Down to Birth
Episodes
#49 | Dr. Neel Shah OBGYN: Agency, Dignity, & The Number One Risk Factor for Cesarean Birth
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDr. Neel Shah, an obstetrician and professor at Harvard medical school, is dedicated to improving maternity care in the United States.Th...
#48 | Becky and Tom's DIY Home Birth
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday we're talking with Becky and Tom, one of several HypnoBirthing couples Cynthia has worked with who ended up with an unplanned...
#47 | Pregnancy Story Mini - Jess Hears Herself
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHi all! One of Cynthia's expecting HypnoBirthing moms had a story to share in class that brought her to tears, and now she's s...
#46 | Sandy's Secret Home Birth
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSome things are best kept to ourselves...when Sandy and her husband decided to have a home birth, they also decided to keep their decisi...
#45 | August Q&A: Outrageous OB Comments; Pooping in Labor; Mastitis; C-Sections and Genetics; Birth Plans; Children in the Birthing Room
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe are kicking off this month's Q&A with some outrageous, real-life OB comments (#shitmyobsaid) because it is all too common th...
#44 | Breastfeeding Mini: The First Week of Breastfeeding and Why it Matters Most
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHi everyone! Today Trisha continues providing breastfeeding information for those of you who want to know what to expect in that first w...
#43 | Katie's Birth Story: Twins Born Naturally Against All Odds
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the United States approximately 90% of mothers with twins give birth by C-section, the majority of which are scheduled. Katie Novack ...
#42 | Birth Story Mini: Rachel's Natural Water Birth
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this birth story mini-episode, Rachel shares the story of her blissful birth using HypnoBirthing and how feeling empowered in her own...
#41 | How the Language We Use Impacts Our Birth: Interview with Sara Pixton of Birth Words
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever wondered why we call it "labor" or say he or she "delivered" my baby? Maybe you felt defeated when you...
#40 | July Q&A: The Placenta & Advanced Maternal Age; COVID-19 Silver Lining ; Chapped Nipples & Poor Latch; Who Can Have a Natural Birth; Pitocin Postpartum; Unsolicated Family Advice
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSo many excellent questions came in for this week's Q&A episode! We begin with a brief discussion on the possibility of a lit...
#39 | HypnoBirthing Mini: How and Why Affirmations Work
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHi everyone! We're back today with another HypnoBirthing mini. Regardless of whether you have taken - or plan to take - a HypnoBirt...
#38 | Your Dog And Newborn: Interview with Heather Corum from Canine Company
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe love dogs and we love babies, so what is the best way to bring your baby home when you already have a dog in the house? All of us at ...
#37 | Hospital To Home: A Midwife's Perspective with NYC Midwife Chloë Lubell
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChloë Lubell is a midwife living and working in New York City. She has worked in a number of different settings including public hospit...
#36 | Birth Story Mini: Tiffany's Breech-Baby Cesarean followed by Natural VBAC
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHey, everyone! We've got another great birth story for you on this mini-episode Monday. Tiffany shares the birth stories of each of...
#35 | Sex: From Pain To Pleasure: Interview with Women's Physical Therapist, Dr. Lauren Crigler
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSex after childbirth. The topic everyone’s thinking about, but hesitates to bring up. Whether it’s pleasurable or painful, we can pu...
Bonus Episode | Trisha's Take on the recent CDC data and NY Times Article: Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this bonus mini-sode, Trisha address the questions and concerns related recent data released by the CDC and published in the New York...
#34 | Postpartum Depression: Interview with Jen Schwartz of Motherhood Understood
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJen Schwartz is the founder and CEO of Motherhood Understood, a community for women affected by pregnancy and postpartum mental health i...
#33 | Breastfeeding Mini: Out With The Rules, In With Your Instincts
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this "Mini-sode Monday" episode, Trisha shares the first and most important rule of breastfeeding--there are no rules! ...
#32 | June Q&A: The Difference Between HypnoBirthing and Bradley, When Formula Might be Needed, What's a Cystocele, When To Allow Family Members at the Birth, Membrane Stripping and Vaginal Exams
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt's the last Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time to answer your pregnancy, breastfeeding, birth and postpartum questio...
#31 | Megan of Wilson Family Homestead's Birth Story: Unattended Home Birth in the Kitchen
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe love a good birth story, and especially one that can’t help but inspire you to give a little or a whole lot more trust to the birth...
#30 | Birth Story Mini: Three Pushes and Lydia's Baby Was Out - In Triage!
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHey, everyone! We've got a great birth story for you on this mini-episode Monday. Lydia shares the story of her second pregnancy an...
#29 | Birth Control and Your Libido: Interview with Ann Konkoly, Certified Nurse Midwife
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday, we are having a different kind of conversation--one about how to not get pregnant and yet another on how to rev up that lagging s...
#28 | Claude Racine-Valinsky's Birth Story: No Place Like Home
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textClaude Racine-Valinsky is a professional dancer and social media influencer who developed determination and grit in an industry that tel...
#27 | Postpartum Mini: The Link Between Postpartum Depression and Wonderful Mothers
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHey, everyone! It's another Mini-Episode Monday and today I describe the burden we impose on pregnant and postpartum women when we ...
#26 | May Q&A: Refusing Newborn Interventions, Birthing the Placenta, Breastfeeding Support At Birth, Co-Sleeping
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe are back with another monthly Q&A episode. This week we have some big topics such as "mandatory" newborn interventions:...
#25 | Your Core & Pelvic Floor: Interview with Women's Health Physical Therapist Tara Gibson
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's episode we're sitting down with physical therapist Tara Gibson, founder of Aligned Life Physical Therapy and Pelvic...
