{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Girly Pop Birth Talks","title":"Episode 26: Hospital Birth, Postpartum Hemorrhage, & Preterm Labor with Ellen Silva","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3571,"description":"In this heartfelt and deeply honest episode of Girly Pop Birth Talks, Becca and Arielle sit down with special guest Ellen Silva to unpack her powerful journey through two very different hospital births.\nAt just 29 years old, Ellen has already navigated pregnancy, motherhood, and unexpected challenges with incredible strength. As a middle school teacher, makeup artist, wife, and mom of two little ones, she opens up about what birth really looked like for her behind the highlight reel.\nWe dive into:\nHer first hospital birth with an epidural that ended in a traumatic postpartum hemorrhage\nWhat it felt like to hear her own doctors label her experience as “traumatic”\nProcessing fear and recovery in the early postpartum days\nHer second pregnancy, complicated by preterm labor at just 32 weeks\nSpending six long weeks trying to “keep baby Henry in”\nThe emotional rollercoaster of hospitalization, uncertainty, and resilience\nMaking it all the way to 38 weeks after being told delivery could be imminent\nHow Ellen’s perspective on birth, support, and motherhood shifted the second time around\nHer doula experience and how it shaped both of her labors\nAnd the story of how she “redeemed breastfeeding” after a difficult start\nThis conversation is real, relatable, and full of the kind of honesty we love on Girly Pop Birth Talks. Whether you’ve experienced birth trauma, preterm labor, or just want to feel seen in your own motherhood journey—this episode will wrap you in a big virtual hug.\nAs always, we’re here to remind you: every birth story matters.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PRnSyuoTVOzGCdba2s9DscSnO_le7HQThb2IM0AVaxk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMGI5/ZGU3ODczYWI0NGNm/NGM4YzkwODFmNDlk/OTM4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}