Sacred Birth Circle | Beyond the Pregnancy Guide

Heather Del Castillo will be sharing her home birth story & the lessons she learned from the tragic death of her first son, Miles, as well as her pregnancy after loss journey with her daughter Nora in hopes of helping other families be more aware & be able to make informed decisions about their births. Please feel free to share your experiences with home birth or stillbirth in the comments. You can connect with Heather for grief support: https://www.instagram.com/wellnessandgrief/ https://www.wellnessandgrief.com Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow @PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else!Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Join us for the first interview of 2023 where we will be hearing the story of Jace's Journey Co-Founder, Tomeka James Isaac, who is opening up about her traumatic experience with prenatal care that led to her son's preventable death & her own life being dangerously close to being lost too. She has since become an advocate for maternal health, specifically working to address the racial disparities in maternal health outcomes. As black mothers are more likely to suffer a stillbirth & be at risk for maternal mortality, this is a critically important mission & we hope you will join us in demanding better care for ALL families. Please watch & share this episode! It's up to us to make sure we hold the health system accountable & make sure more babies & mothers make it home safely. #preeclampsia #HELLPSyndrome #blackmaternalhealth JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else!Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you!To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

It may come as a surprise to you that your baby's life-sustaining organ, the placenta, is NOT routinely measured throughout pregnancy. It's as if this necessary organ is just expected to continue growing appropriately & no one bothers to make sure. No wonder placenta related issues (including small placentas) are a common cause of stillbirth! Fresh off the stage of the #bigPUSH2022 in Washington, D.C., where he proclaimed to bereaved parents "it is NOT the your fault", Dr. Harvey Kliman, Yale's World-Renowned MD, PhD, placenta expert is joining us to explain how the placenta can be measured with a simple ultrasound technique he & his father developed (there's even an instructional video & hand-out for providers on measuretheplacenta.org & an APP: Merwins EPV Calculator). There's no reason why healthy babies should continue to die if our country can add this tool to our provider's toolbox. If an issue is noted with the growth of our babies' placentas, then providers can take necessary steps to monitor our babies & deliver them early if needed. No more waiting to see what happens! We deserve better care for ALL families to have a fighting chance to bring their baby home alive. Check out this episode & share with your friends, family & providers! Connect with Dr. Harvey Kliman: https://medicine.yale.edu/obgyn/kliman/ Resources for Measuring the Placenta: https://medicine.yale.edu/obgyn/kliman/placenta/epv/. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! If you're currently pregnant, get the Count the Kicks app now to get to know your baby's normal movement pattern & visit countthekicks.org for more information, baby save stories, & info for providers to educate their patients on this life-saving technique. To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

After her fierce & passionate speech at the Big PUSH march in D.C., we had to invite Dr. Florescue to the Sacred Birth Circle to share more of her experience as an OBGYN who is on the forefront of stillbirth prevention. When she learned that stillbirths can be prevented her enthusiasm to adopt the protocols that are working in the UK has helped her to reduce stillbirth rates in her own practice. She knows that not all stillbirths are preventable, but many ARE & we must do everything in our power to save those babies. In this interview Dr. Florescue shares tips for parents & providers to help reduce the rate of stillbirth in our country. Please join us for this empowering & inspiring convo + share with others to help us save even more babies. Follow Dr. Heather Florescue on IG at https://www.instagram.com/drflorescueobgyn/ for prenatal & prevention tips. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! If you're currently pregnant, get the Count the Kicks app now to get to know your baby's normal movement pattern & visit countthekicks.org for more information, baby save stories, & info for providers to educate their patients on this life-saving technique. To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Dr. Lj Johnson is well-known as a woman on a mission to share her functional medicine, strategies + systems to empower, educate & motivate EndoWarriors to kick pain, fatique & bloating! If you suffer from endo similar issues, you'll want to listen to this episode now! We're so excited for you to hear Lj share her journey of how she's used her own personal battles with #endometriosis as motivation to become an expert that helps empower other #wombwarriors to be able to live their best life. Follow Dr. Lj on IG for more informative & engaging content! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! If you're currently pregnant, get the Count the Kicks app now to get to know your baby's normal movement pattern & visit countthekicks.org for more information, baby save stories, & info for providers to educate their patients on this life-saving technique. To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

