{"podcast":{"title":"The VBAC Link","slug":"the-vbac-link-743493","podcast_index_feed_id":743493,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/31b184f0-21a8-44d4-ab35-66e003ae7acf","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-vbac-link","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/7/1/2/b2735913-2d14-4d41-921d-c40b22299240_untitled_design__25_.jpg","author":"Lily Wyn & Paige Lloyd","episode_count":473,"summary":"Join us as we share VBAC birth stories to educate and inspire! We are a team of expert doulas trained in supporting VBAC, have had VBAC's of our own, and work extensively with VBAC women and their providers. We are here to provide detailed VBAC and Cesarean prevention stories and facts in a simple, consolidated format. When we were moms preparing to VBAC, it was stories and information like we will be sharing in this podcast that helped fine tune our intuition and build confidence in our birth preparation. We hope this does the same for you! The purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform- it is not to replace advice from any qualified medical professional.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T04:21:17.173800+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 442 Magdalena’s 2VBAM (Vaginal Births After Myomectomy) in South Africa + Navigating Infertility","slug":"episode-442-magdalena-s-2vbam-vaginal-births-after-myomectomy-in-south-africa-navigating-infertility","published_at":"2026-02-05T02:40:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493/episode-442-magdalena-s-2vbam-vaginal-births-after-myomectomy-in-south-africa-navigating-infertility","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493","url":"https://thevbaclink.com/","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/a4c1b34a-36fa-4227-ac9d-9a5aff577599/stream.mp3","summary":"Our first VBAM (vaginal birth after myomectomy) was Episode 189 with Mabel back in 2022 and we are SO excited to finally be bringing you another! Maria Magdalena “Mags” Campbell joins us from Cape Town, South Africa to share her inspiring story through loss, fertility challenges, and ultimately TWO VBAM births. With the support of Chinese medicine, acupuncture, progesterone, and a fertility coach, Mags went on to conceive her son naturally. She met with 8 doctors before finally finding a VBAM supportive provider and hospital at 32 weeks. After a successful ECV for a breech baby, she went on to have a hospital VBAM with an epidural at 9 cm at 40+1 weeks, welcoming her 3.9-kg son. Her second pregnancy came easily and felt very different. Mags prepped similarly with things like Chinese medicine and acupuncture, but leaned even more into holistic prep through breathwork, meditation, yoga, and doula support. Mags chose a hospital birth over a home birth and went on to have a euphoric, unmedicated vaginal water birth at 40+3 weeks, welcoming her 4.1-kg daughter. During her prep, Mags connected with Mabel and she hopes that her stories can bring the same inspiration that Mabel’s did for her. We are also posting a new blog all about VBAM in honor of Mags’ episode that you can find at www.thevbaclink.com/blog . American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AOGS) PubMed Study European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada JOGC ScienceDirect Review Episode 189 Mabel's VBAM (Vaginal Birth After Myomectomy) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands","meta_description":"Our first VBAM (vaginal birth after myomectomy) was Episode 189 with Mabel back in 2022 and we are SO excited to finally be bringing you another! Maria Ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3669,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vbac-link-743493/episodes/episode-442-magdalena-s-2vbam-vaginal-births-after-myomectomy-in-south-africa-navigating-infertility/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493/episode-442-magdalena-s-2vbam-vaginal-births-after-myomectomy-in-south-africa-navigating-infertility.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}