E27: Trauma and Redemption: Two C-Sections with Nicole Kircheim

12/03/2025 1h 17min

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Episode Synopsis

<!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->Nicole expected that she would have a smooth labor, like the ones she sometimes witnessed as an ER Nurse. After her medical team pressured her into a c-section for her first birth, she got home and realized just how traumatic and unfair her experience was. During her second pregnancy she dove deep into research to improve her chances of an empowering, vaginal birth. Although she ended up with a second c-section, she experienced the difference between informed consent and traumatic coercion, describing her second birth as a redemption. Resources:Natural Hospital Birth The Nesting PlaceThe VBAC LinkThis podcast does not offer medical advice.Interested in sharing your story? DM us on instgram @notesonarrival or email us at [email protected]