{"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 450 Midwife Katie's Birth Center VBAC + Shoulder Dystocia HBAC & BIG Baby + Cesarean Awareness Month","slug":"episode-450-midwife-katie-s-birth-center-vbac-shoulder-dystocia-hbac-big-baby-cesarean-awareness-month","published_at":"2026-04-01T07:10:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493/episode-450-midwife-katie-s-birth-center-vbac-shoulder-dystocia-hbac-big-baby-cesarean-awareness-month","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493","url":"https://thevbaclink.com/","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/dc0f4dd8-aa39-4484-837f-d5f49088ab9f/stream.mp3","summary":"April is Cesarean Awareness Month and Women of Strength, we are aware of YOU. All month long, we are bringing you VBAC stories & discussions featuring these most common reasons for cesareans: • Big babies • Failure to progress • Twins • Breech • Fetal heart tones And for our CBAC and RCS mamas, we’ve got a special episode all about maternal assisted cesareans, so stay tuned!! In today’s episode, we talk with Katie, a Certified Professional Midwife from Oregon, whose journey into midwifery began after her own VBAC. Her first birth began spontaneously at the start of COVID and ended in a cesarean with an asynclitic, sunny side up baby. Her second birth was a healing VBAC at a freestanding birth center with midwives. Her third birth at home was longer than her previous VBAC and required her to let go of expectations and trust the process. This birth ended in a successful VBAC with a shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, and a second degree tear. We’ll let you listen to the episode to find out just how big her record-setting baby was! Katie talks about just how different births can be, what it takes to become a CPM, ways to manage postpartum hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia maneuvers, safe transfer from out-of-hospital to hospital care, and recent policies that impact midwives attending VBACs. Katie reminds us to choose your birth team wisely, the mind is a powerful thing, and sometimes letting go of expectations is the only way through. VBAC Certified Doula Finder The VBAC Link Supportive Provider List The Ultimate VBAC Prep Course for Parents Online VBAC Doula Training Submit Your VBAC/CBAC Story Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands","meta_description":"April is Cesarean Awareness Month and Women of Strength, we are aware of YOU. All month long, we are bringing you VBAC stories & discussions featuring…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3783,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vbac-link-743493/episodes/episode-450-midwife-katie-s-birth-center-vbac-shoulder-dystocia-hbac-big-baby-cesarean-awareness-month/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-450-midwife-katie-s-birth-center-vbac-shoulder-dystocia-hbac-big-baby-cesarean-awareness-month.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}