5-Blaine Bennet-4 Vaginal Births-PNW Apothecary

03/29/23 • 56 min

Birth As We Know It ™️-Birth Stories and Experiences

In this episode, Blaine talks about her experiences with hospital birth, unassisted/free birth, and home birth. We dive into how being a family of color impacted how she was treated while giving birth in a hospital setting and discuss how tricky delivering a placenta can sometimes be.
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The resources I mention in this episode are listed below:

PNW Apothecary-Blaine Bennet: https://www.pnwapothecaryshop.com/
Birth Doula- Kristin Travis: https://www.BEarthmate.com/
Open Arms Perinatal Servies: https://openarmsps.org/
Global Midwifery Services-Faisa Farole: https://www.globalmidwiferyservices.com/
Whole Body Pregnancy-Erika Davis: https://www.wholebodypregnancy.com/

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Ina Mays Guide to Childbirth: h

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The resources I mention in this episode are listed below:

PNW Apothecary-Blaine Bennet: https://www.pnwapothecaryshop.com/
Birth Doula- Kristin Travis: https://www.BEarthmate.com/
Open Arms Perinatal Servies: https://openarmsps.org/
Global Midwifery Services-Faisa Farole: https://www.globalmidwiferyservices.com/
Whole Body Pregnancy-Erika Davis: https://www.wholebodypregnancy.com/

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Book Resources Mentioned in this episode:

Ina Mays Guide to Childbirth: h

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The resources I mention in this episode are listed below:

Midwife- Mercedes Snyder: https://www.sbmidwiferycare.com/
Birth Doula- Kristin Travis: https://www.BEarthmate.com/
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Kristin has been working as a birth doula for 6 years and has attended over 155 births. In this episode, Kristin dives into detail about her personal journey of how she chose to be a single mother with Intrauterine Insemination, how the pregnancy wasn't as she expected it to be, and how her birth felt empowering.
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The resources I mention in this episode are listed below:

Birth Doula- Kristin Travis: https://www.BEarthmate.com/
Open Arms Perinatal Services: https://openarmsps.org/
Doula-Jazmin Bryant: https://www.jazzybeandoula.com/
Perinatal Support of Washington: https://perinatalsupport.org/
Quilted Health: https://www.quiltedhealth.com/
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Birth As We Know It ™️-Birth Stories and Experiences - 5-Blaine Bennet-4 Vaginal Births-PNW Apothecary

Transcript

KIONA: Hello and welcome to Birth as we know it. I am your podcast host, KIona Nessenbaum. I have experienced birth as a doula, a student midwife, and as a mother of three amazing children with my husband and high school sweetheart by my side. After attending over 130 births, including my own, I've realized that each birth experience is truly unique. So make sure you subscribe and join me every week as we are guided through many different birth experiences through the lens of the storyteller.