EBB 321 - An Empowering, Trauma-Informed Home Birth with First-Time Mom and EBB Childbirth Class Graduate Iris Casey
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
4.6 • 978 Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Childbirth Class graduate Iris Casey is sharing her inspiring home birth story with Dr. Dekker. Iris opens up about her journey to motherhood, after grappling with the decision to become a parent and overcoming past traumas. She recounts the unexpected onset of labor, navigating the early stages with her supportive partner, and utilizing the knowledge gained from the EBB Childbirth Class and Dr. Dekker's book, "Babies Are Not Pizzas," to create a tailored birth plan. Tune in to hear Iris's story of resilience, preparation, and the emotional experience of bringing her daughter, Roselle, into the world in the safety and comfort of her own home.For more information about Evidence Based Birth® and a crash course on evidence based care, visit www.ebbirth.com. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok! Ready to learn more? Grab an EBB Podcast Listening Guide or read Dr. Dekker's book, "Babies Are Not Pizzas: They're Born, Not Delivered!" If you want to get involved at EBB, join our Professional membership (scholarship options available) and get on the wait list for our EBB Instructor program. Find an EBB Instructor here, and click here to learn more about the EBB Childbirth Class.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with EBB |
| 0:03.5 | childbirth class graduate Iris Casey about her empowering home birth story. |
| 0:11.7 | Welcome to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my |
| 0:17.0 | PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world. |
| 0:28.0 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:32.0 | See EB-B EB Birth.com |
| 0:33.4 | slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:37.8 | Welcome to today's episode of the Evidence Based Birth |
| 0:40.4 | podcast. |
| 0:41.3 | I am so excited to welcome our guest Iris Casey. |
| 0:45.0 | Iris lives in Western Wisconsin with her husband Will, |
| 0:49.0 | their daughter Rosel and their two dogs, Poppy and Pugsley. Iris graduated with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Public Health in 2015 |
| 0:58.1 | and has been working at a local public health department in the Environmental Health Division |
| 1:02.4 | for the past nine years. |
| 1:04.0 | Iris's journey to Motherhood started in 2020 |
| 1:08.0 | when she felt some societal pressure to decide if she wanted to have a baby. |
| 1:12.0 | After the long process of deciding to become a mother, |
| 1:16.0 | learning as much as possible and trying to conceive, Iris got pregnant in September of 2022. |
| 1:21.7 | She spent her pregnancy continuing to learn everything she could about birth, |
| 1:26.0 | postpartum, and baby care all while putting together her birth care team and support system, |
| 1:32.4 | taking the E.B. |
| 1:33.4 | childbirth class with Rhonda Fellows and Heather Christine Stewart. |
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