Rikki and Nova Jenkins join Dr. Rebecca Dekker to share the personal and powerful story of their second birth: a planned home VBAC that ultimately led to a hospital transfer. Rikki, Evidence Based Birth® Instructor Coordinator, doula, and IBCLC, reflects on the trauma of her first Cesarean birth and the deep healing she found through midwifery care, doula support, and intentional preparation. Nova, a Grammy-nominated music producer and proud girl dad, shares his emotional journey from feeling powerless in their first birth to becoming a protective presence throughout this redemptive experience. Together, they offer a vulnerable, moving conversation about reclaiming birth after trauma, processing grief, and creating a peaceful bubble of support for their family, even when things don’t go as planned.   Content Note: This episode contains description of obstetric violence from

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Why They Chose a Home VBAC After Trauma

Dual Care with a Midwife and OB

Processing the First Cesarean—Seven Years Later

Prepping for a Home Birth and VBAC

Including Their Daughter in Prenatal Care

Amora’s Labor and When Things Stalled

Making the Empowered Decision to Transfer

A Healing, Respectful Cesarean Experience

When Language Hurts: “Failed Home Birth”

Planning for Postpartum and Accepting Support