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#164 | Kendra's Story: A Traumatic Birth Due To Hospital Policy and Poor Training

08 Jun 2022

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Send us a textKendra grew up around physiologic birth and was a VBAC, breech baby herself. She was planning a birth center birth when she went into la...

#163 | Postpartum Roundtable: A Candid Conversation on Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, Unmet Expectations & Spousal Challenges

01 Jun 2022

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Send us a textToday's episode is another special roundtable, in which we sat with some postpartum women in Cynthia’s kitchen to talk about thei...

#162 | May Q&A: Conversations with Your OB; Erythromycin; Mastitis; IUDs; Artificial Rupture of Membranes; Feeding Routines for Babies; Quickies!

25 May 2022

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Send us a textHey everyone! Starting this month, we have an exciting announcement: Down to Birth Show is now producing longer Q&A episodes. So if ...

#161 | Four Tips to Train Your Body for Natural Birth with Doula Krisha Crosley

18 May 2022

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Send us a textYou may remember today’s guest from episode #105: Tips for Supporting Women in Labor with Guest Host Doula Krisha. This time, Krisha o...

#160 | The Vagina Whisperer: Painful Sex, Prolapse, Incontinence & Diastasis Recti After Birth

11 May 2022

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Send us a textIf you are on Instagram and you have a vagina, you most likely know Sara Reardon, aka the vagina whisperer, pelvic floor extraordinaire!...

#159 | Yvonne Strahovski's Birth Story: The Most Important Lesson in Childbirth

04 May 2022

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Send us a textYvonne Strahovski is the Emmy-nominated, SAG Award-nominated and Golden-Globe-nominated actress whose voice you may recognize as the sto...

#158 | April Q&A: Jaundice; Neonatal Hypoglycemia; C-section & Your Pelvic Floor; Family Boundaries; Meconium; Tearing; Anterior Placentas; Quickies!

27 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIt is time for our monthly Q&A episode!  This month we kick it off with a follow-up conversation on the impact of early, frequent b...

#157 | Labiaplasty Gone Wrong: The Collateral Damage of Ignorant Doctors

20 Apr 2022

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Send us a textWhen Jessica Pin was a teenager, she became convinced her labia minora were unusually large and unattractive. Within days of her 18th bi...

#156 | Surviving Psychosis: Christa's Story of Postpartum Hallucinations, Intrusive Thoughts & Suicidal Ideations

13 Apr 2022

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Send us a textPostpartum psychosis occurs in 1 to 2 per thousand births and involves extreme conditions such as hallucinations, intrusive thoughts, pa...

#155 | Gestational Diabetes Prevention and Management with Author Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE

06 Apr 2022

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Send us a textGestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic complication of pregnancy impacting 5-10% of pregnancies in the United ...

#154 | March Q&A: Postpartum Boundaries; Infant Lip Blisters; Newborn Separation After Birth; Legitimate Reasons For C-section; Splitting Parental Duties; Quickies

30 Mar 2022

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Send us a textIt is time for our monthly Q&A episode!  Thank you to all who submitted excellent questions. Today we are talking about managing po...

#153 | Legal Case Study #2 with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein: Injured by Obstetrics with Nowhere Else To Turn

23 Mar 2022

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Send us a text"You'll never get sued for doing a C-section. You'll only get sued for the C-section you didn’t do." This is the n...

#152 | The Impact of Birth Stress on Infant Development with Ontrack Baby

16 Mar 2022

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Send us a textToday's discussion with sisters Jenny & Carrie, the pediatric occupational therapists behind Ontrack baby and the NOEL method, ...

#151 | Labor & Delivery: A Nurse Shares Why She Left Obstetrics

09 Mar 2022

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Send us a text"I don't have time for this today. My son has a soccer game. I am going to say that her baby's heart rate is decelerating...

#150 | Myth of the Aging Placenta with Midwife/Author Dr. Rachel Reed

02 Mar 2022

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Send us a textDr. Rachel Reed, PhD, is a midwife and author of Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage. Since earning her doctorate, she is inargua...

#149 | February Q&A: Eating in Labor; Leaking Breastmilk; Postpartum Bodies; Homebirth & Ultrasound; Ovulation After Baby; Birthing Positions; Quickies

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWe are back with our February Q&A episode! Today we are answering your questions around: Whether or not it is ok to eat in labor, le...

