Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#185 | Reyna's Unmedicated Twin Birth Against Doctors' Orders
Season 3 Episode 185
When Reyna learned she was pregnant with twins she was told she would need to be induced and get an epidural and that there was no point in staying …
3 years, 5 months ago
#184 | October Q&A: Evening Primrose; Breastmilk Storage; IUGR; Pumping the Second Side; Bacteria in Urine; Longer Gestations & Early Milestones; Postpartum Meals
Season 3 Episode 184
Hello Friends! It is Wednesday, and Cynthia & Trisha are here with your October Q&A episode. To kick it off, we share a story from a listener who wa…
3 years, 5 months ago
#183 | Group B Strep: Screening, Risks, Protocols, Problems and Alternatives
Season 3 Episode 183
GBS affects approximately one-third of all pregnant women, and involves widespread use of intravenous antibiotics in labor even though the screening …
3 years, 6 months ago
#182 | Labor Induction: Risks, Reasons and Results with Dr. Rachel Reed, PhD
Season 3 Episode 182
Dr. Rachel Reed, PhD, author, midwife, researcher and expert in physiologic birth joins us for the second time on the Down to Birth Show to discuss t…
3 years, 6 months ago
#181 | A Motherless Mother in Recovery Experiencing Birth As the Ultimate Surrender
Season 3 Episode 181
Melissa Pennel was thirty-four years old when she was pregnant for the first time. She already had experienced significant life challenges: She had l…
3 years, 6 months ago
#180 | September Q&A: Family Boundaries; Induction; Cesarean Predisposition; PROM; Marriage After Baby; Lotus Birth; Nausea; Amnio-Infusion
Season 3 Episode 180
Hello all! We are back with our monthly Q&A. To kick it off, we have a short conversation on maternal instincts. Next, we discuss how one woman shou…
3 years, 6 months ago
#179 | Creating Healthy, Independent Infant Sleep Habits with Ellie Lindenmayer
Season 3 Episode 179
Infant sleep is one of the most important topics on the mind of every new parent. New parents are left wondering what normal infant sleep looks like,…
3 years, 7 months ago
#178 | How Out-of-Hospital Birth Prejudice and Provider Bias Harms Mothers and Babies With Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein
Season 3 Episode 178
Hermine Hayes-Klein is a fearless legal advocate for sexual and reproductive rights with a particular passion for defending women’s human rights in c…
3 years, 7 months ago
#177 | Going Clean & Green for a Non-Toxic Lifestyle with Carly Hartwig
Season 3 Episode 177
There are over 85,000 chemicals approved for use in personal care products and fewer than 200 of those have been tested for safety. Carly Hartwig is …
3 years, 7 months ago
#176 | August Q&A: Multiple Miscarriages; Evening Primrose Oil; Safe Bed-Sharing; Breastmilk Stashes; Failure to Descend; Pushing; High Blood Pressure
Season 3 Episode 176
Hello! It is the last Wednesday of the month, and you know what that means. We are here with our August Q&A episode. Today, Cynthia & Trisha are dis…
3 years, 7 months ago