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…
Birth Center
Overview A birth center is a middle ground between home birth and a hospital. You get the…
Hospital Birth
Overview About 98% of all births in the United States are in hospitals. Even if you plan…
Pregnancy Loss
Overview Erica McAfee, a grief specialist and doula, who really puts grief and loss and recovery into…
Tips for Maternity Clothes
Overview You know that you will experience a lot of physical changes when you get pregnant. Some…
Birth Recovery and Postpartum
Overview Culturally in the United States, we don’t talk about the fact that you recover from birth…
Racial Disparities, Building Community, and Advocating for Yourself
Overview The statistics on the disparities women of color face in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum highlight some…
Social Distancing with Your New Baby
Overview It can be scary to be a parent and be responsible for a baby’s health, safety,…
Navigating Pregnancy and a New Baby With a Dog
Overview There is a lot of evidence on the benefits of babies and kids growing up with…
Baby Shower Etiquette
Overview When baby showers first became popular over 50 years ago, we didn’t have the internet or…
Bonding with Your Baby During Pregnancy
Overview There is a lot of research that examines the relationship between newborns and parents. Most of…
Why You Need a Backup Plan
Overview This podcast covers a lot about preparing for the birth experience you want. If you listen…
Your Birth Room and Tips to Improve It
Overview Ideally, during your birth, nothing is inhibiting your oxytocin production and the fewer stress hormones that…
Skin to Skin Contact
Overview No matter what type of birth you have, the most important thing after your baby is…
Inducing Labor Naturally
Overview There are a lot of rumors about things you can do or food to eat to…
Inducing Labor
Overview In a perfect world everything works like it is supposed to, your body is ready, your…
The Evidence on Eating and Drinking During Labor
Overview For a long time, it has been a common rule in hospitals that you could not…
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Overview During your labor and birth, your doctor or midwife will be monitoring your baby’s heart rate…
Autonomy
Overview Autonomy may not be the first thing you think about when you think of pregnancy or…
Precipitous Labor and Birth
Overview You have a vision of what you imagine your labor going like. There is always the…
Prodromal Labor
Overview You spend nine months preparing for your labor and birth, and suddenly it is here, and…
Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
Overview COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few months and…
Natural and Artificial Sweeteners
Overview Pregnancy tends to be a time when you examine your diet and make healthy changes. For…