149: Preparing Your Partner for Birth
Listen Now Episode 149 Content and Overview Back in the 1950s dads spent labor in hospital...
Tag Archives: birth
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...
112: Will Eating Dates Help Your Labor?
Listen Now Episode 112 Content and Overview Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree....
92: IV Fluids and Drinking During Labor
Listen Now Episode 92 Content and Overview It is extremely important to stay hydrated during your...
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...
91: Eating During Labor
Listen Now Episode 91 Content and Overview For the last half century it has been a...
81: Labor Positions (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 81 Content and Overview For most of our entire human history a mother...
Episode 80: Interventions (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 80 Content and Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care...
Episode 79: Vaginal Tearing, Episiotomy, & Healing (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 79 Content and Overview Unfortunately, sometimes when your skin is stretching during birth...
Episode 78: Doula (Rebroadcast)
Listen Now Episode 78 Content and Overview A doula is a professional who has been trained...
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...
76: Common Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding Myths
Listen Now Episode 76 Content and Overview There are a lot of myths surrounding pregnancy, birth, and...
62: Vaginal Exams
Listen Now Episode 62 Content and Overview Third trimester starts in week 28 and appointments with...
Q&A: Anterior Placenta
Question “I found out at my anatomy scan that I have an anterior placenta. The reading...
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...
58: Skin to Skin Contact
Listen Now Episode 58 Content and Overview No matter what type of birth you have, the most...
55: Second Time Mom
Listen Now Episode 55 Content and Overview Whether this is your first pregnancy and you are...
Q&A: Fentanyl
Question “I absolutely love your podcast! I’ve been listening for a few months and am now...
Q&A: Pudendal Nerve Block
Question “Is a transvaginal pudendal nerve block recommended? Could it be used as part of a...
49: Your Birth Plan
Listen Now Episode 49 Content and Overview A birth plan is your plan of how you...
48: Third Stage of Labor
Listen Now Episode 48 Content and Overview The third stage of labor starts after your baby...
47: Vitamin K & Erythromycin
Listen Now Episode 47 Content and Overview Vitamin K and erythromycin are involved in two standard...
Q&A: Induction
Question “I’m 40 weeks pregnant and felt a bit upset to hear my midwife encourage me...
46: Natural Hospital Birth
Listen Now Episode 46 Content and Overview If you want to have a natural birth that...
Q&A: Skin to Skin & Delayed Cord Clamping
Question “Hi Vanessa, I am in the first trimester of my first pregnancy. My husband and...
44: Birth Center
Listen Now Episode 44 Content and Overview A birth center is a middle ground between a...
43: Group B Strep
Listen Now Episode 43 Content and Overview Group B streptococcus is a type of bacterial infection....
41: Labor Room Environment
Listen Now Episode 41 Content and Overview There is so much you can do to set...
40: Natural Birth
Listen Now Episode 40 Content and Overview Natural birth is a birth without medical interventions, particularly...
39: Cesarean Section
Listen Now Episode 39 Content and Overview A cesarean section, also known as a C-section, is...
38: Epidural
Listen Now Episode 38 Content and Overview The term epidural is basically used to encompass any...
37: Hospital Birth
Listen Now Episode 37 Content and Overview Hospitals have become the go to place to give...
36: Labor Positions
Listen Now Episode 36 Content and Overview For most of our entire human history a mother...
35: Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Listen Now Episode 35 Content and Overview Electronic fetal monitoring is probably a topic that you...
Episode 34: Midwife or OBGYN?
Listen Now Episode 34 Content and Overview Should you see a Midwife or OBGYN? Your care...
Episode 28: Placenta Encapsulation
Listen Now Episode 28 Content and Overview Consumption of placenta by a mom after birth has...
Episode 27: Cord Blood Banking
Listen Now Episode 27 Content and Overview This episode dives into what a cord blood bank...
Episode 26: Delayed Cord Clamping
Listen Now Episode 26 Content and Overview Everything you need to know and take into consideration...
Episode 24: What to Pack in Your Birth Center or Hospital Bag
Listen Now Episode 24 Content and Overview Exactly what you need to pack in your birth...
Episode 19: Hypnobirthing
Listen Now Episode 19 Content and Overview Hypnobirthing is a practice that uses calming and relaxation...
Episode 14: Postpartum Depression
Listen Now Episode 14 Content and Overview You are probably thinking, Depression? I won’t be depressed! ...
Episode 9: Birth
Listen Now Episode 9 Content and Overview All the episodes we have done thus far have...
Episode 8: Interventions
Listen Now Episode 8 Content and Overview An intervention is any procedure performed by a care...
Episode 5: The Third Trimester
Listen Now Episode 5 Content and Overview Welcome to the third and last trimester! The third trimester...
Episode 4: The Second Trimester
Listen Now Episode 4 Content and Overview Everything you can expect during the second trimester (weeks...
Episode 3: The First Trimester
Listen Now Episode 3 Content and Overview Everything you can expect and what to do to...
Episode 2: Prenatal Care
Listen Now Episode 2 Content and Overview Prenatal care, what is it? We get into what...
Episode 1: I’m Pregnant. Now what?
Listen Now Episode 1 Content and Overview In this episode we will discuss what the heck...