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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague breaks down common birth terms you’ve probably heard, like effacement, dilation, VBAC, golden hour, and more... but maybe never fully understood.

Whether you’re brand new to doula training, pregnant and preparing for birth, or a birth nerd who loves decoding medical lingo, this episode is a calm, clear, and judgment-free guide to the language of labor.

Bianca explains each term in plain language, shares real-world context, and weaves in stats and tips for doulas and expecting parents alike. This is the perfect listen if you’re just getting started in your birthwork journey or supporting someone through pregnancy and birth.

Keywords: doula training, birth terms explained, pregnancy education, postpartum care, informed birth, what is effacement, birth plan support, full-spectrum doula

Learn more about becoming a doula at www.bebomia.com

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague breaks the silence around one of parenthood’s biggest taboos: not loving the newborn stage.

From hormonal crashes to sleep deprivation, from identity loss to emotional overload, this episode explores why the early weeks of postpartum feel so overwhelming for so many, and how toxic messages like “soak up every moment” and Instagram-perfect parenting are setting us up to feel like failures.

Bianca shares the truth about postpartum ambivalence, touches on regret, rage, and delayed bonding, and unpacks the broken systems behind it all, with stats, stories, and radical validation.

If you’re struggling, or want to support new parents with honesty and care, this one is for you.

Topics: postpartum mental health, newborn stage regret, motherhood and identity, perinatal mood disorders, birthwork, doula support, feminist parenting

Want to become a doula? Learn more at bebomia.com

Conference tickets link: https://www.thecollaborativedoulacollective.ca/conference-tickets

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Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

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www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

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7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

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In this episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague breaks down why the birth world’s obsession with “natural vs. medicated” is a distraction, and how the real issue isn’t the epidural itself, but the lack of choice, support, and honest information surrounding it.

We’re talking about in this episode:

• The myth of the “better” birth
• What epidurals really do (and what they don’t)
• What’s not being disclosed during hospital births
• The cascade of interventions and loss of autonomy
• Why doulas are essential in protecting consent and power in birth

Whether you support folks in birth, you chose an epidural, you didn’t want one, you changed your mind, or are still unsure, this episode is your reminder that birth is not a test and you didn’t fail.... You deserve full information, real options, and care that centers you.

Want to become a doula?

Bianca shares how our Maternal Support Practitioner (MSP) training is not only a full-spectrum doula certification...it’s a movement for birth justice. Whether you're brand new or looking to grow your skills, this is the doula training that meets you where you are.

Learn more and register at www.bebomia.com/doulatraining

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Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
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NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

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In this powerful episode of Hot + Brave, Bianca Sprague unpacks the damaging myth of the “perfect” birth...and why it’s time to let it go.

From unmedicated water births to curated Instagram stories, the fantasy of a flawless birth experience is leaving too many people feeling like they failed. Bianca breaks down where this narrative came from, who it leaves out, and how it fuels shame, birth trauma, and unrealistic expectations.

She also shares how most birthing people think their doctor or nurse will help them have the birth they want, only to be swept into a cascade of interventions. Annnnd, why doulas are often the key to reclaiming autonomy and power in the birth room.

If you’re ready to challenge what you’ve been told about birth, and help change the system from the inside, this episode is for you.

Want to become a doula?

Bianca shares how our Maternal Support Practitioner (MSP) training is not only a full-spectrum doula certification...it’s a movement for birth justice. Whether you're brand new or looking to grow your skills, this is the doula training that meets you where you are.

Learn more and register at www.bebomia.com/doulatraining

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

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7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

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What if I told you most due dates are based on a formula from the 1800s?
Or that you’re still being told not to eat during labor because of a study from 1946?
Or that the system profits when you’re too scared to ask questions?

In the latest episode of The Hot + Brave Podcast, I’m breaking down the top birth myths...and the actual truth behind them.

👉🏽 Epidurals
👉🏽 Big babies
👉🏽 VBACs
👉🏽 Hospital policies that aren’t based on science
👉🏽 Why doulas are not just for home births

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

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Giving birth in a foreign country comes with surprises, challenges, and a whole lot of translation errors. Maternity mentor and expat mama Hannah Preil shares what it’s really like to navigate pregnancy, birth, and postpartum abroad. Plus, how to build a support system when family is an ocean away.

Find our more about Hannah here: www.hannahlouisematernitymentor.com

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USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

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How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

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We are talking all about mental health and talking about it in a way that is not happening in other places. This will shake you up and give you ideas to find joy.

Want to find Nikki? Check her our here:

https://www.thescottishsoulsister.com/

Here is her course: www.thescottishsoulsister.com/online-course

⭐️ We have some links for you which are mentioned in the episode!! ⭐️

Grab your doula training spot here (heyyy there's payment plans) 📚
USE THE CODE SHIRT for a huge discount and a free doula shirt.

NEW BIRTH DOULA COURSE - www.bebomia.com/birthdoula use the code FIRST200 for $200 off!

Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

www.bebomia.com

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Building a referral program is a great way to have an awesome marketing machine made up of your community members! We will walk you through how to do this and we have done all the work for you with the free referral building kit.

Get the FREE kit that goes with this episode by going here and commenting BOOST

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Community Building Tool ONLY $10 - www.bebomia.com/community-building

Book Club: www.bebomia.com/bookclub

FREE Facebook group for doula business here

FREE Ultimate Ebook all about becoming a doula - get it here!

www.bebomia.com/doulaclub 💥 Get your free access to the Doula Business School in our club membership!

www.bebomia.com/freewebinar Free doula workshop and discount code 👍🏽

www.Instagram.com/bebomiainc Follow for more goodies!

bebomia.com/bizshop/ 😎 Grow your business fast!

www.bebomia.com/shop New Doula swag!!

7 Simple Steps to Double your Client Base 👈🏽 new course alert this week 💥 Use code SEVEN for 75% off

Our links page with lots of goodies bebomia.com/links ❤️

How to Pay for Your Doula Training <-- check it out!

www.bebomia.com

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Twitter.