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The entire next year now will have stories of

Divya brings to you the new addition of Hospital birth stories to draw the distinction between what to expect in a system vs

• The Home Birth stories
• The Free Birth stories
• Educative episodes on
  1. Episiotomies
  2. Ultrasounds and more!

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"Birth" encompasses a multitude of social, cultural, and political dimensions. Whether considering human rights, power dynamics in families, bodily autonomy, government schemes, hospital protocols, reproductive rights, or policies, all the macro and micro aspects of our existence that constitute 'Life' impact a woman's birth.

Today, I'm joined by Sanjana Krishnan, a Political Scientist by profession, with a passion for regeneration. She is the co-founder of the Beejvan Biodiversity and Collaborative Research Foundation and also a home birthing mother of two daughters, who enjoys learning about various indigenous healing modalities.

Together, we delve into:

1. What is Politics and how it intertwines with our social and cultural fabrics, impacting a woman's birth experience.
2. Gender Roles and Power Dynamics.
3. Social Positioning and Power Dynamics in families affecting Birth.
4. Government Policies and Schemes affecting Birth.

and more...

Explore Parts I and II in Episodes 102 and 103, and Episode 92 with Public Health Researcher, Baneen, delving into similar themes!

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Contrary to her previous experience (EP 102) of a quick birth at the birth center, Sanjana manifested a slower transition this time and knew instinctively that she wanted to give birth at home, with her daughter as a witness to the simplicity of life and birth.

We are often presented with the narrative of a painless birth and today the 'option' of a painless birth with medical interventions at play. What if these narratives are carefully selected to create an image that suits the industrialized system, benefiting from the victimhood of women in their own bodies? What if the natural bliss of birth is being carefully shielded away from us?

In this episode, we discuss:

• Experience of Pregnancy
• Sanjana's preparation for birth and postpartum
• Experience of Labor and events leading up to birth—unmedicated, undisturbed
• Ecstasy of Birth, when birth becomes painless
• Postpartum Experience

Resources discussed:
Book : Ten Moons: The Inner Journey of Pregnancy, Preparation for Natural Birth

About Sanjana:Sanjana is a Political Scientist by profession focused on urban-rural linkages, urban studies, and inequalities in India. She is the co-founder of the Beejvan Biodiversity and Collaborative Research Foundation. A winner of the Erasmus scholarship, the German Chancellors’ Fellowship, and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her project, Beejvan, won the Lush Spring Prize 2023 in the UK.

Sanjana is also a home-birthing mother of two daughters and very passionate about immunology, and enjoys learning about various indigenous healing modalities. Her quest for truth, led by her intuition, beyond what science and religion have attempted to understand and preach, is what led her to birth her daughters and raise them on her own terms. The journey of healing is non-linear and ongoing, and she trusts it is a beautiful one, even on the worst days.

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Sign up for Traverse the Labor Land and Own your birth programs! visit www.birthagni.com/contactus

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