Back to Basics Podcast Nicole

Today's episode was inspired by Black Maternal Health week and International Day of the Midwife. We speak midwifery as a solution not just for better health outcomes but the cost benefit on governments and societies and the satisfaction of birthing women. Bringing midwives back to the forefront of maternal care is the answer for thriving, women and families.Let's work towards a society that centers and values women and mothers and in turn values children and this starts at conceptio...

On today's episode we have Vivian Maina, a doula, entrepreneur and mother of two. In part 1 she shares her traumatic first birth experience which led to an unnecessary c section and the lack of care and support she received in the birth and postpartum, how the challenges she faced pushed her to find an alternative to the poor care for her next birth. Looking to connect with Vivian?Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wito4you

On today's episode I speak with Terry Nzaumi. Terry's a doula, childbirth educator and social worker based out in Canada but serving pregnant women in Kenya. We speak about her journey into birth work and her own birth experiences that sparked a fire for supporting women through their birth, pregnancies and postpartum experiences. We also share some tips to think about when preparing for labor. Below are Terry's contactsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/childbirthandbr...

On today's episode we have Ijai. She's a mom of two, a pharmacist and wife. She shares her two vastly different births, with her first she had the typical hospital birth experience which wound up in surgery and went to to have a difficult recovery. So when it came to her second pregnancy she was determined not to go through the same however, she struggled to find a provider to support her in her birth plan but managed to have a powerful unassisted VBAC at home. Tune in to hear ...

Today we have the final part of my birth story. In the episode, I share my homebirth experience, my labor lasted 20 hours and it was intense but pain free. We also talk about the steps I took to have a smooth forth trimester and the ways I supported my body's healing. To Connect with Jenelle:Website: https://www.fgswellness.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fgswellnessTo connect with Me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruby.mamasWebsite: https://www.rubymamas.comEmail: rub...

On this week's episode I share part 1 of my birth story, Jenelle agreed to play host for the day so we swapped roles. In the episode I share my experience with taking charge of my own maternal care and having a non medicalized pregnancy.The three year preparation I did for birth and motherhood, how I prepared physically and mentally for birth and the forth trimester and loads more.Enjoy. Links to episodes with Jenelle:To connect with Me: Email: rubymamas14@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.rubyma...