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Whether or not it’s scheduled or sudden, I firmly consider {that a} cesarean delivery remains to be a delivery, and each mother deserves to really feel knowledgeable, supported, and empowered by means of it. However the fact is, many ladies go into their C-sections feeling unprepared and uncertain of what to anticipate throughout a C-section. That’s why I knew we would have liked to file this episode, and I discovered the excellent visitors to assist us do exactly that: Dr. Jen Wagner, a board-certified obstetric anesthesiologist, and Bethany Scott, a registered nurse, doula, and fellow C-section mother.
We had such an unbelievable dialogue that we ended up speaking for hours! There was a lot useful info being shared that we determined to separate it into two episodes, as a result of we actually didn’t wish to go away something out. These sorts of trustworthy conversations are precisely what we have to assist shift the narrative round cesarean delivery.
Who’re Bethany + Jen?
Dr. Jen Wagner is a board-certified, fellowship-trained obstetric anesthesiologist with years of expertise supporting ladies by means of labor and supply, particularly throughout C-sections. She’s not solely a working towards doctor but in addition an educator and advocate for integrating evidence-based medication with patient-centered, trauma-informed care. After giving delivery to her daughter through C-section in 2018 and her son through VBAC in 2020, Dr. Jen turned much more enthusiastic about bettering the delivery expertise for others.
Her pricey good friend and co-host, Bethany Scott, can be right here to chick-chat with us. Bethany is a registered nurse, licensed delivery doula, and mother of three born through C-section — plus one angel child. Her journey began within the style world, however after transferring to New York Metropolis, she adopted her true calling into ladies’s well being. Bethany started as a doula, later transitioning to labor & supply nursing and OB/GYN triage. By means of her personal highly effective experiences with delivery and postpartum, she acknowledged the dearth of preparation assets particular to C-sections. She determined to create the type of help she wished she had. As we speak, Bethany is enthusiastic about serving to ladies really feel seen, supported, and empowered all through delivery and past.
She and Dr. Jen now share their insights and views by means of their podcast, The C-section Expertise Podcast, which helps ladies put together for and course of their delivery tales with extra confidence and compassion.
What Did We Focus on?
On this half 1 episode, Dr. Jen, Bethany, and I chick-chat about what actually occurs earlier than, throughout, and instantly after a C-section — whether or not it’s scheduled or unscheduled — and how one can make the expertise really feel extra like a delivery and fewer like a process. It’s important for mothers to know what choices can be found to them each step of the way in which, and we really feel like this episode does that. Listed here are a number of the questions that we lined in our dialog:
- Let’s begin with the fundamentals. Are you able to guys stroll us by means of the totally different sorts of C-sections (emergent, non-emergent, deliberate, unplanned, mild, family-centered, and so forth.)?
- Why would ladies want these? Who qualifies for every? How can mother and father greatest navigate these challenges?
- Please stroll us by means of what a pregnant mother can anticipate when she has a cesarean delivery. (Prior, through the process, and speedy postpartum)
- What have you ever guys discovered to be some widespread fears or misconceptions ladies have about C-sections, and what would you say to ease these fears?
- What are issues that folks don’t know they will do or ask for in the case of having a cesarean delivery? What ought to they placed on their delivery plan?
I hope this half 1 episode provides you the knowledge that you just have been in search of to arrange for the process and your birthing expertise. Subsequent week, we’re going to dive into extra of the postpartum expertise and what you possibly can anticipate.
Closing Ideas
C-sections are sometimes portrayed in lessons or by suppliers as medical or impersonal however they don’t need to be. Understanding what to anticipate throughout a C-section could make all of the distinction. The extra you realize, the extra assured you possibly can really feel, and the extra clearly you possibly can advocate for what issues most to you.
As Dr. Jen and Bethany reminded us, there are so some ways to make this expertise extra knowledgeable, respectful, and empowering. Whether or not you’re making ready for a scheduled cesarean or just wish to be prepared for any risk, this episode gives the perception and compassion I consider each mother deserves.
As Bethany and Dr. Jen so superbly shared: C-sections are actual births — stuffed with emotion, bravery, and transformation. They need to be honored and talked about, similar to each different delivery story. And I couldn’t agree extra.
I hope this episode helps you are feeling extra ready and empowered in your C-section delivery. If you realize a mama who would profit from understanding what to anticipate throughout a C-section, please ship this her approach, and tag us on Instagram at @thebabychickchat. Your story issues. Your delivery issues. And you aren’t alone.
Bethany + Jen’s Sources
Thanks for listening to our podcast. Cheers to an empowered & supported cesarean delivery!
