Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#201 | February Q&A: Tongue-Tie & Bodywork, Cervical Exams, Ovulation, Postpartum Baths, Placenta Accreta, Forceps, Synthetic Fragrances, Tearing
Season 4 Episode 201
It's time for our monthly Q&A episode with your Down to Birth Show hosts Cynthia & Trisha. After a quick chat about the brutally cold weather (how un…
3 years, 5 months ago
#200 | Physiologic Birth of the Placenta in Water, Optimal Cord Clamping and Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage with Barbara Harper
Season 4 Episode 200
Active management of the third stage of labor refers to interventions that are taken to speed up the delivery of the placenta and reduce the risk of …
3 years, 5 months ago
#199 | The Art of Spiritual Midwifery with Anna
Season 4 Episode 199
Anna is a Swedish-practicing midwife who was professionally trained in Australia. Anna discusses her view of birth as a rite of passage and a transfo…
3 years, 6 months ago
#198 | Midwife Jessy's Undisclosed Breech Home Birth
Season 4 Episode 198
Jessy is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) in the state of Utah where breech home birth is against state law. In her second pregnancy, she mad…
3 years, 6 months ago
#197 | January Q&A: Postpartum Hemorrhage; Mucous Plugs; Pumping for Work Trips; Beyond 42 Weeks; Flat Nipples; Starting Solids; Placentas
Season 4 Episode 197
We are back with our first Q&A of 2023. We begin today by discussing absurd comments shared with us around natural birth statistics before we jump i…
3 years, 6 months ago
#196 | The Toughest Part of Being a Doula with the Dynamic Doulas of London, Ontario
Season 4 Episode 196
Sarah Hutchison & Lara Martens are the Dynamic Doulas of London, Ontario. Doula work is a delicate balance of keeping a "soft front and hard back", s…
3 years, 6 months ago
#195 | Your Menstrual Cycle & Its Vital Role in Health Explained with Author Lara Briden
Season 4 Episode 195
If you are considering the birth control pill to fix your period, think again. Did you know the hormones in your pill don't replace the hormones your…
3 years, 7 months ago
#194 | Birth Trauma & PPD Healed Through EMDR and a Redemptive Hospital Birth
Season 4 Episode 194
When Emma's first baby was one year old, she opened her phone to review her baby's photos and realized she had spent that year completely avoiding lo…
3 years, 7 months ago
#193 | December Q&A: Rhogam; Premature Rupture of Membranes; Meconium; Fevers in Pregnancy; Cord Traction; Vitamin D; Waterbirth & Cold Plunges
Season 3 Episode 193
Hello everyone! It is that time of the month, and we are back with our December Q&A. To kick it off, we have a follow-up conversation based on one li…
3 years, 7 months ago
#192 | Your Hospital Anecdotes, Our Comments
Season 3 Episode 192
If we could share every single woman's birth story on this podcast we would; but instead, today we are giving you a glimpse into a handful of hospita…
3 years, 7 months ago