Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics

#133: Formula 101

08 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dr. Annie Salsberg with Kabritausa.com about the products families use when breastfeeding doesn’t work. Learn more about your ad c...

#132: Queer Parenting, Core Strength, and Hospital C-section Rates

01 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with queer parent and pre/post natal fitness expert Kristy Ware, about being the “other mother” and why core strength is key after bi...

#73: Insomnia, Anxiety, Pregnancy and Parenting

25 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers an email about insomnia during pregnancy and talks with Romper.com writer, Kelly McWiliams, about how anxiety impacts pregnancy and wha...

#5: Jessica Shortall on Workplace Breastfeeding Policies

04 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with author and TED speaker, Jessica Shortall about her new book, Work, Pump, Repeat and about why maternity leave policies in the U.S. a...

#131: Where I Am In My Life As A Mom

28 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers her own interview question as she gets ready to send kids out in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

#130: Motherhood, Friendship, & Murder

21 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann about forming friendships as mothers and about her new book, To The Bridge, about a mother wh...

#129: US vs. The World on Breastfeeding and the Blueprint for Better Maternal Health.

14 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with GrokNation’s Avital Norman Nathman about U.S.’ bullying tactics to block a global breastfeeding resolution and then, talks with ...

#128: Husbands, Prenatal Care, and What’s Going On At the Border?

07 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers listener emails and talks with Sera Bonds from Circle of Health International about what’s happening to families on the US/Mexico bor...

#127: Worry, the Border, and your Core

30 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about what to do with all our worry, especially during pregnancy and interviews Lauren Ohayan about yoga, pilates, and core and pelvic fl...

#126: Pregnancy & Chemicals, Beauty & Skin.

23 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers a question about pregnancy after smoking, drinking and normal living and talks with Nadine Artemis, author of Renegade Beauty and co-fo...

#125: Best Advice for Dads, Laura Stanfill Talks Publishing

16 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne chats with Laura Stanfilll about publishing, breastfeeding and telling her own story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

#124: Traveling with Babies and Children at the Border

09 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews FlyBabyApp.com’s co-founder, Morgan Robart about why travel is important for women, mothers and parents and how to make travel wit...

#44: Labor Pains and Epidurals

02 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne’s taking this week off so give a listen to an old favorite episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#123: Title X, Emotional Labor, and BeFitMom

26 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about this week’s current events and interviews Helene Byrne, founder of BeFitMom.com about her mission to educate, support, and motiva...

#122: Motherhood and Sex

19 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dana B Meyers, owner of Booty Parlor and author of Your Mommy Mojo about sex, motherhood, and business. Learn more about your ad cho...

#121: Running for Office With a Baby

12 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Maryland gubernatorial candidate and former policy director for Michelle Obama, Krish Vignarajah about why she’s running and about...

#120: Supporting Politics to Support Mothers

05 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with director of Childbirth Connection programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families about The Quality Care for Moms and Ba...

#119: What Science Says About Respectful Parenting

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Jen Lumanian, host of the podcast Your Parenting Mojo, about Respectful Parenting and using science to make parenting decisions. Lea...

#118: Debunking Pregnancy Myths with Math

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Daphne Adler, mathematician and author of the new book, Debunking the Bump about sushi, coffee and common pregnancy risks and myths....

#117: Pregnancy, Parenting, and Deportation

14 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with  Jodi Berger Cardoso, University of Houston assistant professor and lead researcher of a new study on Parenting in the Context of D...

#116: Why Parents Worry About Vaccines

07 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Karen Ernst, co-host of the podcast VaxTalk and executive director of VoicesForVaccines.org along with co-host and pediatrician, Dr....

#115: Cherish Lee on Making Music as a Mother

31 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about polarizing topics in the news and then sits down for a long chat with American music singer, songwriter Cherish Lee. Learn more abo...

#114: What Pregnancy Does to Our Feet

24 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with MommySteps insoles co-founders about the changes our feet go through during pregnancy that give us achy feet, knees, hips and back a...

#113: Money, Women, Activism, and Parenting

17 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with financial advisor Charlene Quaresma, who works with Northwestern Mutual and has a special focus on helping women manage their money....

#112: International Women’s Day and Communicating with Babies

10 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about what you can do to support women, about new legislation to send maternal healthcare providers to rural communities and then intervi...

#111: Family Planning and Healthy Mothers

03 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews Niamh Cahill, whose research at UMASS Amherst is monitoring a global initiative called Family Planning 2020. We also talk about Nia...

