144. MyMaine Birth: Ivy's Three Pregnancy and Four Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor
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Ivy, a labor and delivery nurse shares four births that shaped her faith in her body and her care team, from a cleft diagnosis and cesarean to a healing VBAC and a swift boy-girl twin birth with a footling breech catch from her supportive doctor. We unpack preparation, provider choice, and how calm leadership keeps complex births safe and human.
In this episode, we discuss:
cleft lip and palate found at 20 weeks, early planning and support
first labor to cesarean after long pushing
switching providers to pursue VBAC for her second birth
the value of laboring down and…
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