5 Tips to Make the Most Out of Every Prenatal Appointment
Midwives and OBGYNs are experts in prenatal care, pregnancy, and birth. They are trained…
Boosting Your Immune System
The immune system is complex, and there is a lot of research on how…
Supporting Your Immune System
Your immune system is what keeps you healthy and helps to fight off infection….
Colds, Flu, and COVID-19
It is so important to take care of your health when you are expecting….
Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy (2020-2021 Flu Season)
Flu is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. In healthy adults, the…
Baby Shower Etiquette
When baby showers first became popular over 50 years ago, we didn’t have the…
Bonding with Your Baby During Pregnancy
There is a lot of research that examines the relationship between newborns and parents….
Why You Need a Backup Plan
This podcast covers a lot about preparing for the birth experience you want. If…
Your Birth Room and Tips to Improve It
Ideally, during your birth, nothing is inhibiting your oxytocin production and the fewer stress…
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…