146: Placenta Encapsulation
Listen Now Episode 146 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mother after birth has...
Birth
143: Breathing During Labor
Listen Now Episode 143 Content and Overview Breathing is something we are constantly doing, and seldom...
Q&A: Lotus Birth
Question “Hi Vanessa, Thank you for your podcast. My husband and I aren’t ready to have...
124: Gentle Cesarean & Vaginal Seeding
Listen Now Episode 124 Content and Overview Nearly one third of babies in the U.S. are...
Q&A: Visitors After Your Baby is Born
Question “I have been listening to your podcast since I was about 15 weeks pregnant. I...
123: Cesarean Birth
Listen Now Episode 123 Content and Overview A cesarean birth is the birth of a baby...
Q&A: Vernix Caseosa & Baby’s First Bath
Question “Hi Vanessa! I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with my first and into episode 37...
Q&A: Nuchal Cord (Umbilical Cord Wrapped Around Neck)
Question “Hello Vanessa, First off thank you for all that you Do! I am pregnant with...
120: Postpartum, Planning Ahead
Listen Now Episode 120 Content and Overview The postpartum period is often referred to as the...
119: Postpartum, What to Expect
Listen Now Episode 119 Content and Overview We spend so much time planning for our birth...
118: My Second Pregnancy, Lessons Learned & My Birth Story
Listen Now Episode 118 Content and Overview Every pregnancy and birth is different. Even knowing this,...
Q&A: Placenta Encapsulation & the CDC
Question “Hi Vanessa, first, allow me to thank you for creating such a valuable source of...
114: Labor Signs
Listen Now Episode 114 Content and Overview When you have made it through most of your...
Q&A: Fear of Things Not Going as Planned
Question “Hello Vanessa. First, I want to thank you for your podcast it has answered so...
Episode 105: Using a TENS Machine During Labor
Listen Now Episode 105 Content and Overview A TENS device is a small handheld device that...
Q&A: Doula
Question “Hello Vanessa. I have been listening to your podcast for quite some time now –...
Q&A: Misoprostol (Cytotec)
Question “Hey Vanessa, Thanks so much for your podcasts! I read over your hospital copy of...
Q&A: Pooping During Labor
Question This week I am answering a question submitted from Kim. She says, “”You talk about...
92: IV Fluids and Drinking During Labor
Listen Now Episode 92 Content and Overview It is extremely important to stay hydrated during your...
Q&A: Siblings at the Birth of a New Baby
Question “My daughter is very interested in being at the birth, and I’ve read that acceptance...
91: Eating During Labor
Listen Now Episode 91 Content and Overview For the last half century it has been a...
Q&A: One Page Birth Plan
Question “Hi Vanessa! First I would like to say that I love your podcast and I...
90: Nitrous Oxide
Listen Now Episode 90 Content and Overview Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, was first...
83: When Birth Does Not Go as Planned
Listen Now Episode 83 Content and Overview You spend 9 months dreaming about the day you...
82: Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) and the 24 Hour Rule
Listen Now Episode 82 Content and Overview The technical term for your water breaking before labor...
81: Labor Positions (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 81 Content and Overview For most of our entire human history a mother...
Episode 80: Interventions (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 80 Content and Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care...
Episode 79: Vaginal Tearing, Episiotomy, & Healing (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 79 Content and Overview Unfortunately, sometimes when your skin is stretching during birth...
Episode 78: Doula (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 78 Content and Overview A doula is a professional who has been trained...
Q&A: I’m so scared about giving birth!
Question “Thank you so much for your Podcast… I’m listening while I’m working, and its really...
Q&A: Retained Placenta
Question “Hi Vanessa, I have a question about having a retained placenta. I have two girls...
Q&A: Do I really need a written birth plan?
Question “”Is it really necessary to write out a copy of my birth plan and hand...
58: Skin to Skin Contact
Listen Now Episode 58 Content and Overview No matter what type of birth you have, the most...
Q&A: Postpartum Healing Pads (Padsicles)
Question “Hey Vanessa, thank you for the podcast, it is helping me feel so prepared for...
Q&A: Fentanyl
Question “I absolutely love your podcast! I’ve been listening for a few months and am now...
Q&A: Pudendal Nerve Block
Question “Is a transvaginal pudendal nerve block recommended? Could it be used as part of a...
49: Your Birth Plan
Listen Now Episode 49 Content and Overview A birth plan is your plan of how you...
48: Third Stage of Labor
Listen Now Episode 48 Content and Overview The third stage of labor starts after your baby...
Q&A: Induction
Question “I’m 40 weeks pregnant and felt a bit upset to hear my midwife encourage me...
46: Natural Hospital Birth
Listen Now Episode 46 Content and Overview If you want to have a natural birth that...
Q&A: Skin to Skin & Delayed Cord Clamping
Question “Hi Vanessa, I am in the first trimester of my first pregnancy. My husband and...
44: Birth Center
Listen Now Episode 44 Content and Overview A birth center is a middle ground between a...
41: Labor Room Environment
Listen Now Episode 41 Content and Overview There is so much you can do to set...
40: Natural Birth
Listen Now Episode 40 Content and Overview Natural birth is a birth without medical interventions, particularly...
Q&A C-section Suture Methods
Question “I have a question about suturing after a C-section. Why did you request two layers?...
39: Cesarean Section
Listen Now Episode 39 Content and Overview A cesarean section, also known as a C-section, is...
38: Epidural
Listen Now Episode 38 Content and Overview The term epidural is basically used to encompass any...