This conversation is special to me as Dr. Joann O'Leary has been there for me personally through parenting after loss, giving me the comfort of knowing that I can continue to mother my son, Owen (who would have been 7 this week), in a new way while noticing that the ability to grieve as a family has made his siblings into more empathetic & compassionate children. She & her long-time friend & colleague, Clare Thorwick R.N., will be joining me to discuss all of their combined womb wisdom from many years of supporting parents through pregnancy (including the difficulties of pregnancy after loss), birth & beyond. Clare's philosophy of trusting a mother's intuition over the machines we've come to rely on to reduce stillbirth will be particularly important to hear. I hope you will all join us to be informed by these two very wise women! To help support the NYC Rainbow Clinic please go to: tinyurl.com/RainbowClinic2022 to donate to a family's page or create your own for a baby that you wish to honor with this fundraising effort that will help provide other parents pregnant after loss with the care they need. Thank you! Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC on 10/15/22 to demand change! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

The tragedy of having an unexpected stillbirth at delivery after a perfectly healthy first pregnancy is absolutely devastating. Like too many other parents, Marjorie Vail, had to find a way to survive this earth shattering loss & joined us to share how she was able to build an impactful life after loss. It's a daily battle, but this conversation will give anyone who's in the same tragic situation some hope that they too can find a way to honor their child, experience joy again & discover their purpose. Aleksei would be 18 on this day & he is so missed by his parents, brother & family, but his legacy has lived on through his mother's efforts, which include her pageantry success, volunteerism in NY & abroad, trauma therapy, public speaking & mindset coaching. Also as a Founding member & Co-Director of Awareness for PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy she has been connecting with many other passionate voices in the maternal health space to help spread stillbirth prevention information & improve pregnancy outcomes. Join us to be moved & inspired by this powerhouse warrior momma! To help support the NYC Rainbow Clinic please go to: tinyurl.com/RainbowClinic2022 to donate to a family's page or create your own for a baby that you wish to honor with this fundraising effort that will help provide other parents pregnant after loss with the care they need. Thank you! Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC on 10/15/22 to demand change! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else!Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you!To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

