Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#156 | Surviving Psychosis: Christa's Story of Postpartum Hallucinations, Intrusive Thoughts & Suicidal Ideations
Season 3 Episode 156
Postpartum psychosis occurs in 1 to 2 per thousand births and involves extreme conditions such as hallucinations, intrusive thoughts, paranoia, suspi…
4 years ago
#155 | Gestational Diabetes Prevention and Management with Author Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE
Season 3 Episode 155
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic complication of pregnancy impacting 5-10% of pregnancies in the United States. It is…
4 years ago
#154 | March Q&A: Postpartum Boundaries; Infant Lip Blisters; Newborn Separation After Birth; Legitimate Reasons For C-section; Splitting Parental Duties; Quickies
Season 3 Episode 154
It is time for our monthly Q&A episode! Thank you to all who submitted excellent questions. Today we are talking about managing postpartum boundarie…
4 years ago
#153 | Legal Case Study #2 with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein: Injured by Obstetrics with Nowhere Else To Turn
Season 3 Episode 153
"You'll never get sued for doing a C-section. You'll only get sued for the C-section you didn’t do." This is the narrative in obstetrics and the lens…
4 years, 1 month ago
#152 | The Impact of Birth Stress on Infant Development with Ontrack Baby
Season 3 Episode 152
Today's discussion with sisters Jenny & Carrie, the pediatric occupational therapists behind Ontrack baby and the NOEL method, is a fascinating explo…
4 years, 1 month ago
#151 | Labor & Delivery: A Nurse Shares Why She Left Obstetrics
Season 3 Episode 151
"I don't have time for this today. My son has a soccer game. I am going to say that her baby's heart rate is decelerating and we need to do a c-secti…
4 years, 1 month ago
#150 | Myth of the Aging Placenta with Midwife/Author Dr. Rachel Reed
Season 3 Episode 150
Dr. Rachel Reed, PhD, is a midwife and author of Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage. Since earning her doctorate, she is inarguably now among…
4 years, 1 month ago
#149 | February Q&A: Eating in Labor; Leaking Breastmilk; Postpartum Bodies; Homebirth & Ultrasound; Ovulation After Baby; Birthing Positions; Quickies
Season 3 Episode 149
We are back with our February Q&A episode! Today we are answering your questions around: Whether or not it is ok to eat in labor, leaking (or not lea…
4 years, 2 months ago
#148 | Choosing Egg Freezing: The Process, Cost, Benefits and Rationale
Season 3 Episode 148
Today we are joined by Diana Marks, a social media influencer and coach, who is deeply passionate about bringing awareness to women on how and why to…
4 years, 2 months ago
#147 | Stefanie's Birth Story: Healing Generational Birth Trauma
Season 3 Episode 147
How do you know if you are carrying generational birth trauma? And if you identify it, what can be done about it prior to giving birth? Today we meet…
4 years, 2 months ago