142: How First-Time Parents Can Be Best Equipped For Birth (First Baby, Natural Birth, Hospital Birth) [with George & Emily Sandridge]

About this episode

The episode discusses how first-time parents can better prepare for hospital births, featuring insights from guests George and Emily Sandridge.

Most first-time moms who are planning a hospital birth arrive at the hospital too early, and some of them even get sent home, which can be incredibly defeating as a laboring woman wanting so badly to meet her baby. Thankfully, Emily made some really good choices during her pregnancy to prioritize childbirth education and hire a birth doula so she wouldn’t be one of those women. She arrived in active labor at a whopping 9cm and was able to get in the tub right away. Now that’s how it’s done! E...

People in this episode

Host: Kayla Heeter

Guests: George Sandridge, Emily Sandridge

Topics covered

• first-time parents
• hospital birth
• natural birth
• childbirth education
• birth doula

Keywords

• first-time moms
• hospital birth
• active labor
• childbirth education
• birth doula

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