In Part 2, Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp picks up the postpartum story with her daughter Elena. She walks through a recovery that was far harder than anyone around her acknowledged -- physically, cognitively, and emotionally -- and the complications that kept compounding in the weeks and years that followed.
Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp's youngest daughter Elena -- an occupational therapist -- turns the tables and interviews her own mother about the birth that almost went catastrophically wrong. Part 1 covers the full birth story. Part 2 takes on the postpartum recovery.
At 29 weeks pregnant, Rachel Kaufman noticed her baby had stopped kicking. Trusting her gut, she called her doctor and headed to the hospital, where fetal monitoring revealed her son was in serious distress.
In this episode, Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp is joined by her niece Gabriela, who opens up about her unexpectedly intense postpartum journey.
Dr. Mary Ellen Kramp sits down with Swathi Raman, a pediatrician who learned firsthand just how broken postpartum care can be, even for those who work inside the medical system.
Trauma can be a problem for a lot of people. There can be a major incident (“big T” trauma) or lots of small, chronic situations (“little t” trauma) that cause a person’s nervous system to respond in fight or flight mode. Pregnancy, childbirth, and the changes in hormones and to the body postpartum can bring up old traumas or create new ones. Lauren Mansell, DPT and trauma educator discusses what trauma is, how the body responds, and what to look out for.