Today we sit down to discuss some of the data relevant to our last episode of Unbreaking Birth which involved an induction due to a diagnosis of IUGR which was determined at birth to be a misdiagnosis. We are breaking down the differences between IUGR vs small for gestational age, LGA vs Macrosomia, what to know about ultrasounds, and share with you the resources needed to make informed choices if your pregnancy involves any of one of these weight variations or medical diagnosis.

Links:

https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Big-Babies-Handout.pdf

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2021/02/fetal-growth-restriction

https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(15)30865-3/pdf

http://blog.thebirthlounge.com/2021/09/things-that-fck-up-your-birth-plan.html

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2020/01/macrosomia

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0115/p302.html

https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/pregnancy-complications/intrauterine-growth-restriction/

Today we welcome Charley to the Unbreaking Birth Podcast to share her story. Charley shares about her experience with an IUGR diagnosis in her pregnancy and how that impacted her birth experience only to find out that her baby was born absolutely perfect and within normal limits for weight. She shares her pregnancy stressors, her labor experience, and her experiences in pregnancy after her first. This episode walks through processing of a birth trauma as well as the negative impacts of blanket care for consumers.

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Unbreaking Birth Podcast: @unbreakingbirth

HeHe Stewart: @tranquilitybyhehe & @the.birth.lounge

Meagan Bray: @meagan.bae

HeHe and Meagan are discussing the Supreme Court case being heard on abortion rights in the US right now. They are discussing abortion after 15 weeks, what diagnoses can lead women to this decision, what it looks like to require an abortion when it is illegal in your state, and what real life effects these bills have. To fix the system….we have to start at the top.

Links:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-463_3ebh.pdf

https://reproductiverights.org/case/scotus-mississippi-abortion-ban/

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/01/21/1074605184/abortion-roe-v-wade-supreme-court

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/21/world/colombia-court-abortion

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/01/us/abortion-mississippi-supreme-court

A Guide on How to Get Abortion Pills | Plan C

26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Without Roe: Here’s Which Ones and Why | Guttmacher Institute

Texas Abortion Laws | Planned Parenthood Center for Choice

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6457018/

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Unbreaking Birth Podcast: @unbreakingbirth

HeHe Stewart: @tranquilitybyhehe & @the.birth.lounge

Meagan Bray: @meagan.bae