Autonomy
Autonomy may not be the first thing you think about when you think of…
Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few…
149: Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Listen Now Episode 149 Content and Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting…
Q&A: Fear of Things Not Going as Planned
Question “Hello Vanessa. First, I want to thank you for your podcast it has answered so many…
92: IV Fluids and Drinking During Labor
Listen Now Episode 92 Content and Overview It is extremely important to stay hydrated during your labor…
Q&A: Siblings at the Birth of a New Baby
Question “My daughter is very interested in being at the birth, and I’ve read that acceptance of…
91: Eating During Labor
Listen Now Episode 91 Content and Overview For the last half century it has been a common…
81: Labor Positions (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 81 Content and Overview For most of our entire human history a mother in…
Episode 80: Interventions (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 80 Content and Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care provider…
Episode 79: Vaginal Tearing, Episiotomy, & Healing (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 79 Content and Overview Unfortunately, sometimes when your skin is stretching during birth it…
Episode 78: Doula (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 78 Content and Overview A doula is a professional who has been trained in…
Q&A: I’m so scared about giving birth!
Question “Thank you so much for your Podcast… I’m listening while I’m working, and its really helping…
76: Common Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding Myths
Listen Now Episode 76 Content and Overview There are a lot of myths surrounding pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding….
Q&A: Anterior Placenta
Question “I found out at my anatomy scan that I have an anterior placenta. The reading I’ve…
Q&A: Do I really need a written birth plan?
Question “”Is it really necessary to write out a copy of my birth plan and hand my…
58: Skin to Skin Contact
Listen Now Episode 58 Content and Overview No matter what type of birth you have, the most important…
55: Second Time Mom
Listen Now Episode 55 Content and Overview Whether this is your first pregnancy and you are planning…
Q&A: Fentanyl
Question “I absolutely love your podcast! I’ve been listening for a few months and am now 36…
Q&A: Pudendal Nerve Block
Question “Is a transvaginal pudendal nerve block recommended? Could it be used as part of a modified…
49: Your Birth Plan
Listen Now Episode 49 Content and Overview A birth plan is your plan of how you envision…
47: Vitamin K & Erythromycin
Listen Now Episode 47 Content and Overview Vitamin K and erythromycin are involved in two standard procedures…
Q&A: Induction
Question “I’m 40 weeks pregnant and felt a bit upset to hear my midwife encourage me to…
46: Natural Hospital Birth
Listen Now Episode 46 Content and Overview If you want to have a natural birth that does…
45: Water Birth
Listen Now Episode 45 Content and Overview A water birth is a birth in which a baby…
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