Our first birth story is that of your host's. During Tiana's pregnancy with her very first baby she endured the symptoms and struggles of Topical Steroid Withdrawal & consequently also withdrew from the world. She turned to Podcasts to help get her through which sparked the idea for Birth Stories of Japan podcast.
Their baby girl Mellow was born naturally after 38hrs, home-birth style at Ekubo Midwifery clinic in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Although their initial clinics were not going to allow her husband or any other birth supporters in during the labour in 2022, where she ended up allowed both her husband and mum, who helped immensely.
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Show notes: 2'04" - Mellow Moments family photography @mellowmoments__
7'47" - TSW support groups 1) ITSAN fb group and 2) New and Expecting Mothers going through Topical Steroid Withdrawal fb group. Quote from TSW Assist
8'18" - Maruyama Ladies Clinic
9'10" - NTT East Sapporo
9'45" - SEMI (Sapporo English Medical Interpreters’ Group)
11'05 - Home birth stat/quotes from HomeBirth.org and Tokyo Doula Support
11'35" - Ekubo Midwifery
12'54" - ENA Ladies Clinic
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