Ensuring Childbirth Safety and Empowering You In The Process, with Lawyer Gina Mundy

Welcome to another episode of The Motherhood Kit Podcast where Yamel is joined by Gina Mundy, an attorney that specialises in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analysed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery and, drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the bestselling book - “A Parent’s Guide To A Safer Childbirth” to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby. This is based on her own experiences of cases, as well as her extensive research, meticulous analyzing and the dissecting of countless studies pertaining to childbirth. Rather than merely getting involved after the unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth. 

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In this episode, Yamel and Gina discuss: 

  • Gina’s journey to writing a book, based on the many situations she has been part of as an attorney specialising in childbirth cases, and how she wanted to share her knowledge to empower and help people prevent these mistakes from happening.

  • The many benefits of hiring a doula, which Gina views as a primary action that a pregnant person can take to help them safeguard them in their birth experience, and the hugely important role of education in the preparation to your birth. 

  • Gina’s opinion on some of the main factors involved in births that end of having bad outcomes, including some cases she has seen involving the use of Pitocin and it not being administered slowly and safely enough. 

  • Creating a birth dream team around you, and the importance of advocating for yourself to make sure you’re surrounded by people you trust and feel safe with during your birth. 

  • How equipping yourself with this information in the preparation of your birth can be hugely empowering, allowing you to step more confidently into your birth experience. 

And much more!

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