Birth Tools and Techniques
Overview A lot of things need to come together for you to have the birth experience you…
What to Pack in Your Birth Bag
Overview If you went into labor and showed up at the birth center or a hospital with…
Guide to Creating Your Birth Plan
Overview A birth plan is your plan of how you envision your birth and what happens directly…
Why Birth Plans Fail
Overview A birth plan is much more than a piece of paper you hand to your care…
Are Dates the Key to a Shorter Labor?
Overview Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. While dates are high in sugar, they…
Evidence on Placenta Encapsulation
Overview Consumption of the placenta by a mother after birth has been taboo, but it has been gaining popularity…
Using a Rebozo for Pregnancy and Birth
Overview A rebozo is a long rectangular shawl that originated in Mexico. Like many non-western traditions, the…
Why You Need a Backup Plan
Overview This podcast covers a lot about preparing for the birth experience you want. If you listen…
Your Birth Room and Tips to Improve It
Overview Ideally, during your birth, nothing is inhibiting your oxytocin production and the fewer stress hormones that…
The Evidence on Eating and Drinking During Labor
Overview For a long time, it has been a common rule in hospitals that you could not…
Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
Overview COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few months and…
The Truth About Pooping During Labor
Overview Whatever you want to call it, everyone goes #2, poops, or has a bowel movement. Spoiler…
Perineal Massage to Prevent Tearing
Overview Your perineum is the area between your vaginal opening and your rectum. This area stretches during…
Cord Blood Banking
Overview TCord blood banking is definitely a confusing topic and this episode summarizes the information you need…
Third Stage of Labor
Overview The third stage of labor starts after your baby is born and ends with birthing the…
What is Pasmo and How Can You Avoid It?
Overview Pasmo is a Spanish word that doesn’t have an English equivalent. It describes the reversal of…
Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting rooms, called “stork clubs”, until a…
Lotus Birth
Overview Generally, if you delay cord clamping, you would clamp and cut the umbilical cord after a…
Placenta Encapsulation & the CDC
Overview Your placenta plays a significant role in secreting hormones that are crucial for your baby. This…
Fear of Things Not Going as Planned
Overview It is common for expecting moms, especially the first time around, to have some fear about…
Braxton Hicks Contractions vs. True Labor
Overview Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic “practice” contractions that many pregnant women experience during the second and…
Siblings at the Birth of a New Baby
Overview Deciding whether to have your child or children attend the birth of a sibling is a…
One Page Birth Plan
Overview Writing your birth plan is an integral part of preparing for the birth experience you want…
Labor Positions
Overview For most of our entire human history, a mother in labor was free to move around…
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