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

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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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 bad thing and can actually be helpful as you prepare for birth.


How the knowledge is power approach can help you feel confident, even when faced with fear mongering.

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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 making actually is making the power dynamic worse for mothers.
The three components to evidence based care.
Birth is a physiologic event that doesn't typically need intervention.

Ready to start your birth prep?

Birth Prep Class: This 30 minute class will teach you what you can do now to help prepare your mind and body for an unmedicated birth. It's FREE ️

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Unmedicated Academy: The signature program for moms who want to be the boss of their unmedicated birth and be educated, informed and empowered. We will chat each week and you'll be blown away by how much support is inside. Join the empowered mom club

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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 before conception and by doing her own prenatal care and having a truly autonomous pregnancy.
In this episode, Kat gives all the juicy details on her wild pregnancy, including:
The scare tactics and manipulation from her home birth midwives that ultimately led her to having a 72 hour induction and failure to descend leading to an unnecessary cesarean.
Her promise to not outsource her intuition to someone bound by rules and regulations and the experts she is turning to instead.
The typical mindset and belief that more technology and more experts equals a safer birth, and the fallacy of having technology in the birth space.
The downsides of the prenatal routine and exactly what Kat will be opting out of and including in her prenatal care, including gestational diabetes screen, blood pressure monitoring, ultrasounds, gbs and fetal monitoring.
More resources for wild pregnancy:
Kat's Substack - https://katherinesigblad.substack.com/
Moms off the Record Podcast
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Anisa Woodall - Holistic fertility & nutrition
Free Birth Society Podcast