#148 | Choosing Egg Freezing: The Process, Cost, Benefits and Rationale

16 Feb 2022

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Send us a textToday we are joined by Diana Marks, a social media influencer and coach, who is deeply passionate about bringing awareness to women on h...

#147 | Stefanie's Birth Story: Healing Generational Birth Trauma

09 Feb 2022

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Send us a textHow do you know if you are carrying generational birth trauma? And if you identify it, what can be done about it prior to giving birth? ...

#146 | Finding Autonomy and Asserting Your Birth Plan with Fierce Lizzie

02 Feb 2022

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Send us a textLizzie Bolliger of Fiercelizzy doesn't consider herself necessarily a fierce  person but very much a fierce advocate for autonomy ...

#145 | January Q&A: Hypertension & Induction; Boundaries with In-Laws; Posterior Babies; Birth Centers; Distracted Breast Feeders; Limited Provider Options; The "Nurse Curse"; Quickies!

26 Jan 2022

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Send us a textOur January Q&A is here and has a special treat! In addition to your more in depth questions we've add a "quickies" s...

#144 | Restrengthening from Within through Yoga with Deb Flashenberg of The Prenatal Yoga Center

19 Jan 2022

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Send us a textHow is yoga like birth? They both ask us to get uncomfortable and sit with that discomfort. How long can we sit with it? Where does our ...

#143 | Radical Boundaries in Birth with Guest Host Tranquility by Hehe

12 Jan 2022

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Send us a textCan you be so firm and stable in  your boundaries around pregnancy and birth that it doesn't actually matter who attends your birt...

#142 | Healing from Birth Trauma with Hypnosis: Molly's Birth Story

05 Jan 2022

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Send us a textMolly had a textbook first pregnancy and went into labor just at 37 weeks. After an uneventful labor, her baby was born with an APGAR sc...

New Year's Eve Bonus | Our Youngest Listener

31 Dec 2021

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Send us a textNew Year's marks exactly two years since we launched our first episode of Down To Birth. While we didn't know what to expect, ...

#141 | December Q&A: Increasing Breastmilk; Urge to Push; Cervadil; Posterior Cervix; PP Anxiety; Big Placentas; The Purple Line; Amusement Parks in Pregnancy

29 Dec 2021

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Send us a textOur December Q&A is here and loaded with entertaining and informative questions: We begin with a question around increasing supply w...

#140 | How to Write Your Birth Story with Carrie Murphy

22 Dec 2021

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Send us a textWriting your birth story seems like a simple thing to do, yet so many of us struggle with where and how to begin; and many of us never g...

#139 | Katie's Gentle Birth After a Host of Unnecessary Interventions the First Time Around

15 Dec 2021

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Send us a textAt 41+1 weeks Katie was pressured into an induction beginning with a foley bulb followed by forcefully rupturing her bag of water,  hig...

#138 | Legal Case Study #1 with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein: Traumatized at a Major Teaching Hospital While Interns Watched and Learned

08 Dec 2021

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Send us a textToday on the show we have attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein, a fearless legal advocate for sexual and reproductive rights with a particular p...

#137 | When Providers Get It Wrong: Kassidy's Birth Story of Mistreatment and Claiming Her Power

01 Dec 2021

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Send us a textWhen Kassidy was preconception, she had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)  and was told she would never conceive. But she did. When sh...

#136 | November Q&A: Membrane Sweeps, PP Hemorrhage, PP hormones & Mood Disorders, When to go to the Hospital, Cord Traction, Group B Strep

24 Nov 2021

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Send us a textOur Q&A is here again!  We open with some interesting survey results on how long mothers spend in the waiting room versus in the ac...

#135 | Covid Vaccine Research for Breastfeeding Moms with Dr. Kaytlin Krutsch of Texas Tech University's Infant Risk Research Team

17 Nov 2021

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Send us a textBreastfeeding women have been having a difficult time knowing whether to get the Covid vaccine, given that the vaccine is new and neithe...

#134 | Pitocin for Labor: Why and Why Not

10 Nov 2021

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Send us a textDid you know that Pitocin is said to be the most abused drug in the world today? Did you know it is used 97% of the time for off-label p...

#133 | Julie's Birth Story: Redemption in Home Birth After a Traumatic Midwife Hospital Birth

03 Nov 2021

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Send us a textWhen Julie was 40+4 she had a slow leak but no contractions. Eagerly, she went to the hospital where she was admitted and encouraged to ...

