Hospital Birth
Overview About 98% of all births in the United States are in hospitals. Even if you plan…
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…
Inducing Labor Naturally
Overview There are a lot of rumors about things you can do or food to eat to…
Inducing Labor
Overview In a perfect world everything works like it is supposed to, your body is ready, your…
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…
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Overview During your labor and birth, your doctor or midwife will be monitoring your baby’s heart rate…
Precipitous Labor and Birth
Overview You have a vision of what you imagine your labor going like. There is always the…
Prodromal Labor
Overview You spend nine months preparing for your labor and birth, and suddenly it is here, and…
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…
The Evidence on Vaginal Exams Before and During Labor
Overview In the last month of your pregnancy, you will be seeing your doctor or midwife weekly….
Perineal Massage to Prevent Tearing
Overview Your perineum is the area between your vaginal opening and your rectum. This area stretches during…
Timing of Skin-to-Skin Contact & Delayed Cord Clamping
Overview Picture the moment your baby is born. The umbilical cord is still connected on one end…
Cord Blood Banking
Overview TCord blood banking is definitely a confusing topic and this episode summarizes the information you need…
Delayed Cord Clamping
Overview Your baby’s umbilical cord is their lifeline. The reason for this, is that it is constantly…
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…
Breathing During Labor
Overview Breathing is something we are constantly doing and seldom paying much attention to. When you are…
Lotus Birth
Overview Generally, if you delay cord clamping, you would clamp and cut the umbilical cord after a…
When is a C-Section Absolutely Necessary?
Overview A cesarean section can be a lifesaving procedure for a mom or a baby. In a…
Nuchal Cord (Umbilical Cord Wrapped Around Neck)
Overview A nuchal cord happens when the umbilical cord is wrapped 360 degrees around a baby’s neck….
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…