EBB 350 - Surviving a Long Antepartum Hospital Stay and Preparing for a Scheduled Cesarean with Krista DeYoung, EBB Childbirth Class Graduate

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

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

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

EBB Childbirth Class graduate Krista DeYoung joins us from her hospital room to share her journey through a high-risk pregnancy, an extended antepartum hospital stay for partial placental abruption, and preparing for a scheduled Cesarean at 37 weeks. Krista opens up about the challenges of long-term hospitalization, advocating for herself in a complex medical system, and the emotional toll of being away from her family. Dr. Rebecca Dekker walks Krista through creating a Cesarean birth plan, covering topics like delayed cord clamping, optimizing the operating room experience, and postpartum recovery expectations and strategies.

(00:03:01) High-Risk Pregnancy & Partial Placental Abruption Diagnosis

(00:07:35) Managing an Antepartum Hospital Stay: Challenges & Coping Strategies

(00:12:09) Navigating Medical Information & Self-Advocacy in the Hospital

(00:26:53) Mental Health Strategies & Staying Positive in a Prolonged Hospital Stay

(00:31:36) Preparing for a Cesarean Birth: Creating a Birth Preferences Plan

(00:36:28) Discussing Delayed Cord Clamping & Other Cesarean Options

(00:45:17) What to Expect Physically & Emotionally During a Cesarean

(00:48:52) Postpartum Recovery: Healing, Movement, and Emotional Processing

(00:53:29) Building a Postpartum Support Plan

Resources

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. On today's podcast, we're going to talk with EBB Childbirth Class graduate Krista DeYoung as she joins us from her hospital room to talk about surviving an antipartum hospital stay and planning for a scheduled caesarian.
0:17.6	Welcome to the evidence-based birth podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker, and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of evidence-based birth.
0:26.1	Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:34.1	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:37.6	See eBbirth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:43.1	Today we have with us Krista DeYoung.
0:46.3	Krista was born and raised in Colorado and has a passion for global travel and humanitarian work.
0:52.7	Krista is a therapist, parenting coach, and speaker.
0:56.2	For the past decade, Krista has been working with teenagers and parents to help bridge
1:00.9	relationship gaps and address self-worth issues and adolescents.
1:06.1	Krista has her master's in counseling, and she recently started her private practice,
1:11.8	Set Your Mind counseling, focused on serving teen girls, mothers, and women. Krista and her husband, John,
1:17.8	joined us in EBB podcast episode 305 to talk about their high-risk pregnancy and birth
1:23.0	experience with their first child. And for those of you who don't know, John is my big brother,
1:27.7	and Krista is my sister-in-law. Today, Krista is a mother of one. She is expecting her second baby
1:34.0	with my brother John, and Krista is currently hospitalized for partial placental abruption as she
1:39.9	awaits the birth of her second baby. For this special recording of the evidence-based birth podcast,
1:46.3	Krista agreed to join me from her hospital room to share her story, and I'll also be working
1:52.0	with her to help her plan her birth preferences for her upcoming medically necessary caesarian.
1:57.6	So you'll get to watch some childbirth education happening in real time. Hi, Krista. Welcome to
2:03.3	the evidence-based birth podcast. We're so happy to have you back. Hi. Thanks for having me. Good to see you,
2:08.9	Rebecca. Yeah, good to see you too. So for those who are not familiar with Krista, Krista is my sister-in-law
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