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Lesson 7: Video from Egina and Jimmy Beldon

Watch All in Due Time - Disc 2, Egina and Jimmy Beldon. They describe the births of their five children. Answer the following questions for each child using the form on the page with the video or a separate sheet of paper.

What is the child’s name?
Where was the child born?
Is this where Jimmy and Egina wanted to deliver? If not, why did the birth happen elsewhere?
Who was present at each birth?

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Jimmy briefly introduces himself. (0:29)
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Meet Egina

Egina briefly introduces herself. (0:29)
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Names of Children

Jimmy gives the name and ages of their five children. (0:39)
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Egina and Jimmy Beldon

First Delivery

Egina and Jimmy describe the process of their child’s first birth, including their initial desires to have a natural delivery, and how Egina ended up being induced and having a C-section. Processes discussed include: Induction via IV, Epidural anasthesia, C-Section. (12:19)
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Second Delivery

They explain going for a Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC) for the birth of their son. Processes discussed include: Induction by Stripping; VBAC; delivery with suction. (8:16)
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Third Delivery

Egina and Jimmy tell the story of their third delivery which was an attempt at having a home birth that turned into a bumpy ride in an ambulance with a hospital delivery. Processes discussed include: midwifery; meconium; ultrasound; delayed onset of labor; water birth. (10:57)
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Fourth Delivery

Egina and Jimmy explain how they were finally able to have the delivery at home which they had been wanting. (3:04)
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Fifth Delivery

They explain about their fifth delivery which happened in the hospital with a midwife. Processes discussed include: breaking the amniotic sac (water). (3:04)
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