#132 | October Q&A: Postpartum Hemorrhage at Home; Conceiving with PCOS; Kegels; Baths with Ruptured Membranes; Labor Positions with Spinal Issues; Length of Labor Variations; Coffee in Pregnancy; Postpartum Feels

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIt's that time of the month! We are back with our October Q&A. Today, we begin with a recap of fundal massage and postpartum bl...

#131 | Cynthia Mini: Nonviolent Communication for Building Connection

25 Oct 2021

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Send us a textThis week's mini-side  provides a scope into dozen of emotions we can feel, especially when home with baby postpartum. Cynthia pro...

#130 | Krystle's Twin Home Birth with Dr. Stu of Birthing Instincts

20 Oct 2021

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Send us a textIt is a rare OB or midwife who will support a twin home birth. When Krystle learned she was pregnant with not one but two for her fourth...

#129 | Provider Red Flags in Your Third Trimester

13 Oct 2021

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Send us a textThe third in our series of provider red flags episodes is here. Today,  Cynthia and Trisha talk about the words, behaviors, and "r...

#128 | Vaginal Breech Birth with Dr. Stu of Birthing Instincts: Why It's Safer Than you Think

06 Oct 2021

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Send us a textDr. Stu Fischbein is an OBGYN in California and one of the very few providers who will attend home breech and twin birth.  Breech babie...

#127 | September Q&A: Pediatricians, Shoulder Dystocia, Family Dynamics & Birth Choices, Fundal Massage, Preventing Big Babies, Using the Haaka, Fetal Hiccups, Fourth Degree Tears, Changing Your Mind in Birth

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOur September Q&A is here!  Today, we open the episode with a discussion around choosing the best pediatrician for you and your bab...

#126 | Giana's Shoulder Dystocia Birth at Home

27 Sep 2021

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Send us a textGiana is one of our Down To Birth Show listeners whose OB had told her to get an induction at 38 1/2 weeks due to a large baby. When she...

#125 | Uterine Fibroids in Pregnancy: Their Impact on Birth, Uterine Scars, and How Black Women are Affected the Most

22 Sep 2021

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Send us a textMabel Bashorun  of withinherbirthservices is a certified Lamazae childbirth educator and certified lactation consultant. Her journey in...

#124 | Provider Red Flags: Your Second Trimester

15 Sep 2021

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Send us a textWe are back today with our 2nd episode in our three-part series on provider red flags. In this segment, we discuss the key issues that m...

#123 | Trisha Mini: Orgasmic Birth: What is it and How Does it Work?

13 Sep 2021

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Send us a textWhat does it really mean to have an orgasmic birth?  Sure, you might have a “birthgasm,” but more likely you’ll feel the ecstasy ...

#122 | Provider Green Lights: Interview with Barbara Harper on Holistic, Respectful & Supportive Birth Providers

08 Sep 2021

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Send us a textBarbara Harper is an internationally-published author and the founder of Water Birth International.  Her best selling book “Gentle Bi...

#121 | Marriage After Birth Trauma with Kayleigh Summers

01 Sep 2021

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Send us a textKayleigh Summers of @thebirthtrauma_mama  joined us on the show in episode #116: Surviving an Amniotic Fluid Embolism, to share her dee...

#120 | August Q&A: Family Boundaries; Good Babies; Measuring Big; VBAC Safety; Tandem Nursing; PTSD in Labor; Lotus Birth; AMA

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello Again! It is time for our August Q&A. Because we love our IG conversations so much, we open the episode with the very importan...

#119 | Mini: Jessica's Breastfeeding Struggles After Her Dream Birth

23 Aug 2021

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Send us a textJessica found that community made all the difference, starting in pregnancy. After having a beautiful birth, she ran into significant br...

#118 | Your First Trimester: Provider Red Flags

18 Aug 2021

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Send us a textIn today's episode, Cynthia and Trisha present the first of three conversations on determining whether you've hired the right ...

#117 | Home Birth of a Black MD from NYC: Why Home Seemed the Safest, Smartest Option

11 Aug 2021

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Send us a textDr. Jess MD is a NYC-based doctor of Psychiatry who sought routine OB care early in her first pregnancy.  When her provider didn't...

