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The Unmedicated Girlies | Empowered + Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie

Welcome to The Unmedicated Girlies, the podcast for moms who want to be informed, empowered, and educated for birth and beyond. We know that an empowered birth leads to an empowered motherhood, and that it takes going against the status quo to get there.

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164 | MUST HAVES for your unmedicated VBAC

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2024/09/04

For the fourth year in a row the cesarean rate in the US has increased. And the greatest influence on if you have a vaginal birth is policy and rules put on birth. Here is what you need to know if you are planning an unmedicated VBAC (or for any mom planning for a vaginal birth!).You'll learn: A little history around the fluctuations in cesarean rate, why it was so high in 2009 and again in 2023. The four must haves as you plan for an unmedicated VBAC to increase your chances of a vaginal

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00:28:03

163 | 4 steps to your BOSS birth, how to have an...

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2024/08/26

Hundreds of women have used the boss birth method to have the unmedicated birth of their dreams. First time moms, second time moms, even fifth time moms!! YOu can have a powerful birth where you feel prepared, informed, and empowered to birth YOUR WAY even in the hospital. And here are the four things you need to know to get your dream birth too.You’ll learn… The most challenging part of having an unmedicated hospital birth and how the level of support can vary greatly from hospital to hospital.

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00:20:09

162 | Physiologic birth from start to finish, avoid...

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2024/08/06

In my experience hospital staff tend to be more supporting of a natural, hands off birth in the first stage of labor. They may still push for pitocin or cervical checks, but they still tend to leave you to labor on your own. And all that changes once a mom hits transition or starts to feel pushy, then even the most hans off birth may turn intervention heavy.You'll learn: What it means to support physiology and how walking into the hospital disrupts natural labor. The stages of labor and the

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00:29:44

161 | How the hospital will sabotage your birth

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2024/07/30

Look it's not you, it's the hospital. The hospital routine medicalizes your birth and makes it really hard to support physiology. Which means it's really hard to have an unmedicated birth in the hospital. And the epidural rate proves it. The good news is, there is a way to have a hospital birth where you support physiology and you avoid unnecessary interventions. You'll learn: What really happens when you go with the flow is that you hand your birth over to the hospital's

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00:23:37

160 | Your body (and baby) wants an unmedicated...

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2024/07/26

Your baby & body want an unmedicated birth, even if you are scared, even if you have a low pain tolerance, even if you aren’t having a peaceful water birth in your living room. And that's because there are a ton of benefits that come with physiologic, unmedicated birth.You'll learn... How a recent client ended up with an unmedicated birth even though that wasn't her goal, and no her birth wasn't fast or easy. The cascade of interventions vs the overflow of positive outcomes

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00:26:04

159 | The LIE behind a low lying placenta

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2024/07/15

Today's episode is inspired by the fact that I have had too many mom in my DMs concerned about their low lying placentas. A low lying placenta is totally normal at 20 weeks, so why are so many women worrying about it??In this episode, I discuss: The difference between a low lying placenta and placenta previa, and what it means for your birth prep. The overuse of technology causing doubt in our pregnancies. How our maternity care system infantilizes women by giving us minimal information

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00:22:31

158 | Margot Robbie is pregnant, will she get...

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2024/07/11

Margot Robbie is pregnant. Will she invest in getting informed? Will she hired a doula? Will she invest in a physiologic birth at home? Celebrities have all the resources available to them, and very often they are opting for the most detached version of birth, elective cesarean or even worse, surrogacy. Join me in this rabbit hole of celebrity hospital births.In this episode I discuss: How Queen Elizabeth had her power taken away during her first three births and how she demanded different for

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00:34:27

157 | Postpartum bleeding is physiologic, was it...

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2024/07/04

Let's get informed on postpartum hemorrhage, so you can make the best decision in the third stage of your birth. Bleeding is a completely normal part of the birth process, but how much is too much?? Hospital providers are terrified of PPH and are treating every single woman preventatively, even when she just had a physiologic birth and there is no reason to assume this stage of birth needs help as well. In this episode I discuss: The current definition of PPH versus the older definition that

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00:27:13

156 | Get obsessed with your birth, the best way to...

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2024/07/01

Allow yourself to get obsessed with your birth. Go all in. Instead of hoping for an unmedicated birth, be committed to having your best birth. Going all in with your birth education can only help you to be more confident and more prepared for walking into the hospital to birth your way. In this episode I discuss: Many hospital birth moms have births that don’t go as planned. The typical birth outcomes IS a birth that doesn’t go to plan so if you want to plan for something different, you have to do

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00:26:54

155 | Bobbie caused their own formula shortage!...