#110: Real Food, Gun Reform, and Teens Changing the World

24 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about gun reform and the Parkland high school shooting survivors who are taking on the gun lobby. Then, she interviews Lily Nichols, Reg...

#109: Integrative Medicine and Fertility

17 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Oregon Reproductive Medicine’s, Dr. Carmelo Sgarlata about why acupuncture, nutrition, herbs and other complementary practices are...

#108: Fistula, Poverty, and Doctors Who Care

10 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dr. Lauri Romanzi about obstructed labor and fistula, which are no longer common problems for women in the US and most developed cou...

#107: Parenthood, Loss, Books, and Writing

03 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne Talks with author Deborah Reed about her new book, The Days The Birds Come Back and about writing, motherhood and literature. Learn more about ...

#106: Finding Your Way Into the Birth Industry

27 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Deb Flashenberg, founder of Prenatal Yoga Center about how she found her way from musical theater to the yoga studio to the birth wo...

#105: Naturopathy, Postpartum Health, and the New Mom Scramble

13 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with naturopath and new mom, Dr. Angela Potter, ND about why she focuses on postpartum health, how naturopathy supports women’s health ...

#104: Parenting, Good Intentions and Carolin Ricciardi

06 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with fellow mother-of many, Carolin Ricciardi about her businesses, parenting tips and how to set intentions and live on purpose. Learn m...

#103: Bacterial Vaginosis, Pregnancy & Sex with Shan Boody

16 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of all-about-BV podcast, Jeanne interviews author, clinical sexologist and outspoken women’s health advocate, Shan Boody about bacterial...

#102: Bacterial Vaginosis & Pregnancy with Dr. Roshini Raj (Part 1)

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews Dr. Roshini Raj, Board-Certified Physician, Women’s Health Advocate, Author and Medical Correspondent about what BV is, what a new...

#101: Fitness, Intention and Your Pre/Post Pregnancy Body

02 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne interviews Lisa Druxman, creator of FIT4MOM®. and author of the new book, The Empowered Mama and answers listener email about how to get your ...

#100: Hundredth Episode!

18 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne celebrates Thanksgiving and 100 great conversations about pregnancy, prenatal care, politics, parenting, healthcare and then some. Plus, She al...

#99: My Interview with Fit4Mom’s Lisa Druxman

11 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, we’re crossposting Fit4Mom founder Lisa Druxman’s interview with Jeanne for her podcast, Motivating Mom. Learn more about your a...

#98: Parenting, Podcasting and Networking

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about podcasting and parenting with Sunny Gault, founder of New Mommy Media and The POD Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

#97: Hospitalists, Health Coaching and Obstetrics today

28 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne and an OB-Gyn coach talks about obstetrics in America, health coaching, how hospitalists are changing maternal healthcare and about what real h...

#96: Me, Meditation, and Expectful

21 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne shares Expectful's podcast episode where their host, Anna Gannon, interviews Jeanne about her career, meditation practice and what she thinks w...

#95: Preterm Labor, Family Planning, and Emails

18 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard about listener emails, current events and why we need family planning for healthy pregnancies a...

#94: Politics, Parenting, and How the U.S. Measures Up

07 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne gets political in this issue where she talks about gun violence in America and with Sophia Patsikas, lead researcher on a new report that compa...

#93: Midwifery, Wellness, Post Partum and Putting Ourselves First

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with midwife, entrepreneur, and ultra marathoner, Rebecca Egbert about why she founded LittleMothersHelper, and why we need to focus hea...

#92: Meditation, Pregnancy, and Parenting

23 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Mark Krassner, founder and CEO of Expectful (a guided meditation app specifically designed for expectant parents) about the importan...

#91: Infertility, Adoption and Special Needs - The Lucky Few

16 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Heather Avis, author of The Lucky Few and mother of three children, two with Downs Syndrome. We talk about her path through infertil...

#90: Epidurals and Maternal Justice

09 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dr. James Lozada, an anesthesiologist and broadcast journalist with a passion for maternal justice. We talk about epidurals, health ...

#89: Hurricane Harvey - How You Can Help

02 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne speaks with a Houston midwife about conditions mothers and birth pros are facing and highlights two organizations - Every Mother Counts and Ci...

#88: Sarah's Induction

26 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Sarah, who emailed with induction concerns about her birth, baby and prenatal care at 40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

#87: Charlottesville, Maternal Emergencies, and Fat Shaming

19 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with midwife Chris Beard, CNM about a recent article on NPR about maternal deaths and emergencies, about violence in Charlottesville and ...