#116 | Surviving an Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Birth Trauma, and Its Impact on Postpartum

04 Aug 2021

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Send us a textTrigger Warning: This episode contains sensitive content around birth and birth trauma and may not be for everyone. Kayleigh describes t...

#115 | July Q&A: Nausea Remedies; Pregnancy Cravings and Aversions; Partner Struggles; Fear of Childbirth; Baby Engaging in Pelvis; Induction; Transition; Writing Your Birth Story

28 Jul 2021

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Send us a textIt is time for our monthly Q&A! We are back with a short birth story of a necessary C-section birth followed by your input on food c...

#114 | Birth Story Mini: Airbnb Birth After Crossing International Borders

26 Jul 2021

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Send us a textNicole Neesby, her husband and children are Americans living in Mexico. In this mini-sode, Nicole tells the story of searching for the j...

#113 | Kristina's Birth Story: Anticipating the Pain that Never Came

21 Jul 2021

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Send us a textBefore Kristina became pregnant, she believed birth was a scary, painful, and potentially dangerous event. Her mindset around birth was ...

#112 | Late-Term Abortion: Andrea's Story of Choosing the Impossible

14 Jul 2021

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Send us a textTrigger Warning: This episode contains sensitive content and detail and may not be for everyone.  We share this story because we know m...

#111 | The Obstetric Model of Care vs. the Midwifery Model of Care: Interview with Dr. Stuart Fischbein, MD

07 Jul 2021

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Send us a textAre doctors misinforming patients? How can the medical model of birth cause harm to birthing mothers? Why are half of the cesarean birth...

#110 | Cynthia Mini: How Fear Affects Labor

05 Jul 2021

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Send us a textYour body has been perfectly designed for childbirth. In this episode, Cynthia explains the difference between a mammal birthing in a st...

#109 | June Q&A: Confessions From Our Community; Postpartum Blues; Premature Rupture of Membranes; Breastfeeding & Oversupply; Changing Providers if High Risk; Pain Management; Foods in Labor; Making Hospital Feel Homey

30 Jun 2021

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Send us a textWe have a fun and informative Q&A episode for you this month! We kick it off with confessions and shares from our Instagram communit...

#108 | VBAC in the Car: Opera Singer Gives Birth as Husband Drives on the Interstate

23 Jun 2021

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Send us a textEmily Geller Hardman, a New York Opera singer, gave the performance of a lifetime with her unassisted VBAC in the back of the car as her...

#107 | Trisha Mini: Where You Should Give Birth

21 Jun 2021

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Send us a textHello friends! When you first become pregnant, the next question is where and with whom will I give birth? In today's mini sode, Tr...

#106 | The Fourth Trimester: Interview with Author Kimberly Ann Johnson

16 Jun 2021

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Send us a textWondering how to best manage the fourth trimester?  This week on the show we are speaking with Kimberly Ann Johnson, author of  "...

#105 | Tips for Supporting Women in Labor with Guest Host Doula Krisha

09 Jun 2021

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Send us a textHusbands and partners, this is one is for you! Today, on the show we have guest host Krisha of @serenitylifedoula speaking with us about...

#104 | Cynthia Mini: 6 Red Flags That Could Mean You're With the Wrong Provider

07 Jun 2021

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Send us a textIn today's "Pregnancy" Minisode, Cynthia discusses six red flags that could mean you're planning to birth with a pro...

#103 | Giving Birth Like a Feminist: Interview with Author Milli Hill

02 Jun 2021

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Send us a textWhen it comes to giving birth, women are too often told a healthy baby is all that matters. And while none of us will argue that a healt...

#102 | May Q&A: Full Moons & Labor; Impact of Fear on Labor Progress; Birth Centers vs. Hospitals; Low Amniotic Fluid; The Fourth Trimester; Breastfeeding with a Toddler; Placenta Encapsulation; Pushing; Pregnancy Tests

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIt's that time of the month! Our May Q&A is here and kicks off with two short, entertaining birth stories followed by excellent...

#101 | Birth Story Mini: Rachel's Perfect Birth Proves Some Things Can Go Wrong in All the Right Ways.

24 May 2021

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Send us a textAs Cynthia always says, no one is more determined to have a good birth than a woman who's already given birth. Meet Rachel: a  mom...

