Preventing and Healing a Vaginal Tear or Episiotomy
When your skin is stretching during birth, it can tear. It is common for…
Skin to Skin Contact
No matter what type of birth you have, the most important thing after your…
Inducing Labor Naturally
There are a lot of rumors about things you can do or food to…
Inducing Labor
In a perfect world, everything works like it is supposed to. Your body is…
The Evidence on Eating and Drinking During Labor
For a long time, it has been a common rule in hospitals that you…
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
During your labor and birth, your doctor or midwife will be monitoring your baby’s…
Herpes Simplex Virus & Pregnancy
There are over 100 herpesviruses, and of those 8 affect humans. The two that…
Prioritizing What is Important
Prioritizing what is important is focusing your attention on the bigger things and spending…
Autonomy
Autonomy may not be the first thing you think about when you think of…
Precipitous Labor and Birth
You have a vision of what you imagine your labor going like. There is…
Prodromal Labor
You spend nine months preparing for your labor and birth, and suddenly it is…
Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few…
Natural and Artificial Sweeteners
Pregnancy tends to be a time when you examine your diet and make healthy…
Sugar
Sugar is a broad term for a lot of different molecules that make foods…
Prenatal Testing Basics
In this episode, we are talking about prenatal tests. Your pregnancy journey starts with…
Gardening Safety & the Evidence on the Benefits of House Plants
Humans have a long history and connection to nature and the outdoors. That has…
COVID-19 and Breastfeeding
Listen Now The current Coronavirus pandemic is ever-evolving and we are learning more every day about SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19…
Swelling & Edema
The technical term for swelling during pregnancy is edema. This happens in about 80%…
Trying to Conceive During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Listen Now The current Coronavirus pandemic is ever-evolving and we are learning more every day about SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19…
Drinks to be Cautious About During Pregnancy
You know that your drink of choice during pregnancy should be water. Learn the…
Coronavirus Update – Limiting Your Risks
Listen Now The current Coronavirus pandemic is ever-evolving and we are learning more every day about SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19…
Coronavirus Update – Changes to Your Prenatal Care & Birth Plan
Listen Now The current Coronavirus pandemic is ever-evolving and we are learning more every day about SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19…
Coronavirus and Pregnancy
Listen Now The current Coronavirus pandemic is ever-evolving and we are learning more every day about SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19…
Foods to be Cautious About During Pregnancy
It is easy to pull up a list online of foods to avoid during…