Shelby’s first birth was a hospital induction in April of 2020, during the COVID lockdown. She went into that labor and delivery completely unprepared and the hospital experience left her feeling unheard and misunderstood by hospital staff.
She went into her next labor and delivery with more knowledge and preparation and had a redemptive homebirth, with labor support from her mom and husband. She gave birth under her own terms and left it feeling completely empowered.
Shelby Grammer Bio
Shelby is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Sonographer who lives just outside of Portland, Maine with her husband and two kids. Connect with Shelby though Instagram @shelby.c.grammer.
Resources
- The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
- Babies Are Not Pizzas by Rebecca Decker
- Expecting Better by Emily Oster
- The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
- Hypnobabies.com
- Know Your Options Childbirth Course
- The Birth Hour Podcast
- The Informed Pregnancy Podcast
- Evidence Based Birth Podcast
- Supple Cups
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