#86: Period Sex and Pressure to Induce

12 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne reads listener emails and answers questions about getting pregnant on your period and what to do when your doctor is bullying for an induction....

#85: A Matter of Faith

05 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Jo Saxton about faith, leadership, parenting, finding your spiritual home and whether or not you need religion to raise kids in the ...

#73: Women, Writing and Motherhood (Rebroadcast)

24 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne is on vacation this week, so we're sharing her conversation about insomnia in your first trimester, and then talks with Romper.com writer, Kell...

#83: Birth Trauma and Mental Healthcare

15 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with UK psychiatrist, Dr. Rebecca Moore about how birth trauma impacts mothers, parents and healthcare providers.   Learn more about you...

#82: An Obstetrician's Thoughts on C-Sections, Pain and Disparities.

08 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Amanda Calhoun, MD, about c-sections, preventing maternal mortality, pain management and racial disparities plus, we answer two read...

#81: Midwifery and Mothers with Jennie Joseph

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Commonsense Pregnancy teams up with Commonsense Childbirth's founder and director, midwife Jennie Joseph to talk about healthcare disparities and how ...

#80: Race, Pregnancy & Healthcare, Part 2

24 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne continues her conversation with Nikia Lawson about the impact of race on women's pregnancy, prenatal care, birth, post partum period, survival ...

#79: Race and Fatherhood in America

17 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Marque Robinson about breaking stereotypes, work as a humanitarian, and what it takes to raise African American children in the U.S....

#78: Race, Pregnancy & Healthcare, Part 1

10 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Nikia Lawson about the impact of race on women's pregnancy, prenatal care, birth, post partum period, survival and future as a paren...

#77: The Feng Shui of Pregnancy & Parenthood

03 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about our national stress level and interviews author Bailey Gaddis about her new book, Feng Shui Mommy. Learn more about your ad choices...

#76: A Labor Nurse Makes Her Birth Plans

27 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Rachael, a labor and delivery nurse who is expecting her second child, about midwifery care versus OB care, birth center versus hosp...

#75: Fitness, Wellness, and Motherhood Anxiety

20 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with fitness pro Melissa DiLeonardo about pregnancy and parenting, postpartum anxiety and depression and how practicing her own fitness a...

#74: Mother's Day Roots, Gifts and Grief

13 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about how Mother's Day started, this year's political focus, what Dads and partners should do for Mother's Day and answers a motherless l...

#73: Women, Writing and Motherhood

06 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with writer Sarah Menkedick about her new book, Homing Instincts and about why women's literature and books about motherhood aren't taken...

#73: Insomnia, Anxiety, Pregnancy and Parenting

29 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers listener email about insomnia in your first trimester and talks with Romper.com writer, Kelly McWiliams, about how anxiety impacts preg...

#72: Ginger Breedlove and the Mother's March on Washington

22 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dr. Ginger Breedlove about how her 40 year career as a nurse, midwife, birth center founder and advocate for mothers and families ha...

#71: UNFPA Cuts, Natural Birth Tips, and C-section Scars

15 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne explains the State Departments announcement to cut funding for UNFPA and answers listeners questions about best tips for having a natural birth...

#70: Starting a "Birth" Career

08 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Sara, a graduating student nurse who's just starting her career in the birth world, about labor and delivery nursing, whether or not...

#19: Q&A Grab Bag (Rebroadcast)

01 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers reader emails about inductions, gestational diabetes, bacterial vaginosis, and one grandmother's concern about her daughter's healing c...

#69: Cerclage and Midwives

25 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers listener emails about how to achieve a vaginal birth after having a cerclage and about how to pay for a midwife if your insurance won't...

#68: Nights and Weekends on the Maternity Ward

18 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dr. Brett Einerson, a high-risk obstetrician who studied why risks go up with night shift and weekend births. Learn more about your...

#67: Backpain, Pregnancy, and Physical Therapy

11 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with physical therapists, Bill Reif and Joanna Mullett, about why so many women get back pain during and after pregnancy and what the hec...

#66: An ambivalent pregnancy

04 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers listener emails about what to do when you're not happy you're pregnant with a revisit of our conversation with Jennifer Pastiloff, auth...

#65: How Midwives Are Changing Birth Systems

25 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with certified nurse midwife, Chris Beard, CNM about how midwives manage 80% of Kaiser Permanente births in Portland with an 8.6% C-secti...

