Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#215 | May Q&A: NSTs, Short Cords, Boundaries, Fetal Ejection Reflex, Decels in Labor, Artificial Rupture of Membranes, VBAC, Postpartum Doulas
Season 4 Episode 215
Hello! We are back with the May Q&A. This month we kick things off with a short conversation on obstetrical rhetoric around the risks of cesarean bi…
2 years, 10 months ago
#214 | Four Ways Waterbirthing Improves Home Birth Outcomes
Season 4 Episode 214
Lisa Marie and Richard Oxenham are a water-birthing midwifery duo extraordinaire in addition to being husband and wife and protégés of Barbara Harper…
2 years, 10 months ago
#213 | Choosing Home Birth the First Time Around with Colleen Mason @Uncomplicated Family
Season 4 Episode 213
When your hospital birth plan repeatedly includes the word "No", considering home birth becomes extremely enticing. In this episode, Colleen of @unc…
2 years, 11 months ago
#212 | A Conversation on Pitocin with an L&D Nurse and Expert Witness
Season 4 Episode 212
Chanie of @yoledetacademy is an experienced labor and delivery nurse and expert witness in cases which the appropriate use of Pitocin is in question.…
2 years, 11 months ago
#211 | Declining RhoGAM: A Conversation with Two Rh-Negative Women
Season 4 Episode 211
RhoGAM or Anti-D is a blood product offered to pregnant women with an Rh-negative blood type who have conceived with an Rh-positive father. The use o…
2 years, 11 months ago
#210 | April Q&A: PPH, Tipping Doulas, Vitamin A in Pregnancy, Surrogacy, Postpartum Rage, After Birth Pains, GDM, Age Over 35, Cholestasis
Season 4 Episode 210
Hello everyone! We are back with our April Q&A episode, and it is loaded with your excellent questions! Don't forget you can subscribe on Apple podca…
2 years, 11 months ago
#209 | The Danger of Retained Placenta, Delayed Postpartum Hemorrhage & Negligent Care: Chelsea's Birth Story
Season 4 Episode 209
Chelsea was determined to have an unmedicated hospital birth. When she was unexpectedly diagnosed with cholestasis at 38 weeks, she found herself get…
3 years ago
#208 | Achieving a Pain-Free Birth with Karen Welton @painfreebirth
Season 4 Episode 208
If you are pregnant for the first time or even the second or third, we all want to know the secret ingredient to experiencing a "pain-free" birth exp…
3 years ago
#207 | My Baby is Not Going Anywhere: Yoga Teacher Erika Halweil's Birth Story
Season 4 Episode 207
Erika gave birth to her first child in the hospital and was labeled a "weirdo" and stamped as "difficult" for her birth plan intentions. When the h…
3 years ago
#206 | March Q&A: Choosing a Midwife, HELLP, Cold Sores, Drying the Baby, Lindsay Clancy, Covid & Aspirin, IUGR, Bottles, Parent Resources
Season 4 Episode 206
We are back with the March Q&A, and it is packed with your awesome questions!
How do I go about choosing a midwife? Are there red flags?I had pre-ecl…3 years ago