Military Birth Talk

By: Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition
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  • Military Birth Talk features birth stories from service members, spouses, veterans, and providers, all told through the unique lens of birthing in the military. Birth is a profound, unforgettable experience leaving a lifelong imprint on our hearts. For military families and service members, giving birth and parenting in our community presents its own unique, challenging, and empowering realities--giving birth alone or in a foreign country, navigating Tricare during miscarriage or infertility obstacles, or being on Active Duty without the option to birth outside of the hospital are just a few of the realities we may face. By sharing our stories, we hope to increase transparency and information for fellow military families, providers, and policy makers. Tune in each Thursday for a new episode.


    Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.


    Are you a military community member with a story to share? Fill out an interest form at https://www.militarybirthresourcenetwork.org/podcast
    © 2024 Military Birth Talk
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Episodes
  • 45. Airman Klarissa's UK Birth Story: Emergency C-Section, Plus Conversation About Exclusive Pumping, Parenting In a Dual-Mil Family, and How the Womens Initiatives Team is Tackling Retention

    45. Airman Klarissa's UK Birth Story: Emergency C-Section, Plus Conversation About Exclusive Pumping, Parenting In a Dual-Mil Family, and How the Womens Initiatives Team is Tackling Retention
    Oct 31 2024

    In this episode, I’m speaking with Klarissa who’s Active Duty in the Air Force and shares the birth of her son who was born in the UK this past summer. Klarissa’s prenatal care was offered in groups, which she really enjoyed. She ended up having an emergency C-section, and then she also experienced a postpartum hemmorage and had to have a blood transfusion. She also shares a few other perspectives including her experience with exclusive pumping, navigating careers in a dual-mil family, and her how her work with the Womens Initiatives Team has reinforced her dedication to her career in the Air Force.

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    42 mins
  • 44. Army Spouse Kristal's Birth Stories, with Conversation on How Her Medical Background Impacted Her Experience, East Asian Postpartum Cultural Practices, and the Importance of Holistic Family Care

    44. Army Spouse Kristal's Birth Stories, with Conversation on How Her Medical Background Impacted Her Experience, East Asian Postpartum Cultural Practices, and the Importance of Holistic Family Care
    Oct 24 2024

    In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Kristal Lau who is an Army spouse sharing two birth stories. Kristal’s first birth story took place in Alabama and her second was born OCONUS in Wiesbaden Germany. So two totally different settings and it was really interesting to hear the differences in some of the culture norms between the two, and then we also talked about how her postpartum experiences were really different as well. Kristal is Malaysian and ethnically Chinese so she talked about some of the cultural practices that are common in her family and how that played out for her, and then we also talked a bit about some of the gaps in mental health care for the non birthing parent, whether that’s dad or a same sex partner, and why holistic family care is so important.

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    56 mins
  • 43. Jazmon's Births While on Active Duty in the Air Force, Dual Mil Dynamics, Lack of Postpartum Support and Career Impact

    43. Jazmon's Births While on Active Duty in the Air Force, Dual Mil Dynamics, Lack of Postpartum Support and Career Impact
    Oct 17 2024

    In today’s episode I’m speaking with Jazmon, who serves in the Air Force, as does her husband. She mostly focuses on her first birth story which took place while her family was stationed at Cannon Air Force base, which was located two hours from the closest hopsital with OB care. So Jazmon shares how that incredibly long commute impacted her pregnancy experience and then also talks about being in a dual mil family, navigating postpartum mental health challenges, and how the combination of those two things impacted her career.

    Follow along with Military Birth Talk:
    Instagram: @militarybirthtalk
    Facebook: Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition

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    33 mins

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