In this episode, we sit down with ultrasound technologist Karen Han, whose career path took her from banking and medical transcription to discovering the beauty of birth through the lens of ultrasound. After years working in hospitals, her first home birth experience opened her eyes to the incredible possibilities of physiological birth outside the medical system. Today, she brings warmth, skill, and connection to families seeking both medical reassurance and emotional bonding through ultrasound.

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What You’ll Learn:

• How an unexpected career pivot led to a lifelong passion for ultrasound

• The contrast between hospital imaging and the intimacy of home birth care

• The story of starting a 3D/4D ultrasound business and growing into a trusted partner for midwives

• How ultrasound can strengthen family bonding and deepen the birth experience

• Insights from a professional who bridges medical imaging and holistic maternity care

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Karen Han’s journey to ultrasound took many twists and turns—through careers in banking, catering, and medical transcription—before finding her true calling in the late 1990s. She trained for four years and became a registered diagnostic medical sonographer after assisting at St. Helena Hospital and Sutter Lakeside Hospital. Married to a chiropractor and a mother of two, she later founded a 3D/4D ultrasound business in 2011 that grew organically as midwives discovered her work. After attending her first home birth in 2012, she fell in love with the beauty and empowerment of birth outside hospital walls and now devotes her work to supporting families with compassion, connection, and high-quality imaging.

📱 Cell/Text: 707-337-8308 (preferred)

📧 Email: karenmillerhan@yahoo.com

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Links and Resources Mentioned:

• Learn more about Karen’s services or schedule an appointment: Text or call 707-337-8308

• Email inquiries: karenmillerhan@yahoo.com

• Born Wild Midwifery: bornwildmidwifery.com

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