Pregnancy Podcast | Birth Archives

Q&A: Doula

Question “Hello Vanessa. I have been listening to your podcast for quite some time now –...

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Q&A: Misoprostol (Cytotec)

Question “Hey Vanessa, Thanks so much for your podcasts! I read over your hospital copy of...

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Q&A: Pooping During Labor

Question This week I am answering a question submitted from Kim. She says, “”You talk about...

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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...

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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...

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90: Nitrous Oxide

Listen Now Episode 90 Content and Overview Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, was first...

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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...

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Q&A: Retained Placenta

Question “Hi Vanessa, I have a question about having a retained placenta. I have two girls...

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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...

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58: Skin to Skin Contact

Listen Now Episode 58 Content and Overview No matter what type of birth you have, the most...

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Q&A: Postpartum Healing Pads (Padsicles)

Question “Hey Vanessa, thank you for the podcast, it is helping me feel so prepared for...

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Q&A: Fentanyl

Question “I absolutely love your podcast! I’ve been listening for a few months and am now...

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Q&A: Pudendal Nerve Block

Question “Is a transvaginal pudendal nerve block recommended? Could it be used as part of a...

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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...

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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...

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45: Water Birth

Listen Now Episode 45 Content and Overview A water birth is a birth in which a...

44: Birth Center

Listen Now Episode 44 Content and Overview A birth center is a middle ground between a...

Q&A: VBAC

Question “I’m pregnant with my second child. My first was a mixed position of breech and...

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42: Home Birth

Listen Now Episode 42 Content and Overview It was not too long ago in our history...

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?...

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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...

37: Hospital Birth

Listen Now Episode 37 Content and Overview Hospitals have become the go to place to give...

35: Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Listen Now Episode 35 Content and Overview Electronic fetal monitoring is probably a topic that you...

Episode 28: Placenta Encapsulation

Listen Now Episode 28 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mom after birth has...

Episode 27: Cord Blood Banking

Listen Now Episode 27 Content and Overview This episode dives into what a cord blood bank...

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Episode 26: Delayed Cord Clamping

Listen Now Episode 26 Content and Overview Everything you need to know and take into consideration...

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Episode 8: Interventions

Listen Now Episode 8 Content and Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care...

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