Bits of Me
Ep. 22: Michelle Mayefske on home water birth and birth advocacy for plus-size women
25 Nov 2020
In this episode, I talk to Michelle Mayefske, a mother of five and birth and post-partum doula with a passion for advocating for pregnant women in bigger bodies. Michelle shares her birth experiences, from a straight-forward but far from empowering hospital birth in America, via a non-consensual membrane sweep and an unassisted birth, to some wonderful home water births. She also explains why she is so passionate about advocating for fat, pregnant women, why BMI should be scrapped completely, why so many people are upset about the HSE cessation of water births on the public system, and why she is putting together a book with tips for pregnant people in bigger bodies and empowering birth stories written by fat women. This episode comes with a trigger warning for mentions of sexual abuse as well as references to obstetric violence. You can follow Michelle on Instagram, where you'll find her as @fat.and.pregnant, and you'll find her website here. Bits of Me is also on Instagram, as @bitsofme_podcast, and on Twitter as @bitsofme_pod. If you want to help me to spread the word about Bits of Me, please share this episode on your socials and rate and review the podcast on Spotify and iTunes. Music: Ice and Snow by Icreage, licensed by Soundstripe. #bitsofmepod #womenshealth #womensbodies #fatpregnancy #plussizepregnancy #childbirth #birthing #waterbirth #homebirth #homewaterbirth #labour #hydrotherapy #fatbirthadvocacy #doula #postpartumdoula #birthdoula #hse #obstetricviolence #freebirth #feminism #hospitalbirth #pregnancy #birthrights #epidural #privatemidwivesireland #maternitycare #birth #fatandpregnant
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