After struggling through stillbirths, IVF & looking into options for better care for pregnancy after loss, Fernanda Sheridan was impressed by the care & outcomes of the Tommy's Rainbow Clinic & had a dream of bringing it to America. Not long after, with the support of her husband, friends & her PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy family it became a reality! Fernanda will share her experiences & why this legacy of hope is so important to the future of not only loss families but every family! To help support the NYC Rainbow Clinic please go to: tinyurl.com/RainbowClinic2022 to donate to a family's page or create your own for a baby that you wish to honor with this fundraising effort that will help provide other parents pregnant after loss with the care they need. Thank you! Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow @PUSHPregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC on 10/15/22 to demand change! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else!Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you!To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Have you heard baby save stories or experienced a near miss, miraculous birth that could have had a very different ending if it weren't for receiving the proper, timely interventions? Dr. Linda Burke has witnessed many of these situations & it is our hope that by sharing these stories & continuing to teach patients to advocate for themselves we can help more families have happy endings. Please join us to hear Dr. Burke's strategies + recommendations for stillbirth prevention & improving birth outcomes. Share this episode with your friends to help more families be better prepared for any curve-balls that may come their way during pregnancy & birth. Dr. Linda Burke MD, MS, FACOG is an OBGYN & maternal health advocate with over 3 decades of clinic experience who has dedicated her career to taking care of medically underserved women. She's an author ("The Smart Mother's Guide to a Better Pregnancy"), blogger and member of district 12 ACOG Committee on Perinatal Mortality and mother of two sons. Please comment or DM @sacredbirthcircle if you experienced a baby save/near miss with your birth so we can share! Send us a photo & your story to be featured on our platform to help make other families aware of how critical certain situations can be in pregnancy. Thank you! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. You can join our efforts to prevent stillbirth in memory of our babies as a way to continue to parent your child after loss + make change! Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Immi Walker shares her story "in hopes it'll become part of somebody else's survival guide". Her family has suffered the unexpected loss of her first son, Asher, due to shoulder dystocia. She is now an outspoken advocate who is raising awareness about this preventable cause of infant loss. Their rainbow baby, Miller, has safely arrived, so she also will open up about her pregnancy after loss to offer others support & guidance through this difficult experience. Please tune in to this episode to learn from the wisdom she has gained through her difficult pregnancies & births. Comment to share your stories & to show support for Immi & her family. Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Did you know that a change in fetal movement is the first & sometimes only sign that your baby could be in distress? While some may get kick counting advice from their providers, many do NOT! Plus there's a ton of misconceptions about fetal movement & not everyone is given the proper information. So this is your quick, in-depth lesson from Erica Bailey, a devoted Count the Kicks Ambassador + Elizabeth Hutton, the Chief Executive of Kicks Count UK! Though there are some differences in how kick counting is done in the US & UK, there are a lot of similarities + urgent warnings you need to hear. So please share with all your friends! We recommend EVERYONE (those with low risk pregnancies included) checks out this episode to get the most up to date advice on this critical technique for monitoring your baby's wellbeing in the womb. It could help you save your baby's life by alerting you to a change & giving you the confidence to advocate to get the needed intervention to prevent a stillbirth or even avoid other issues in pregnancy that can be treated if caught in time. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Comment to share which of the misconceptions about fetal movement you've been told before or share your babies' birth stories involving noticing a change in movements. Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

When stillbirth happens, it's always unexpected & tragic. No one imagines that a perfectly, normal pregnancy can end so suddenly, without notice. Angelica Kovach is a NICU Nurse who's experience caring for premies & her medical background made her aware of this possibility, but she never thought it would happen to her either. She has learned so much since her son, Ezra, was born still & she hopes to educate others to help them avoid this terrible outcome. Listen now to hear her story + tips for prevention (that she's helping PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy spread) & how to properly kick count (as an Ambassador for Count the Kicks. We hope this information will help you in the future to be better prepared for any curveball you may be thrown. Send this episode to your friends, you could be helping save a life! Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC on 10/15/22 to demand change! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you!To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Are you overwhelmed with the competing messages on social media about pregnancy + birth? Don't know who to trust or how to process it all? Watch this episode with Dr. Sarah Pachtman Shetty (aka @Healthymamadoc) to hear our take on all the views shared by influencers + free birth platforms & more! Send this episode to any of your pregnant friends to help them cut through all the noise & feel more confident that they are making informed + safe choices for themselves & their baby. Please DM @sacredbirthcircle the craziest misinformation you've seen on social media! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Want to know what you're up against as a birthing person & what you can do to better prepare yourself for the birth you deserve? Rachel Nicks, the founder of @birthqueenorg, doesn't hold back punches about birth inequities, which is why we love her! We hope that by shedding light on the realities that parents-to-be are facing, especially black women, you will fight to improve your outcomes by building your support system now, before you reach delivery (including doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, public floor therapist, & postpartum mental health support)! Remember: You are a queen, you should have all the best care! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else!Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

