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The Birth Hour title: The Birth Hour – A Birth Story Podcast

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Sarah Kinsel and her wife, Kat, found out they were expecting twins on their older son’s first birthday. At 34 weeks, worsening swelling and high blood pressure led to a diagnosis of preeclampsia with severe features and an induction.

Sarah delivered Baby A vaginally, but Baby B remained high and her cervix contracted back to 6 centimeters. Three hours later, doctor...


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First Pregnancy and Preparing for a Birth Center Birth

Elizabeth remembers feeling excited about becoming a mother even though pregnancy itself wasn’t necessarily her favorite experience. She chose a birth center for her daughter’s delivery and prepared extensively using hypnobirthing techniques.

A 40-Hour Labor and Water Birth

Her first labor lasted approxima...


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Preparing for birth is about so much more than deciding what to pack in your hospital bag. In the final weeks of pregnancy, simply getting comfortable can feel like a challenge. There’s also staying active in ways that feel good, preparing your body and baby for labor, and then, on the other side of birth, navigating a whole new set of physical recovery needs.

And...


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Preparing for Pregnancy with Endometriosis

Leanna began working with an OB-GYN specializing in endometriosis and PCOS care after suspecting she might have endometriosis. Surgery confirmed the diagnosis, and the experience prompted her and her husband, Ryan, to move up their timeline for starting a family.

Leanna became pregnant with her daughter on their very fir...


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