Heidi is a hospital based birth doula in the KC area and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to how to get the birth you desire in a hospital setting.
We talked about the following topics relating to birth and motherhood:
- Doulas are not just for home birth or unmedicated birth
- Having a doula help you navigate the medically complex pregnancies and births can be super valuable
- Not all hospitals or providers are created equal
- Find adaptive hospitals- usually the small ones vs the ones that appear to be newest and nicest
- Non-confrontational advocacy skills
- Knowing what is coming so you can get ahead of it
- Systemic change is needed and the feelings that come with this
- How working makes her a better mom and how to navigate doula work with mom life.
Every time I chat with Heidi the conversation gets so real and juicy because of all the passion we both feel for autonomous birth and motherhood, so I can't wait to hear what you think of it!
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Learn about her services HERE