#100 | The Benefits of Water Birth: Interview With Barbara Harper of Waterbirth International

19 May 2021

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Send us a textFor our 100th episode, we are featuring Barbara Harper:  the leading voice for childbirth and maternity care reform, an author, educato...

#99 | Easier Pushing, Less Tearing with Hehe Stewart of Tranquility by Hehe

12 May 2021

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Send us a text“Push like you are taking a poop!  Pushing is a long, grueling process!” This is what most people are told about pushing in labor. ...

#98 | Breastfeeding Mini: Prevention, Causes, and Treatment of Plugged Ducts

10 May 2021

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Send us a textIn today's mini-episode, Trisha explains how and why we get clogged or plugged ducts and provides guidance on how to recognize them...

#97 | Amanda Pahl's Birth Stories: Four Births and a Miscarriage

05 May 2021

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Send us a textAmanda Pahls is a mother of four daughters, a blogger, and a home school educator with a passion for honoring  women's birth exper...

#96 | April Q&A: A little About Us; Risks of IVF; Uterine Massage; Postpartum Essentials; Pre-term Birth; Birth Prep Tips; Low Lying Placentas

28 Apr 2021

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Send us a textThis month's Q&A kicks off with a couple personal questions of Cynthia and Trisha about their dream travel and what they admire...

#95 | Birth Story Mini: Jessica's 5 Hours of Pushing Using HypnoBirthing

26 Apr 2021

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Send us a textJessica is a first-time birthing mother from Atlanta who recently attended Cynthia's HypnoBirthing class via Zoom. She and her husb...

#94 | The Terror of Intrusive Thoughts: Lisa's Postpartum Anxiety

21 Apr 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, Lisa shared out loud for the first time the full extent of the intrusive thoughts that have been haunting and terrifyin...

#93 | Intuitive Eating For Pregnant & Postpartum Moms with Jaren Soloff, RD, IBCLC

14 Apr 2021

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Send us a text As a registered dietician (RD) and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Jaren Soloff was inspired to create a s...

#92 | Postpartum Mini: Rethinking Self-Care

12 Apr 2021

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Send us a textMost of us fall short when it comes to practicing self-care - especially postpartum moms, who are usually happy enough just to get more ...

#91 | Colleen's VBAC: Relying on Instinct over Provider

07 Apr 2021

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Send us a textColleen always felt called to birth and was determined to have the birth of her dreams. After two miscarriages, she was so excited to gi...

#90 | March Q&A: Ultrasounds; VBAC Providers; Vaginal Exams; PPD in Pregnancy; Exploring Home Birth; Distraction Techniques in Labor

31 Mar 2021

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Send us a textOur March Q&A episode is here!  We begin with a discussion around the use of ultrasound measurements in pregnancy to determine your...

#89 | Birth Story Mini: Kimberly's Unplanned Home Birth

29 Mar 2021

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Send us a textKimberly always wanted a home birth -- especially the second time around -- but decided to stay with the providers she liked and trusted...

#88 | Jamie's Unattended Freebirth with Twins

24 Mar 2021

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Send us a textJamie Davison Ortiz is a mother, doula, and student midwife who birthed her twins naturally during a planned freebirth with her husband ...

#87 | Postpartum Rage: The Outburst-Guilt-Shame Cycle

17 Mar 2021

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Send us a textPostpartum rage is among the lesser known perinatal mood and anxiety disorders that can impact  postpartum women and even their partner...

#86 | Breastfeeding Mini: The Three Most Common Challenges for Breastfeeding Moms

15 Mar 2021

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Send us a textIn today's minisode, Trisha reviews the three most common challenges that breastfeeding  moms experience: Engorgement, Nipple Pain...

#85 | Understanding Gestational Diabetes with Dietitian Leslee Flannery

10 Mar 2021

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Send us a textApproximately 1 in 12 women are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, which can leave them feeling confused ashamed and overwhelmed with ...

#84 | Lynne's Last Minute Home Birth After Two C-Sections

03 Mar 2021

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Send us a textFor Lynne, giving birth via Cesarean just didn't feel like giving birth. Learning she was pregnant with her third and having had tw...

#83 | February Q&A: Plus-Size Pregnancy; What to Wear During Birth; Waking a Sleeping Baby; Implications of a Subchorionic Hematoma; Waterbirth & Baby's First Breath; Best Times to Pump

24 Feb 2021

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Send us a textOur February Q&A episode is here!  Today, we discuss a wide variety of topics from the influence of medical rhetoric on our decisio...

