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The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 1

Serial

2025/08/07
Serial

Serial

2025/08/07

Shownote

Clara is a labor and delivery nurse, so she has a pretty good idea of what to expect when she delivers her own twins at the same hospital where she works. But she wasn’t prepared for this. Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for i...

Highlights

In the high-stakes environment of a labor and delivery unit, even those who spend their lives guiding others through childbirth can find themselves unprepared for what happens when the roles are reversed. This story follows a nurse who, despite her expertise and careful planning, faces an unexpected and harrowing experience during the birth of her own twins—revealing deeper flaws in how women’s pain is perceived and managed in modern medicine.
12:33
Clara asked Mindy to take pictures of her birth to preserve the moment.
18:02
Heather Nixon inserts the epidural catheter into the epidural space
29:44
Clara recalls panic attack strategy discussed with Dr. Nixon during surgery prep
41:57
Up to 8% of C-section patients experience significant pain during surgery.

Chapters

What does it mean to trust your body—and your team—when giving birth on home turf?
00:00
How a routine epidural turned into the first sign of something going off track
15:17
When labor stops progressing: the sudden shift from natural birth hopes to emergency surgery
23:51
Awake and in agony: experiencing pain during a C-section despite anesthesia
32:35
Why are so many women’s voices still unheard when they say they’re in pain?
45:10

Transcript

Speaker 5: This podcast is supported by Pharma. How do big, tax-exempt hospitals profit off 340B? By charging big medicine markups. 340B, hospitals can charge thousands of dollars for medicines they might have bought for a penny. They pocket the profit and...