"Umbilical cords are the lifeline to blood + nutrients for all fetuses. Like a garden hose, if the cords flatten or bend, the supply line can be damaged or cut off, impacting fetal development & increasing the risk of death." Why then is more not being done to monitor our babies' cords or advise us on prevention of stillbirth caused by cord issues through monitoring of movement changes? Is it truly "impossible" to foresee a cord related stillbirth or is a complacent attitude that some babies cannot be saved causing things to be done "according to protocol" but without any additional effort to save vulnerable babies? We're grateful for this important discussion with Dr. Jason H. Collins who is well known in the stillbirth community as the expert in cord "accidents". We are using quotes because an accident by definition is any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate cause. Cord loss parents, like myself, do not believe you can classify damage or death due to cord complications (cord compressions, entanglement, true knots, etc.) as an accident if it is known that there is a risk and nothing is being done to prevent this outcome. Listen to this Live conversation to find out how you can advocate for your baby's cord to be closely monitored during your pregnancies. Don't leave the life & well-being of your child up to chance, these "accidents" are often preventable, but we must demand for more to be done! Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC on 10/15/22 to demand change! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you!To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Jatesha "Jaye" Wilson shares her story on Sacred Birth Circle | Beyond the Pregnancy Guide to help parents-to-be grow their knowledge about potential complications & how they can advocate for themselves & their baby if difficult situations arise in their pregnancies. Jaye is a 4x survivor of preeclampsia who is no stranger to birth trauma. She delivered her first live baby in 2008 after two losses in 2004 & 2007. She didn't know this journey would inspire the work she does with Melinated Moms, but has come to realize this is what fuels her passion for her work helping others navigate this unpredictable, but sacred experience. Melinated Moms (Melinated Moms) is a MOM Profit™ – a community-centered women empowerment social enterprise supporting moms & women to become better versions of themselves. We invite you to watch this inspiring + informative conversation to become more aware about the birthing experiences Jaye has survived & to learn more about Melinated Moms mission & support offerings for families. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you!To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

Join this important conversation between “Selling Sunset” star, Maya Vander & Ana Vick (Sacred Birth Circle Founder + Co-Director of Awareness for PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy) about the many ways our system has allowed babies like ours to slip through the cracks & what we should be doing to prevent stillbirths in this country. Maya has been an outspoken advocate for awareness + change ever since the tragic & unexpected stillbirth of her son, Mason. Her story is so heartbreaking, but it has already saved a baby & we're sure many more will be born safely because of her strength & vulnerability in spreading the knowledge she has learned. Please watch + share this episode so everyone can hear what we've discovered after loss including prevention tips & how our medical system can improve their care. If you're pregnant, don't forget to download the @countthekicksus app & become aware of your baby's daily pattern of movements (start at 26-28 wks). Know your normal & always go in to L&D immediately if you notice a change. If you don't want this neglected tragedy to continue, please support our efforts to create immediate, lasting change with the #SHINEforAutumnAct (follow @shineforstillbirth to learn more) & send a quick pre-written message to your Senators on stillbirthstories.com because they need to hear from YOU their constituents to support this historic bill that will help save so many families from experiencing this trauma. Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy on social media to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC (or virtually) on 10/15/22 to demand change! Mason #stillcounts & his legacy lives on with every baby you save (including the one we talk about in this interview). Thank you so much Maya for speaking out for all our families! Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH For Empowered Pregnancy on IG or FB to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC (or virtually) on 10/15/22 to demand change! Learn about Measure the Placenta. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

It's an honor for us to interview one of the most powerful voices in maternal health advocacy, Shawnee Benton Gibson, the Co-Founder of The ARIAH Foundation. You will not want to miss this conversation about the maternity crisis, including maternal mortality & inequities in our broken system, plus what families can do to fight back. Shawnee & her family are featured in the Award Winning documentary, Aftershock, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival & is coming to Hulu on 7/19 bringing to light the preventable death of her daughter Shamony, as well as Amber Rose Isaac & too many other mothers, in an effort to demand justice + change. This is a must see film! Please promise to watch! We as a community cannot stand idly by as this crisis continues to destroy families. Follow: The ARIAH Foundation on IG https://www.aftershockdocumentary.com The ARIAH Foundation JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana + Rae RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

