Unapologetically Unmedicated | Empowered & Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie Fierce Lizzie

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 birth plan.


When you walk into birth prepared, there is less anxiety, less fear, we can take control of our births now by doing the right birth prep.


Full immersion into your birth prep can get you so prepared that you know what to do automatically when things like interventions, slow labor, transition, etc. come up

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 including multiple cervical checks in birth.

In this episode I discuss:


A risk and benefit analysis of using cervical checks in labor so you can make an informed choice on if you want to include them in your birth or not.


In home births we don’t typically see cervical exams unless the mother requests them, and how requesting a cervical exam shows some doubt in your body’s ability to birth.


The story of a mom who dilated from 2 to 10 cm in an hour and the mom who stayed dilated to 5 cm for a whole week.


When to expect cervical exams as part of your prenatal care and exactly when ones you can decline.

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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 coping skills are less accessible which can lead to an unwanted epidural.

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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 certification agencies, lawmakers and hospital systems work together, and it’s not to benefit you.


Examples of rules and regulations that doula certification programs and insurance companies put on doulas, and the parallels to how the medical system stole midwifery.
What you can do as a doula and as a mom to opt out of doula regulations from your state or hospital.

Episodes you’ll love:

70 | Doula certifications suck

100 | Becoming a self taught doula

134 | How to find and hire a doula

133 | What doulas do for you

124 | Biased doulas for biased moms

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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 will change your birth experience in hospitals with varying levels of support.
How being empowered means you do not let anyone tell you want to do, including me!
An amazing hospital birth story of a positive induction of labor without an epidural.



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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 knowledge is power approach included knowing the stages of labor in depth and it has many benefits for the mom wanting an unmedicated birth.

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