{"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 456 L&D Nurse Jen Hamilton + VBAC Vibes","slug":"episode-456-l-d-nurse-jen-hamilton-vbac-vibes","published_at":"2026-05-13T07:10:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493/episode-456-l-d-nurse-jen-hamilton-vbac-vibes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vbac-link-743493","url":"https://thevbaclink.com/","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/987f6f39-34c2-4f26-8ffb-9caac802a5f4/stream.mp3","summary":"We are honored to have THE Jen Hamilton join us on the pod today! Jen Hamilton is a labor and delivery nurse, viral TikTok creator with over 6 million followers, and author of Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth (May 2026), a warm, clinically grounded guide to navigating childbirth with confidence and calm. She is the founder of Hot Mess Express, a nonprofit offering judgment-free house cleaning and organizing for women in need, and a passionate advocate for dismantling systemic racism and misogyny in obstetrical and gynecological care. A 2026 President's Award recipient from the American Nurses Association and a frequent presence in outlets including CNN, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post, Jen has become one of the most recognizable voices in modern nursing through her signature blend of clinical expertise, frank humor, and deep empathy. She is funny, kind, generous, gracious, and quickly becoming a household name! In today’s episode, Jen sits down with Lily and Paige to chat all about creating the best vibes for your birth. They do a deep dive into VBAC, and ask questions that came directly from you all. This is an episode you DO NOT want to miss. Today’s topics include: Using interventions as tools Why a provider may be the factor if someone will have a VBAC or not Dirty secret of OB How Jen feels about doulas How to ask for a new nurse Debriefing your birth Preparing for a different birth experience Expectations around coping techniques Giving yourself grace Baton race of coping analogy Funny and memorable stories in L&D Unique VBAC circumstances Failure to progress How she would improve cesareans and humanize the experience Keywords: Jen Hamilton, labor and delivery, L&D nurse, OBGYN, cesarean, vbac, birth after cesarean, c…","meta_description":"We are honored to have THE Jen Hamilton join us on the pod today! Jen Hamilton is a labor and delivery nurse, viral TikTok creator with over 6 million fol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3959,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vbac-link-743493/episodes/episode-456-l-d-nurse-jen-hamilton-vbac-vibes/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-456-l-d-nurse-jen-hamilton-vbac-vibes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}