#82 | Birth Story Mini: Stefanie's Home Birth After C-Section (HBAC)

22 Feb 2021

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Send us a text“I would give birth like that ten more times!”  In today’s mini-sode Stefanie tells her story of choosing a homebirth VBAC (HBAC)...

#81 | Andrea Left the Hospital AMA (Against Medial Advice) to Avoid Induction

17 Feb 2021

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Send us a textAndrea was thirty-three years-old and experiencing a low-risk healthy pregnancy when she went in for her prenatal visit at five days pas...

#80 | Roundtable: Mothers Who've Miscarried

10 Feb 2021

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Send us a textApproximately 1 in 5 known pregnancies result in miscarriage before 12 weeks, and 1 in 4 women have experienced a miscarriage in their l...

#79 | Cynthia Mini: What is Medical Rhetoric?

08 Feb 2021

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Send us a textMedical Rhetoric involves language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often lacks sincerity or mean...

#78 | Christina's Run From Induction to a Home Birth with Group B Strep

03 Feb 2021

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Send us a textWhen Christina showed up at the hospital with ruptured membranes and GBS+ status, the hospital informed her that she was not allowed to ...

#77 | January Q&A: Co-sleeping; Prodromal Labor; Switching Providers; Third Babies; Conceiving While Breastfeeding; Vaginal Dryness; Baby-Led Weaning; Hep-Locks and IVs

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis month's Q&A is packed with valuable information!  Check it out below:Did you Co-Sleep with your babies?I am thinking abou...

#76 | Birth Story Mini: Tara's Empowered Birth During Covid

25 Jan 2021

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Send us a textAfter losing her first baby in utero at five months, Tara and her husband became pregnant again and quickly realized they were with a la...

#75 | Fetal Monitoring and Fetal Distress with Midwife-Author Amy Romano

20 Jan 2021

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Send us a textTo monitor or not monitor: that is the question.  More specifically, how to best monitor your baby in labor without causing undue worry...

#74 | Table For Five: Author Ted Yang Gives Voice To Fathers Who've Lost A Baby

13 Jan 2021

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Send us a textWhen Ted Yang learned his wife was pregnant, life felt amazing!  He was married to the love of his life, had a fulfilling and lucrative...

#73 | Trisha Mini: The Six Week Postpartum Visit: No, I'm Not Ready to Have Sex

11 Jan 2021

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Send us a textThe six week postpartum visit is generally the time when new moms get the green light to return to having sex, yet so many (more than 80...

#72 | The Winding Road Through Postpartum with Claude Racine-Valinsky

06 Jan 2021

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Send us a textYou may remember professional dancer and choreographer Claude Racine-Valinsky from episode #28.  Claude came back on the show today to ...

#71 | December Q&A: Postpartum Hair Loss; Fear of Childbirth; Sex During Pregnancy; Postpartum Resentment; Induction for High Blood Pressure; A Mother's Stress on Baby; Co-Lactation in Same-Sex Parents

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOur last episode of 2020 is here and it's loaded with great questions!  Have you wondered why so many women experience significant...

#70 | Home Birth on Little Cranberry Island Breaks 93-Year Streak

23 Dec 2020

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Send us a textOn  a little island off the coast of Maine, reside only sixty-five year round residents.  The last woman to give birth on the island w...

#69 | Birth Story Mini: Courtney's Birth Managing Rh Incompatibility with RhoGam

21 Dec 2020

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Send us a textIn this birth story mini episode, Courtney shares the story of her second son's birth, which involved managing her pregnancy with a...

#68 | Our Five Must-Hear Episodes of 2020

16 Dec 2020

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Send us a textWhile we still have a few more episodes going live before the end of the year, Trisha and Cynthia spend this episode looking back at the...

#67 | Leah's Birth Story: From Trauma to Triumph in Two Dramatically Different Births

09 Dec 2020

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Send us a textLeah’s first-birth trauma began the moment she arrived at the hospital and continued during an unusually difficult, even dangerous  p...

#66 | Informed Pregnancy: Interview with Dr. Elliot Berlin

02 Dec 2020

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Send us a textDr. Elliot Berlin is a chiropractor and doula who has a knack for getting babies to assume the best position for birth.  He's beco...