EP207 Laura One Pregnancy & Birth, Positive Hospital Birth at 42+1 WKS

About this episode

Laura shares her positive hospital birth experience at 42+1 weeks gestation, discussing her preparation and support during labor.

This week, I share my chat with Laura, who talks us through the birth of her daughter. Together with her partner, Jack, Laura they spent time educating themselves as part of preparation for the labour and birth. As Laura approached the later stages of pregnancy, she started to hear conversations around induction. Her decision was to decline an induction which she stuck to but she recalls feeling some pushback. Laura did have a positive interaction with a consultant who took a more supportive approach and advised there was no intervention needed so she hit the road home. At 42 weeks’ gestation, Laura went into labour spontaneously at home, supported by both Jack and her doula. She describes the early stages of labour, the conversations in the hospital as she laboured into 42+1 weeks and meeting her baby for the first time. Thanks so much Laura Get in touch E: irelandsbirthstories@gmail.com IG: Irelands Stories Birth Podcast IG Produced & edited by Corah Gernon at She Talks Productions Show Your Support Buy Me A Coffee Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Corah Gernon

Guest: Laura

Topics covered

• pregnancy
• birth
• hospital experience
• induction
• support during labor

Keywords

• positive birth
• hospital birth
• pregnancy education
• induction
• labor support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: She Talks Productions

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