Leila Armour: Reflections on ”High Risk” Labels and The Use of Fear in Hospital

Episode 19 of The Road to Wisdom Podcast sees Leila Armour, of Village for Mama, open up about the throws of having had plans of home birthing twins change over the course of her pregnancy. Leila, a highly educated post partum doula and creator of the book, Village for Mama, gives a raw account of the trials and tribulations encountered with in the hospital system. Leila openly discusses with Chloe and Keshia, how negative influences and remarks from hospital staff planted seeds of doubt, which in turn, contributed to Leilas need for thorough debriefing after each hospital visit. The girls then open up the conversation to question the term "High Risk" how this label is applied, how censoring the full spectrum of birth stories impairs our ability to make informed decisions, among many other interesting questions.

You can find Leilas book at https://villageformama.com/

and you can follow Leila on instagram @villageformama

**** PLEASE NOTE: this episode was recorded with Leilas two (slightly noisy) boys in the studio and we apologise for any disturbances in the audio

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