Perineal Massage to Prevent Tearing
Your perineum is the area between your vaginal opening and your rectum. This area…
When to Announce Your Pregnancy
There are a lot of questions about when to announce your pregnancy. Some expecting…
Self-Care
Self-care may seem like a random topic to be tackling but if there is…
Timing of Skin-to-Skin Contact & Delayed Cord Clamping
Picture the moment your baby is born. The umbilical cord is still connected on…
Traveling During Pregnancy
Traveling can be a big part of our lives from taking a trip for…
Will Eating Dates Help Your Labor?
Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. They are a small oval…
When You and Your Partner Disagree
There is an infinite number of decisions you and your partner have to make….
Centering Pregnancy & Group Prenatal Care
The traditional model of medical care faces increasing challenges. Factors like increasing health care…
Using Your BRAIN – 5 Questions You Should Be Asking
This episode we are talking about using your brain. In this case, we are…
Health Insurance
In the United States, the average cost of a vaginal birth is over $9,000…
Unsolicited Advice
People give advice because they want to help. They think they have some information…
Ultrasounds
You can expect to have at least one, or likely multiple ultrasounds during your…
Colds & Flu During Pregnancy
Being sick is never fun, but especially not when you are pregnant. There are…
Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy
A vaccine is created by taking a weakened or killed form of a disease…
Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy
Flu is short for influenza, an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. In…
Alcohol During Pregnancy
Alcohol is one of the very first things to go once you see that…
Caffeine During Pregnancy
Caffeine is considered a psychoactive drug, meaning that it changes brain function and results…
Cord Blood Banking
Cord blood banking is definitely a confusing topic. This article summarizes the information you…
Belly Binding & Postpartum Girdles
There are a lot of products you can wear postpartum that are marketed as a…
Running and Walking During Pregnancy
Running and walking are excellent modes of exercise when you are pregnant. Both will…
Heat Exposure During Pregnancy
“Thanks for the informative podcast! Can you address heat exposure when pregnant? I live…
Weaning Your Child From Breastfeeding
There is not a huge amount of research on quitting breastfeeding. Research is more…
Breastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Baby
Newborns are hard wired to breastfeed and are born with instincts to help them…
Breastfeeding, Troubleshooting Your Breasts
. Many women expect breastfeeding to come naturally. In reality, breastfeeding issues are common and…