E117: Precipitous Birth

About this episode

This episode discusses the phenomenon of precipitous birth and how to prepare for it.

Send us Fan Mail Labor stories go viral when a baby is born in a car or a bathroom, but the real question is what it feels like from the inside, and what you can do to be ready if it happens to you. I’m talking about precipitous birth, also known as precipitous labor or rapid labor, where everything compresses into a short window and the body goes from “maybe” to “right now” with almost no lead time. It can be awe-inspiring, overwhelming, or both, and it deserves more nuance than “lucky you, ...

People in this episode

Host: Angie Rosier

Topics covered

• precipitous birth
• rapid labor
• labor stories
• birth experiences
• preparedness

Keywords

• precipitous birth
• rapid labor
• labor stories
• birth preparation
• childbirth

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