Welcome back to the Gestational Diabetes Nurse Podcast. I am your host, Sarah, and today’s episode is emotional, empowering, and packed with real life birth wisdom.

Today I am joined by Sarah Osborne, a birth doula, birth photographer, childbirth educator, and doula mentor based in the Pacific Northwest. She has supported over 900 families since 2008 and is deeply passionate about helping parents feel confident, supported, and ready for birth. She is a mom of three, fueled by coffee, good music, and a huge love for birth work. Her happy place is Disneyland Main Street with a Starbucks in hand ❤️

Follow Sarah here: @the.expert.doula @thebirthcollectivepnw www.theexpertdoula.com www.thebirthcollectivepnw.com

In this powerful episode, Sarah shares her personal journey through gestational diabetes, a traumatic birth, a high risk pregnancy, and being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. We talk about true advocacy in the hospital, what it means to speak up for your care, and how life changing it can be to have a doula by your side.

This episode is for every mama who wants to feel informed, supported, and confident walking into birth.

00:00 Welcome 00:34 Meet Sarah Osborne 01:32 Becoming a doula 03:17 Traumatic birth 03:48 High risk pregnancy 05:20 Labor challenges 11:01 NICU and postpartum 13:36 Type 1 diabetes diagnosis 19:11 Advocacy for your family 23:14 Why doulas matter 28:00 Client birth story 37:59 Final advice 40:05 Outro

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📩 Have questions or want personal support? DM me on Instagram and I will message you back @gestational.diabetes.nurse

You do not have to do this alone.

Your voice matters. Your choices matter. Your support system matters. If this episode helped you, share it with another mama who needs this today.

XO,

Sara💗