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38. When Birth Plans Change: Mastering the Art of the PIVOT with Dawn Hancock
Episode 3818th August 2025 • The Birth Link • Colette Wagholikar, RN
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We're so honored to have the wonderful Dawn Hancock founder of Pivotal Birth on this episode where we discuss the best way to plan for birth, with the idea that there will be times we will need to know how to pivot.

Pivot is an acronym:

  • Permission
  • Inclusion
  • Values
  • Options
  • Time

With Dawn herself with deep dive into each of these points, how to plan for birth and as two labor and delivery nurses often do, get into our own work birth stories!

Find Dawn and her classes at pivotalbirth.com or on IG @pivotalbirth!

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