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#57: Welcoming my Baby: Danielle’s birth story
This is Danielle’s birth story of her birth at home in Finland. Links:Download the Asking for Help Guide at the bottom of this page https://www.motherstransition.com/Nest Doulas website: https://www.doulacollective.fi/Danielle’s Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/mothers_transition/Sign up for Positive Birth Helsinki meetup: https://mailchi.mp/648e302327d5/positivebirthInformation about Motherhood Talks and other activities atLillaLuckan https://www.facebook.com/groups/1210503785696783
#56: Final episode before my maternity leave
On this episode I will be wrapping up the podcast for a few months as I go on my maternity leave. I share with you what I have been doing in the past few weeks to prepare for birth and postpartum as well as what I am hoping to feel and do in the last weeks of my pregnancy. The Read more…
#55: Alma’s birth story – navigating preeclampsia, induction, and a cesarean
On this episode of the podcast, I’m sharing with you Alma’s birth story. In this episode Alma shares her challenging experience of dealing with a late diagnosis of preeclampsia which led into an induction and then to a cesarean birth. Alma so vulnerably shares how one of her biggest fears was having a cesarean and how throughout her pregnancy she Read more…
#54: Maria’s birth story – a healing second birth experience
Welcome to this episode of the podcast where we dive into Maria’s birth stories. A first birth story which left Maria feeling broken and traumatized followed by a healing and empowering experience of birth with her second child. Maria talks about the importance of good support in healing from birth trauma as well as recognizing it as such in the Read more…
#53: Giving birth at Lohja hospital with midwife Linda Tötterman
On this episode of the podcast I chat with Linda Tötterman, a midwife working at Lohja hospital. Linda used to work at Naistenkilinikka before Lohja and we got to chatting about some of the differences between these two hospitals. We touched upon the capacity, the amount of midwives there, the general approach and atmosphere, and much more. Linda shared her Read more…
#52: Water birth – with midwife Johanna Honkanen
Today’s episode is all about water birth! Johanna Honkanen has been working as a midwife for 17 years. She has been in the hospital and now has her own private practice. She is one of the leading midwives in Finland about childbirth and has been involved in writing the water birth guidelines and recommendations that are used in hospitals all Read more…
#51: Mai’s birth story – feeling trust in my body
On today’s episode you will hear another wonderful birth story from Mai who shares about the birth of her first daughter. We also got a bit into the birth of her second son and how those two were a bit different and of course connected. Mai talked about the importance of preparation and having a support person such as a Read more…
#50: My feelings on becoming a mom of two with Danielle Bensky
Welcome to this episode of the podcast – a solo episode with your host Danielle Bensky. Today I share with you my feelings and thoughts about becoming a mom of two. In the moment of this recording I am 2 months away from giving birth and I wanted to share from the place that I am in right now just Read more…
#49: Breech and twin births in Finland with perinatologist Georg Macharey
On this episode my guest is Georg Macharey – a perinatologist working in the delivery ward of Naistenklinikka. Georg has written his PhD on the topic of breech presentation and is one of the experts in this field in Finland. In today’s episode Georg explains the different breech positions that exist and their implications for the birth as well as Read more…