingdom is being applied in the United States. Click here to learn more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26513456/
PROMPT training news video: https://fox4kc.com/health/training-program-helps-to-improve-outcomes-for-babies-and-moms-during-delivery/
The PROMPT foundation website: https://www.promptmaternity.org/

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Click here to learn more about the Evidence Based Birth® Childbirth Class.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Siri Lachman Singh
0:04.7	an evidence-based birth childbirth class graduate about her pregnancy with type 1 diabetes
0:10.4	and a difficult birth with shoulder dystocia and a birth injury.
0:14.0	Everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Evidence-based Birth
0:26.8	podcast my name is Rebecca Decker pronouns she her and I will be your host for
0:30.7	today's episode. Before we get started, I want to make you aware
0:34.2	of a content warning on discussing birth interventions,
0:37.6	birth trauma, obstetric violence,
0:40.3	and a traumatic birth injury to a baby during a shoulder dissociate case.
0:44.4	The traumatic part of series birth story starts at around 41 minutes into the podcast,
0:50.0	and I will give you a heads up before we reach that part.
0:53.4	And now I'd like to introduce our honored guest,
0:55.6	Siri Lachman Singh.
0:57.5	Siri, pronouns she her, lives and works in Minneapolis with her family.
1:01.6	She was a teacher of young children for many years and changed
1:04.6	careers due to the pandemic. Siri has had type 1 diabetes since 2001 and
1:10.5	became passionate about birth education during her second pregnancy in
1:14.2	2022. Siri is a graduate of the evidence-based birth
1:18.4	childbirth class with Rhonda Fellows and Heather Christine Struitt, two of our most experienced instructors.
1:25.2	And Siri has been a guest on the Birth Hour podcast talking about her first birth experience.
1:31.2	And today she's excited to share the story of her pregnancy and birth of
1:34.7	her second child journey. Siri welcome to the evidence-based birth
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