Do You Need a Doula?
Overview A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to…
Reframing How You Think About Labor Pain
Overview The simplest explanation of how we feel pain is that our bodies sense pain when nerves…
Nitrous Oxide During Labor
Overview Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, was first used as a labor analgesic in 1881….
Epidural
Overview In this episode, we are talking about epidurals. There are three separate procedures that can be…
Hospital Birth
Overview About 98% of all births in the United States are in hospitals. Even if you plan…
Labor Signs and the Start of Labor
Overview When you have made it through most of your pregnancy and are in the final stretch,…
Autonomy
Overview Autonomy may not be the first thing you think about when you think of pregnancy or…
Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
Overview COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few months and…
Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital waiting rooms, called “stork clubs”, until a…
Fear of Things Not Going as Planned
Overview It is common for expecting moms, especially the first time around, to have some fear about…
IV Fluids and Drinking During Labor
Overview It is essential to stay hydrated during your labor and birth, and if you are dehydrated,…
Siblings at the Birth of a New Baby
Overview Deciding whether to have your child or children attend the birth of a sibling is a…
Labor Positions
Overview For most of our entire human history, a mother in labor was free to move around…
Interventions
Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care provider, usually a doctor or midwife, that…
I’m so scared about giving birth!
Overview It is very common for first-time expecting moms to be scared of giving birth. This is…
Common Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding Myths
Overview There are a lot of myths surrounding pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. Many of these false beliefs…
Anterior Placenta
Overview Ideally, your baby is head down and facing your spine when you go into labor. The…
Do I really need a written birth plan?
Overview The process you go through to create your birth plan, which includes educating yourself and working…
Second Time Mom
Overview Whether this is your first pregnancy and you are planning on more children, or this is…
Fentanyl
Overview Fentanyl is an opiate that can decrease the intensity of contractions but will not numb the…
Pudendal Nerve Block
Overview A pudendal nerve block is an injection of an anesthetic that works to block the pudendal…
Induction
Overview Rupturing the membranes refers to breaking your water, also known as an amniotomy, which is one…
Natural Hospital Birth
Overview If you want to have a natural birth, that does not mean that you have to…
Home Birth
Overview It was not too long ago in our history that all births took place at home. …
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