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Click here to view episodes exclusively available to Premium members- Your Options for the Third Stage of Labor
- Supporting Your Immune System During Pregnancy
- Drinks To Be Cautious About During Pregnancy
- Food Safety: Understanding the Risks and Making Informed Choices
- What Every Mother Needs to Know About Hypertension During and After Pregnancy
- What to Look for in a Prenatal Vitamin
- Vaginal Tears and Episiotomy: Prevention and Healing
- Evidence on Methods to Turn a Breech Baby
- Your Baby’s Position During Labor and Birth
- Herpes Simplex Virus and Pregnancy
- Navigating Gestational Diabetes from Testing to Treatment
- Pregnancy Over Age 35 (Advanced Maternal Age)
- Advocating for Yourself with Your Doctor or Midwife
- The Evidence on Ultrasounds
- Guide to Self-Care for Pregnancy and Beyond
- Administrative Tasks of Having a Baby
- Finding the Right Childcare (Daycare and Other Options)
- Your Guide to Maternity Leave
- What Your Birth Will Cost, Health Insurance, and Tax Savings
- Birth Tools and Techniques
- What to Pack in Your Birth Bag
- Your Pregnancy Timeline
- Navigating Each Stage of Labor and Birth
- The Evidence on Essential Oils During Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
- The Evidence on the Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy (2022-23 Flu Season)
- Remedies to Treat Constipation in Pregnancy
- Is Any Amount of Alcohol Safe During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding?
- How Much Caffeine Is Safe?
- Maintaining and Increasing Milk Supply
- Top 5 Reasons Moms Stop Breastfeeding Early
- Baby Essentials – The Ultimate List
- Guide to Creating Your Baby Registry
- Baby Shower
- Babymoon
- Your Partner’s Role in Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum
- Your Due Date
- I’m Pregnant, Now What?
- Why Birth Plans Fail
- Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain
- Taking Care of Yourself as a Parent
- Using a Rebozo for Pregnancy and Birth
- Placenta Variations and Abnormalities
- COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy
- Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy
- Weaning from Breastfeeding
- How Pregnancy Changes Your Skin
- Troubleshooting Your Dog with a New Baby
- Hydrotherapy and the Benefits of Water During Labor (Baths, Showers, and Waterbirth)
- Get Parenting Right from the Start
- Plant-Based Diets During Pregnancy
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) During Pregnancy
- Hair Changes and Treatments During and After Pregnancy
- Group B Strep
- The Benefits of Pregnancy Brain
- Unmedicated Birth
- COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy
- Reframing How You Think About Labor Pain
- Other Pain Management Options During Labor
- Nitrous Oxide During Labor
- Epidural
- Birth Center
- Hospital Birth
- Pregnancy Loss
- Breast Changes During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Tips for Maternity Clothes
- Birth Recovery and Postpartum
- Racial Disparities, Building Community, and Advocating for Yourself
- Social Distancing with Your New Baby
- Navigating Pregnancy and a New Baby With a Dog
- 5 Tips to Make the Most Out of Every Prenatal Appointment
- Baby Shower Etiquette
- Bonding with Your Baby During Pregnancy
- Why You Need a Backup Plan
- Your Birth Room and Tips to Improve It
- Skin to Skin Contact
- Inducing Labor Naturally
- Inducing Labor
- The Evidence on Eating and Drinking During Labor
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- Autonomy
- Precipitous Labor and Birth
- Prodromal Labor
- Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future
- Natural and Artificial Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Gardening Safety & the Evidence on the Benefits of House Plants
- COVID-19 and Breastfeeding
- Swelling & Edema
- Trying to Conceive During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Coronavirus Update – Limiting Your Risks
- Coronavirus Update – Changes to Your Prenatal Care & Birth Plan
- Coronavirus and Pregnancy
- How Blue Light Affects Your Pregnancy
- The Truth About Pooping During Labor
- The Evidence on Vaginal Exams Before and During Labor
- Choosing (or Changing) Your Doctor or Midwife
- Sleeping Positions During Pregnancy
- Perineal Massage to Prevent Tearing
- When to Announce Your Pregnancy
- Timing of Skin-to-Skin Contact & Delayed Cord Clamping
- Traveling During Pregnancy
- When You and Your Partner Disagree
- Centering Pregnancy & Group Prenatal Care
- Unsolicited Advice
- Cord Blood Banking
- Belly Binding & Postpartum Girdles
- Heat Exposure During Pregnancy
- Are Microwaves Safe to Use During Pregnancy?
- Safe Cleaning Products
- Delayed Cord Clamping
- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Bleeding, and the Return of Your Period
- Informed Consent
- Five Rules for New Parents
- What is the Ideal Spacing In Between Kids?
