11 Having an Empowered Hospital Birth Experience with Nurse Midwife Beth Conors

This episode features a conversation with Certified Nurse Midwife Beth Conors. Beth is passionate about educating and empowering women and their partners to have the hospital birth of their dreams. After two very different hospital birth experiences herself, and her clinical experience, she decided to create an online childbirth education class to help families become their own best advocates.This episode is full of wisdom and is a great listen for expectant parents and providers alike.  Episode Highlights:How Beth's first birth changed her perspective on the hospital birth experienceWhat Beth saw in her clinical practice that made her want to better prepare women for birthWhat lead's to traumatic birth experiences in the hospital99% of births are happening in the hospital so how can we improve these experiences?What Beth teaches her clients versus what is being taught in hospital-based childbirth education classesHow interventions start well before delivery and how to make informed choices for yourselfWhy Beth decided to become an educator and "virtual midwife" and step away from clinical practiceThe reality of working in the conventional medicine system and how it conflicts with the way many nurses want to practiceHow educating and empowering yourself is the key to having the birth you desireSome tools providers can use to work through the emotions that come up from doing birth workResources Mentioned:https://www.bethconnors.com/birthcourseFind Beth on Instagram Bearing the Unbearable