EBB 340 - Emetophobia in Pregnancy and an Inspiring Home Birth Story with Kat Sullivan and Ben Winston, EBB Childbirth Class Graduates

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Rebecca Dekker talks with EBB Childbirth Class graduates Kat Sullivan and Ben Winston about their journey through pregnancy and birth. Kat shares her deeply personal experience of living with emetophobia—the fear of vomiting—and how it impacted her pregnancy and decision to pursue a home birth. From navigating intrusive thoughts and panic attacks to finding a supportive care team and discovering the power of SSRIs, Kat and Ben open up about their challenges and triumphs. Hear how they prepared for labor, the role of their midwives, and how the EBB Childbirth Class helped them feel informed and empowered. Whether you're curious about home births, mental health in pregnancy, or simply love heartfelt birth stories, this episode is a must-listen!

Content Note: The first half of the interview will discuss distressing symptoms related to emetophobia, panic attacks, and OCD, as well as considering pregnancy termination due to emetophobia.

(00:01:24) Joyful Home Birth Experience despite Challenges
(00:04:56) Empowered by Supportive Providers for Emetophobia
(00:10:17) Navigating Mental Health in Parenthood Transition
(00:17:53) Navigating Challenges with a Strong Support System
(00:30:10) Unpredictable Transitions in Labor and Birth
(00:35:03) Empowering Decisions Through Evidence-Based Home Birth
(00:36:07) Empowering Parents Through Evidence-Based Childbirth Education

Learn more about Kat and Ben's EBB Instructor, Emily McMichael, here or follow her on Instagram here!

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 Childbirth Class graduates,
0:04.7	Kat Sullivan, and Ben Winston about their home birth and also about Kat's experience of going
0:10.1	through pregnancy with ametophobia, the fear of throwing up.
0:17.3	Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker, I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of evidence-based birth.
0:25.8	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:33.7	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. See eBbirth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:42.7	Hi, everyone, and welcome to today's episode of the evidence-based birth podcast. I'm so excited to
0:49.1	introduce our two guests who have a really fascinating birth story and pregnancy story to share. Kat Sullivan is a dancer
0:56.9	and a writer, and her partner, Ben Winston, is a principal engineer with the Philadelphia
1:01.6	Public School District in Pennsylvania. Kat and Ben live with their baby and lovable orange cat
1:07.8	in northwest Philly, where they consume way too much coffee. They're both
1:12.5	graduates of the EBB childbirth class with EBB instructor Emily McMichael, and Kat and Ben are
1:18.3	here to share their pregnancy and birth story. Kat and Ben, welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast.
1:24.6	Thank you so much. I'm so excited to have both of you here. It's always fun when we get
1:29.1	to have like both parents here to share their story. So I was wondering if you could start off by
1:33.9	telling us a little bit about how you found out about evidence-based birth in the childbirth class.
1:39.2	I think I was the one to find it. I actually years and years ago did a postpartum doulet training out of curiosity.
1:46.9	I learned a lot about homebirth, the myriad of ways that hospital birth differs from home
1:51.6	birth. And I got really interested in reading a lot of different perspectives. So I think I found
1:55.8	evidence-based birth a few years ago, actually, as a solid organization that felt like it was presenting different aspects of birth in such a way.
2:05.8	They didn't have a particular political agenda one way or another.
2:09.5	And Ben, what was your introduction to EBB?
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