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…
Skin to Skin Contact
Overview No matter what type of birth you have, the most important thing after your baby is…
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…
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…
Gardening Safety & the Evidence on the Benefits of House Plants
Overview Humans have a long history and connection to nature and the outdoors. That has changed significantly…
COVID-19 and Breastfeeding
Overview COVID-19 can bring new challenges to breastfeeding. Don’t panic, plan. Get the evidence and guidelines on…
Swelling & Edema
Overview The technical term for swelling during pregnancy is edema. This happens in about 80% of all…
Trying to Conceive During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Overview In this episode, we are talking about the coronavirus and trying to conceive. Of all the…
Coronavirus Update – Limiting Your Risks
Overview More research has been released in the last week about SARS-CoV-2 and pregnancy and birth. This…
Coronavirus Update – Changes to Your Prenatal Care & Birth Plan
Overview A lot has happened over the last week since we first discussed the coronavirus on the…
Coronavirus and Pregnancy
Overview A big challenge of covering the topic of the coronavirus is to find a balance among…