Jun 15, 2023
Dr. Jess Michaels is an osteopath, doula, and founder of The Birth Sling, a powerful tool for movement and support during labor. In this episode, she shares her own birth story of transferring from a home birth plan to a hospital birth, including laboring on the beach, listening to her body, and creating the Birth Sling for other birthing persons after DIY-ing her own for her daughter’s birth.
In this episode, we cover:
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Jess’ experience in osteopathic medicine and as a birth doula
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Jess’ favorite birth tools for home births
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Her birth story of transferring from a home birth plan to a hospital birth
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Listening to your body and asking for more support
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How various movements help us progress labor and manage pain
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Sterile water injections for back pain relief
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Giving birth in a birthing pool in a hospital with your own midwife
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Processing and coping with changes in your birth plan
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What a birth sling is and how to use it during labor and birth
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XOXO -Heidi
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Resources:
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Birth Story Academy Online Course
- Use code BIRTHSTORYFRIEND for $20 off
I’m Heidi, a Certified Birth Doula, and I’ve supported the births of over a thousand babies in my career. On the Birth Story Podcast, I’ll take you on a journey through your pregnancy by providing you education through storytelling. I provide high-level childbirth education broken down to make it super digestible for you because I know you are a busy person on the go. Plus, because I am so passionate about birth outcomes, you will often hear from many of the top experts in pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the sacred postpartum period.
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