Ep195: Claudia’s Birth Story - 52 Hours from Induction to Vaginal Birth

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a delightful birth story episode from a fellow physician! Claudia is an orthopedic sports surgeon, currently stationed with the Air Force in Anchorage, Alaska. She gave birth at the same military facility where she works and loved her experience. Even though she went into pregnancy at a (barely) advanced maternal age and with pre-existing borderline hypertension, she was still able to have the vaginal birth she wanted.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being in the “at risk” category doesn’t necessarily predict how your birth will go. A different hospital might have pushed for a c-section instead of waiting for interventions to work. Induction can be long!! Hers was Tuesday to Thursday. You have to be patient with the process and fortunately her care team was.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I love how one of the doctors in the practice asked if she had birth wishes. This is how it should be done. Fortunately Claudia came prepared with a birth plan she’d made the right way (using <a href= "http://drnicolerankins.com/enroll">The Birth Preparation Course</a>) and went over it with her team before she went into labor. If she hadn’t done that she may not have gotten the outcome she did.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This story goes so many places and I know you’re going to learn a lot from Claudia's experience.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How Claudia and her partner got pregnant without any treatment right after visiting an infertility specialist</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How her experience as a physician influenced her expectations of birth</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How she felt about giving birth in the military overall</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why she and her care team opted for induction</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Which pain management option she liked and w