#17 | Bulgarian mama, 3 birth stories in Kansai, Japan

On this episode we speak to Nina who has 3 birth stories at 3 different clinics for us to listen to and compare. At each birth she felt more and more empowered and although the journey was never 'perfect' and postpartum recoveries were hard with her husband having no paternity leave, there was always a positive outcome.
She talks about navigating cultural differences, advocating and negotiating for certain birth practices and also coming to peace with birth preferences that she was denied.

Care facilities:
+ Hirano Maternity Clini, Hyogo Prefecture
+ Santa Cruz Maternity Clinic, Takarazuka
+ Mom Clinic, Kita Kobe

You can read more on Nina's blog here
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Show notes:
Moving to Japan mid-pregnancy, episiotomy, Alexia Leachman, Fear Free Childbirth Podcast, paternity leave, foreign support, breastfeeding, breast engorgement, blogger, Kansai
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Opening
00:41 - Intro
03:25 - Journey to Pregnancy #1
05:04 - Pregnancy
07:17 - Birth Story
13:05 - Postpartum recovery
16:22 - Journey to Pregnancy #2
17:23 - Pregnancy
21:07 - Birth Story
27:05 - Postpartum recovery
28:36 - Journey to Pregnancy #3
29:07 - Pregnancy
31:01 - Birth Story
34:53 - Postpartum recovery
36:37 - Costs
37:17 - Bottle time
43:08 - Outro