#24 | HypnoBirthing Mini: Group B Strep with Released Membranes and Her Instinct Told Her to Run from Induction
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHi, Listeners! In this first Monday-Mini-Episode, I share the story of one of my HypnoBirthing clients, Christina, who was diagnosed wit...
#23 | Lisa Bass's Birth Story: In the Hospital, In a Car, and At Home
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOur guest today is blogger and mother-of-six, Lisa Bass, who you may recognize by her social media platform Farmhouse on Boone. Lisa is ...
#22 | Birth Into Being: Interview with Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textElena Tonetti-Vladimirova is one of the pioneers of the Conscious Birth Movement. From 1982 to 1989, she was one of the original organiz...
#21 | April Q&A: Supporting the Immune System in Pregnancy, Painful Postpartum Sex, Your Rights Regarding Separation of Baby After Childbirth, Why You Can Skip the Newborn Bath, What to Expect During the Postpartum Recovery Process
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHow can you stay your healthiest during pregnancy? While the immune system is slightly compromised and worries are higher with COVID-19,...
Bonus Episode | How Doulas Support Couples During COVID-19: Interview with Doula Colleen Myatt
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHey podcast community - We've been getting so many questions around COVID-19, we wanted to dive deeper on how doulas are supporting...
#20 | Cord Blood Banking and How It Can Help with Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's and Autism: Interview with Marion Welch of Cryo-Cell International
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen it comes to having babies we all agree health matters most. While the benefits of delayed cord clamping are well known, less unders...
#19 | Trauma & Childbirth: Lindsay's Story
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode depicts Lindsay’s story of healing from the emotional and physical trauma through her own grief, and how each of ...
#18 | Courtney's Birth Story: Baby + Triplets Make Four
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textImagine you've had an easy, natural birth and are ready for baby number two. Then, when your first child is twelve months old, you ...
#17 | Roundtable: How COVID-19 Protocols are Affecting Pregnant Couples
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPregnant and birthing mothers face unprecedented challenges in birth choices during the Coronavirus pandemic. Not only are they concerne...
#16 | March Q&A: COVID-19 Update for Expecting Parents, Uterine Scars & Childbirth, When Your Partner's Birth Plan Differs from Yours, Taking Hot Baths & Sleep Positions in Pregnancy, Missing Out on the Golden Hour Postpartum
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBefore we get into our regular Q&A episode, we bring you the current information we have on COVID-19 and its impact on pregnancy and...
#15 | Julia's Birth Story: When Bonding Doesn't Happen
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you look up Julia Dzafic’s blog, Lemon Stripes, you’ll find a vibrant young mother sharing her tips on fashion, decor, motherhood...
#14 | Roundtable: Mothers of Stillbirth and What They Can Teach Us
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textStillbirth is defined as the loss of a baby between 20 weeks' gestation and birth. Globally 1 in 160 expecting families experience ...
#13 | Is Your Provider Right For You? The First Three Questions to Ask.
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe person we choose to attend our birth is one of the most impactful decisions we can make. Unfortunately, all too often the decision i...
#12 | February Q&A: The Banned Frida Mom Ad, Weaning, Ideal Intervals Between Babies, Being High-Risk, High-Lipase Breast Milk, Eating vs. Vomiting in Labor
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLet's talk about the Frida Mom ad depicting the real truth of a newly postpartum mom, which was banned from airing during the Oscar...
#11 | Building Community and Trusting Ourselves as Parents: Interview with Award-Winning Author Peggy O'Mara
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPeggy O’Mara has been a role model and icon for generations of mothers, including us. As an award-winning author and journalist and th...
#10 | Cynthia's First Birth Story: Taking Charge of Giving Birth
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe story of Cynthia's first birth has been published internationally in various print media between 2007 and 2020, under the the o...
#9 | Birth Plan 101: Evidence Based Birth as the Safest, Smartest Approach
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"Can I just say 'No' to an episiotomy? Do I have to give birth on my back? I want to be free to walk around in labor. I d...
#8 | Q & A: Waterbirthing, Postpartum Anxiety, Breastfeeding, Velamentous Cords, Self-Advocacy, & When To Go To The Hospital
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s time for more Q&A! Today we talk about considerations around water birthing, dealing with your feelings around students/inter...
#7 | Jessica's Birth Story: A Footling Breech Baby Coming Through
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt isn't often we hear stories of women who change providers when their baby is full-term. At her 39 week check-up, Jessica learned...
#6 | Amazing Husband Syndrome
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEvery week, Cynthia and Trisha moderate a postpartum support group, where women gain validation and unique insight into one another&apos...
#5 | Preterm Babies & the Case for Midwifery Care: Interview with Midwife/Author Amy Romano
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCertified Nurse Midwife and award-winning author of Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach, Amy Romano, joins u...
#4 | Q & A: Induction, Due Dates, Placenta Previa, Glucose Drink, Ultrasound & Baby's Size, Plugged Ducts, Family Boundaries
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTune in to our first Q & A session where Cynthia and Trisha offer their thoughts on your questions: to induce or to wait at 41 weeks...
#3 | Roundtable: Postpartum Moms on Isolation, Anxiety, Sex, and Marriage
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday's episode was recorded on location at HypnoBirthing of CT in Westport, where we brought together three women between 8 and 16...
#2 | Lee's Birth Story: A 42-year-old Mother's Fast, Unplanned Home-Birth
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday on the podcast we're debuting our Birth Stories segment with an incredible account of a woman whose planned hospital birth ha...
#1 | Is A Healthy Mother & Baby All That Matters?
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTune in to our very first episode where Cynthia, Trisha, and Zuzana talk about how they met and why they do what they do. They discuss t...
Trailer: Let's Get Down!
29 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPlease join us and share with your pregnant and postpartum friends!Between episodes, connect with us on Instagram @DownToBirthShow to se...