This episode includes everything we wish we knew about stillbirth before our perfect pregnancies ended. Please watch if you're pregnant, are a medical provider, birth worker, or simply someone who wants to help others bring their babies home safely. Samantha Banerjee, the Executive Director of PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy, who is one of my dearest friends, shares her devastating loss story and all the womb wisdom she gained after her daughter Alana's unexpected stillbirth. I am so honored to fight along side this warrior momma to help others have better pregnancy outcomes in memory of our babies. Today is Sam's birthday, so please let her know in the comments how much she is loved and is appreciated for her tireless advocacy! Alana #stillcounts, her legacy lives on in every baby saved by her mother. Please go to pushpregnancy.org or follow PUSH For Empowered Pregnancy on IG or FB to join the fight to end preventable stillbirths. Go to TheBigPUSHmarch.org to join us in DC on 10/15/22 to demand change! JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

In this episode, one of our favorite High Risk OB's, Dr. Tracy Shevell, shares many helpful tips for parents-to-be to better advocate for themselves & their baby during their pregnancy + birth. We'll discuss how to use your "mom voice". We also go into everything from birth equity to pregnancy after stillbirth to abortion care access because we don't shy away from the hard conversations in this community. We want you all to be prepared for any journey you may be on, not just the usual topics in the typical pregnancy books. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

What makes this birthing community different from so many others? We welcome & celebrate ALL births, because we truly believe every birth is sacred! Listen to this episode to learn more about our "why" & all that we plan to share with you in episodes to come. You'll also get to know the moms behind the Sacred Birth Circle, as maternal health advocate, Ana Vick, interviews Rae Jager, who's vast array of experiences as a birther & birth educator make her the ideal companion for your journey through pregnancy + birth. This episode includes discussion of our birth stories, losses (miscarriage + stillbirth), & the pregnancy + birth advice aka womb wisdom we wish we knew & are sharing with all of you to help you have better birth outcomes. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Please leave us a review telling us what you learned & what you'd like to hear more about. Thank you for listening! We're so glad you found us. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Make sure to subscribe to be alerted about our future episodes, which will feature honest discussions with everyone from birth workers, to birthing parents, to cord and placenta experts, to OB's, to maternal mental health providers, to advocates + more! We understand the worries & questions you may have as a parent-to-be. The Sacred Birth Circle is your village. You do not have to walk this path into parenthood alone. We're here for you every step of the way. Sacred Birth Circle goes Beyond the Pregnancy Guide sharing helpful, potentially life-saving, & supportive Womb Wisdom you won't hear anywhere else! Follow Sacred Birth Circle on IG + FB to connect with us + our community & expand your knowledge with us. With love, Ana + Rae RESOURCES If you have suffered a stillbirth please accept our deepest, heartfelt condolences & visit pushpregnancy.org/pregnancy-infant-loss for a list of resources we recommend. Rae also has a curated support website for loss families www.thebluestcircle.com. As loss parents ourselves, we understand the nightmare you have been living through. Please know you are NOT alone. Our community is here for you! To learn more about measuring the placenta, check out our partner org's website www.measuretheplacenta.org & feel free to connect with them to find a provider willing to help with this important stillbirth prevention tool that is not yet part of standard of care. DISCLAIMER Our content is not intended as medical advice. This is general information regarding the subjects discussed, which may not apply to every person. Please consult your healthcare provider for your medical care or advice specifically tailored to your needs, symptoms and health. Your care team will have a better understanding of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum situation. Make sure you ask for their help and guidance.

This is the birth of a new podcast made with as much thoughtful preparation & dreams as parents-to-be have for their baby on the way. We hope you will enjoy each episode as we gather informative Womb Wisdom to prepare you for your birth experiences. We believe ALL births can be sacred, but we want to help make sure you & your baby are safe! Listen to our first episode to learn more about this podcast & the reason for its creation. JOIN OUR CIRCLE Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to be the first to know when a new episode is birthed! Follow us on IG & FB to stay connected with our community & read daily tips + inspiration for your sacred parenthood journey. With Love, Ana Vick @stillmyson

Join our community to learn everything that we wish we knew & more! You don't have to get through your pregnancy alone. We are your tribe! All births are sacred & honored here.