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2024/06/24

Have you experienced the Bobbie formula shortage? This mom-founded and-led infant formula company appears to be pro mother-baby, when in fact all they are good at is marketing and making profits off of how you feed your baby. They are a multi million dollar corporation that has used predatory marketing tactics to grow a "cult like" following that has created more demand then they can keep up with. In this episode, I discuss: The new age predatory Marketing tactics that Bobbie formula

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00:14:53

154 | You have more control with unmedicated birth

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2024/06/20

There are many reasons women choose unmedicated birth. One of those reasons is that they feel more in control when they support physiology. And feeling more in control, instead of chaotic, results in a more positive birth experience. In this episode, I discuss: How supporting physiology puts your body in control, not the hospital routine, not prescription drugs, and that can help you feel more in charge of your birth. You have more options in your birth when you stick with your unmedicated

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00:34:32

153 | Will cervical exams change my birth? A risk and...

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2024/06/14

How are cervical checks going to affect my labor? I know something as small and simple as a cervical exam doesn’t seem like much of an interruption to the labor process, but it actually is. When we introduce pain, tension, or fear into labor it can cause labor to stall and make it harder for you to access your coping tools. And let’s flip the script, I actually would love for you to think of cervical exams as small and insignificant in actually helping labor, because there are truly no benefits to

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00:19:45

152 | Pitocin almost always leads to an epidural

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2024/06/10

Saying yes to an induction, or pitocin, is like saying yes to an epidural. Once you start pitocin your birth is medicalized and that includes a higher chance of wanting the epidural.In this episode, I discuss: How pitocin and oxytocin are the same chemical compound but work very very differently in or bodies. If you had pitocin in the past and it felt like your birth was out of control, it was. Pitocin means your birth is being control outside your body. Starting pitocin can mean that your

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00:27:39

151 | Why doulas don’t want to be certified

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2024/06/06

Just like with all things birth we are talking about the risks and benefits, pros and cons of doula certification, and insurance reimbursement today. This is a must listen if you are a doula, or thinking of becoming one, or if you are a mom wanting to hire a doula. In this episode, I discuss: Recent posts from Elite Doula Training on new legislatures from Texas and Ohio that are trying to control doulas and that can have a big impact on how your doula can support you. The motives behind

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00:24:56

150 | My hospital seems supportive of natural birth,...

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2024/06/02

Thinking, hoping, and assuming your hospital is going to be supportive of your natural birth is not enough. And thankfully there is a lot that you can do to take control of the situation so that you are prepared for the worst while hoping for the best. In this episode, I discuss: The two ends of the spectrum, a hospital that is 100% on board with your birth plan, no questions asked versus the most coercive and manipulative of hospitals. How being informed and educated on birth and your rights

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00:13:08

149 | You need to know the stages of labor

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2024/05/30

Yes, this is important knowledge to have and you need to understand the stages of labor on a deeper level than just centimeters dilated. Knowing the stages of labor is even more important for hospital birth moms and can help you take control of your labor in severals ways. In this episode I discuss: The idea of surrender versus taking control and how that balance can change based on where you are giving birth. Understanding the stages of labor can help you to avoid cervical checks. The

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00:15:50

148 | Fear mongering, what it looks like and doesn’t...

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2024/05/27

The term fear mongering comes up often in the discussion of our medical system, and our maternity care is no different. Knowing what it is and isn't is helpful in being able to identify the red flags and stand up to fear mongering if it happens to you. In this episode I discuss: The definition of fear mongering and what it can look like in your maternity care. The red flags of fear mongering and what the opposite of fear mongering, which is the informed consent process. Fear isn't a

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00:18:25

147 | The role of your OB, Midwife, MFM and...

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2024/05/23

Have you ever said, "the hospital won't let me..."? Then you need to learn more about the role of your OB, midwife, MFM or really any medical provider because they hold no power over you. Tune in to learn more about informed consent and evidence based care and how you are the actual boss of your medical care. In this episode, I discuss: Informed consent is a discussion that includes getting fully informed so you can make the final decision. Why I think the term shared decision

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01:00:55

146 | Wild pregnancy, prenatal care outside of the...

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2024/05/20

What is WILD pregnancy? We have one of our good friends from the Moms off the Record podcast, Kat Sigblad, sharing about her current pregnancy with baby number two. With her first birth, Kat thought she prepared the right way, from firing her provider and switching to home birth to being educated on all things natural birth, but what she learned is even home birth midwives can be captured by the system. Not wanting her next birth to be sabotaged as well, Kat did everything differently, starting

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00:20:43

145 | What I wish I knew as a first time pregnant mom

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2024/05/16

The ONE thing I wish someone had told me when I was pregnant with my first. Here I am telling it to you if you haven't heard me say it already. In this episode I discuss: The 7Bs of attachment parenting and the intuitive way to parent your baby. In 2013, I read food blogs when I should have been finding the home birth corner on the web. The gaps in our prenatal care, specifically the lack of options and informed consent that come with the typical hospital prenatal. Subscribe to Launch

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