One in three births is traumatic.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Like many first-time parents, Rebecca walked into labor and delivery as a healthy pregnant person and walked out as a statistic—as someone who had a traumatic birth.
Rebecca planned to give birth at the hospital affiliated with her university, where she was an award-winning nurse researcher finishing her doctoral degree. But hospital practices and policies that were more than twenty years out of date left her with complications that seemed preventable. Worst for Rebecca, her healthy baby was whisked off to a nursery right away. She spent the first few hours after birth begging to see her own baby!
A few years later and pregnant again, Rebecca put her research skills to work and examined the hard evidence on what went wrong with her first childbirth experience.
She discovered shocking truths that not only impact millions of families every year, but would change the entire course of her life.
Embark on a journey with Rebecca as she exposes the stark realities of institutional care during childbirth and reveals inspirational solutions for parents and professionals alike.
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“I appreciate that Rebecca offers a very well thought out, research-backed explanation of WHY the system is the way it is including the huge influence of institutional culture, and trauma experienced by people who work in the field (i.e. hurt people hurt people). I also appreciate the way she addressed racial disparities in birth and the role white women need to play in addressing them. This is definitely a great read for any physician, midwife, nurse, or any other health care provider who’s interested in improving maternity care in the US.”
MEET THE AUTHOR
Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN, LCCE is the founder and author of Evidence Based Birth®. Dr. Dekker received her Master of Science in Nursing and her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of Kentucky. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In her role as founder of EBB, her mission is to raise the quality of childbirth care globally, by putting accurate, evidence based research into the hands of families and communities, so they can make informed, empowered choices. Dr. Dekker resides in Lexington, Kentucky, with her husband Dan (aka Mr. EBB), and three children Clara, Henry, and Susie.