53hr labor in Finland to my first born son! Receiving prenatal care in 2 different countries

Birthright: Physiological Birth Stories · Sep 10, 2026 · 56m · transcript

Before I became a mother, I had no idea how much birth would change me—or how much this first experience would shape the way I would eventually see birth.

In this episode, I take you back to who I was before motherhood and then into the story of my first birth: 53 hours of labor in Finland.

Living abroad meant navigating pregnancy and birth in a culture that was not my own. Sharing my experience on what it was like to receive maternity care in two very different countries.

From receiving care in Turkey, and what it felt like. To giving birth in a Finnish hospital where communication was…