#64: The Maternal Health Lobbyist

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne reads email from a labor nurse who wants to change her hospital's culture and talks with Ben Weingrod - the dude who lobbies on Capitol Hill fo...

#63: Running For Her Life

11 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Keysha Lleras about how running helped this single mom survive domestic violence and depression and turned her into a magazine cover...

#62: Herpes, BV, and Doulas

04 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers emails about birth and herpes and alternative approaches for bacterial vaginosis when the whole nine yards doesn't work.  Learn more a...

#61: The Women's March

28 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne goes to D.C. for the march and brings you with her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#60: The To-Go Issue (Getting Ready To Go to DC)

14 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne is taking Common Sense Pregnancy & Parenting on the road, or more accurately, she's walking over to Another Mother Runner Co-founder, Sarah Bo...

#59: The History of Parenting

07 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne starts out 2017 by taking a look back at the history of American parenthood from the 19th century to today with UC Berkley Historian, Paula Fas...

#57: Mothering On the Other End of Life

10 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about late-stage parenting, how hospitals staff their labor units for the holidays, and answers a listener's email about early contractio...

#55: Talking Shop With Obstetrician Dr. Neel Shah

26 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne and Dr. Shah talk about obstetrics today, new fatherhood, cesarean sections, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

#54: Making Your Post-Election Stress Matter

19 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with CARE's VP David Ray and CARE Action's! Rachael Lehman about what the election means to humanitarian assistance for girls, women, par...

#53: Archaeology and the Election

12 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne challenges listeners to dig in and commit to active citizenry and chats with Dr. Pamela Stone, an archaeologist, anthropologist and expert on t...

#52: TMI For Our 1st Anniversary

05 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Common Sense Pregnancy & Parenting is ONE! Jeanne answers a reader's Q about how to start labor naturally with a reading from the book. Plus, Jeanne t...

#51: Just A Couple Of Global Moms

29 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Chrysula Winegar about how she connects mothers and solutions to global challenges all women face. We also talk about raising big fa...

#50: Midwives in the World w/ Robyn Churchill

22 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with renowned midwife, Robyn Churchill about how midwives work to improve global maternal health, including in the U.S and how taking car...

#49: When Dad's a Rockstar

15 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne rants about sexual assault and consent and then talks with Hans Eberbach, lead singer of Joy & Madness and Hans & the Hot Mess about music, par...

#48: Teens, Sex, and Parenthood

08 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne covers current events on why maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise, plus International Day of the Girl (10/10). This week's guest is Jo...

#47: What Does "Having It All" Mean?

01 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers a listener email about skin color and scars and also talks with writer, Rachel Kramer Bussel about her Salon essay, "Having it all” i...

#46: Biz Ellis is One Bad Mother

24 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Biz Ellis, co-host of the podcast, One Bad Mother, about life after giving life and how unnatural motherhood can be. Learn more abou...

#45: Why We Need Women in Politics to Lead Women's Health

18 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Emily's List's Alyssa Franke about why this campaign is critical for women's and maternal health and all our lives as parents. Learn...

#44: Labor Pain and Epidurals

10 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne answers listener's email questions about what contractions feel like and FAQs about epidurals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

#43: Why the US Gets D's and F's in Parenting Laws

03 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Sarah Fleisch Fink at the National Partnership for Women and Children about parenting, paid leave and pregnancy laws state-by-state....

#42: When Mom is a Rock Star (Literally)

27 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Dirty Revival's lead singer, Sarah Clarke about how becoming a mother 5 years ago motivated her to become a professional musician an...

#41: Q&A With an Obstetrician

20 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with obstetrician, Heather Weldon, MD about how birth is different in different countries and answers a few reader questions about c-sect...

#40: Journalism, Women, Motherhood, and Drugs

13 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with NPR reporter Rae Ell Bichell about how journalists report on women's health, pregnancy, drug trials and women. We also talk about t...

#39: How Breastfeeding Can Change The World

06 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks with Amal Omer-Salim, co-Executive Director of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) about World Breastfeeding Week and this...

#38: Your Q's and Jeanne's A's

30 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne and midwife Chris Beard, CNM answer listener questions about spotting, cramping, sex, epidurals and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad ...

#37: Tragedy and Comedy with Lauren Weedman

23 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jeanne talks about the tragedy of stillbirth before shifting gears to talk with actress, author and performer, Lauren Weedman (one of the stars from H...