- What is Pasmo and How Can You Avoid It?
- Preparing Your Partner for Birth
- Cell Free DNA & NIPT (Non Invasive Prenatal Test)
- Finding Out Your Baby’s Sex
- Waiting for Your First Prenatal Appointment
- Baby Names
- Miscarriage
- Fertility
- Breathing During Labor
- Navigating Challenges with Parents, In-Laws, & Family
- Progesterone
- Heartburn
- Kombucha
- Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy and After Birth
- Lactation Cookies, Do They Really Work?
- I’m Freaked Out About Breastfeeding
- Lotus Birth
- Short Cervix, Incompetent Cervix, and Cerclage
- Lipase and Freezing Breastmilk
- Bug Bites (Mosquitos, Ticks, and Fleas)
- Yoga and Inversion Poses During Pregnancy
- Work and Job Hazards
- Iron During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
- Short Height and Carrying a Baby to Term
- Is Your Toilet Seat Turning Blue?
- BPA Safety During Pregnancy & for Your Baby
- When is a C-Section Absolutely Necessary?
- Lessons Learned Breastfeeding the Second Time Around
- The Doctor or Midwife On Call
- Probiotics
- Eating Deli Meat During Pregnancy
- Antibiotics During Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding
- Morning Sickness
- Recreational Activities During Pregnancy
- Nail Polish
- Visitors After Your Baby is Born
- Vernix Caseosa & Baby’s First Bath
- Nuchal Cord (Umbilical Cord Wrapped Around Neck)
- Allergies
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Loud Noises
- Eating Organic During Pregnancy
- Migraines and Headaches
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Placenta Encapsulation & the CDC
- Fear of Things Not Going as Planned
- Braxton Hicks Contractions vs. True Labor
- Baby Movement
- Baby Laundry Detergent
- Your Health Insurance & the Calendar Year
- Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Numbness
- Body Piercings, Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding
- Pregnancy, Pets, and Your Baby
- Facials, Microneedling, and Botox
- Using a TENS Machine During Labor
- When should I tell my boss I am pregnant?
- Pregnancy Fatigue
- Lifting Heavy Objects
- Placental Lake
- Breast Crawl
- Misoprostol (Cytotec)
- Carrying High or Low
- Prenatal Massage
- Pregnancy Dreams
- Negative Blood Types and the RhoGAM Shot
- IV Fluids and Drinking During Labor
- Siblings at the Birth of a New Baby
- One Page Birth Plan
- Marijuana and Male Fertility
- Collagen
- Postpartum Hair Loss
- Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Large Breasts
- Breast Size and Milk Production
- Drinking Tea During Pregnancy
- PUPPS
- Pacifiers
- When Birth Does Not Go as Planned
- Exercising Before a Glucose Test
- Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM) and the 24 Hour Rule
- Doula
- I’m so scared about giving birth!
- Gestational Diabetes Testing (Glucose Challenge Screening & Glucose Tolerance Test)
- Retained Placenta
- Common Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding Myths
- Heart Shaped Uterus (Bicornuate Uterus)
- Eating Meat During Pregnancy
- Choroid Plexus Cysts
- Omega 3 and Fish Oil Supplements During Pregnancy
- Fetal Growth Percentiles
- Eating Fish During Pregnancy
- Communicating With Your Doctor or Midwife
- Prescription vs. Over the Counter Prenatal Vitamins
- Umcka (Homeopathic Remedy for Cold & Flu)
- Itchy Palms & Obstetric Cholestasis
- Aspirin During Pregnancy
- Vaccines 0-24 Months, Individual Vaccines
- Stuffy Nose & Pregnancy Rhinitis
- Vaccines 0-24 Months, an Overview
- Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (Pelvic Girdle Pain)
- Homeopathy & Arnica Montana
- Get a Head Start on Parenting
- Is a Home Doppler Safe?
- Anterior Placenta
- Nuchal Hand & Compound Presentations
- Circumcision
- Do I really need a written birth plan?
- Postpartum Healing Pads (Padsicles)
- Choosing a Pediatrician
- Cabbage Leaves
- Pregnancy Dental Care
- Sushi
- Second Time Mom
- Fentanyl
- Zika
- Folate and Folic Acid
- Pudendal Nerve Block
- Evening Primrose Oil
- Induction
- Natural Hospital Birth
- Placenta Previa
- VBAC
- Home Birth
- Single Umbilical Artery
- C-section Suture Methods
- Midwife or OBGYN?
- Preparing for Breastfeeding
- Hypnobirthing
- Invasive Prenatal Tests
- Noninvasive Prenatal Tests
- Bringing Baby Home, Troubleshooting
- Bringing Baby Home, The First Few Days
- Preparing for Baby
- Birth Classes, Why You Should Take One
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