S1E5 Birth Untethered - Umbilical Cords - Keeping Them Intact Saves Lives - Christina Shares Her Amazing Story

Listen to this episode from Birth Untethered on Spotify. In this Episode, Shellie and Kemi discuss avocado gate - the transfusion of blood from the placenta to the baby, waiting for a baby to have all of their blood, that they need for transitioning and for their whole health for life. We muse about maintaining an intact cord for helping transition and hear Christina's amazing story of her heroic efforts to help her daughter's transition Earth side to be as safe and smooth as possible. Please be aware that this episode contains discussion about the birth of Christina's daughter, who was struggling to transition and needed assistance, so viewer discretion is advised. We are so in awe of Christina and what she did and how what she did changed practice for the better for many other families. To see Christina's Birth Video, you can go here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOkzfZtivPj/?igsh=MXZtbWJweXZqaHl4aw==To engage with us further and to support Shellie and Kemi to make the podcast and keep sharing the unfiltered truths and collective wisdom you can use the following links:Website: https://www.theserenitydoula.co.uk/birthuntetheredPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/14193903/joinSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1kKvf6pjLGDJ5nDBMKPCjBApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/birth-untethered/id1836371735Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@birthuntetheredInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theserenitydoula/https://www.instagram.com/birth.untethered/https://www.instagram.com/kemibirthjoyjohnson/Support us by buying our merch: https://www.theserenitydoula.co.uk/merchBuy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/shellie