Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#137 | When Providers Get It Wrong: Kassidy's Birth Story of Mistreatment and Claiming Her Power
Season 2 Episode 137
When Kassidy was preconception, she had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and was told she would never conceive. But she did. When she told her pro…
4 years, 4 months ago
#136 | November Q&A: Membrane Sweeps, PP Hemorrhage, PP hormones & Mood Disorders, When to go to the Hospital, Cord Traction, Group B Strep
Season 2 Episode 136
Our Q&A is here again! We open with some interesting survey results on how long mothers spend in the waiting room versus in the actual prenatal appo…
4 years, 5 months ago
#135 | Covid Vaccine Research for Breastfeeding Moms with Dr. Kaytlin Krutsch of Texas Tech University's Infant Risk Research Team
Season 2 Episode 135
Breastfeeding women have been having a difficult time knowing whether to get the Covid vaccine, given that the vaccine is new and neither the CDC nor…
4 years, 5 months ago
#134 | Pitocin for Labor: Why and Why Not
Season 2 Episode 134
Did you know that Pitocin is said to be the most abused drug in the world today? Did you know it is used 97% of the time for off-label purposes? Did…
4 years, 5 months ago
#133 | Julie's Birth Story: Redemption in Home Birth After a Traumatic Midwife Hospital Birth
Season 2 Episode 133
When Julie was 40+4 she had a slow leak but no contractions. Eagerly, she went to the hospital where she was admitted and encouraged to "get things g…
4 years, 5 months ago
#132 | October Q&A: Postpartum Hemorrhage at Home; Conceiving with PCOS; Kegels; Baths with Ruptured Membranes; Labor Positions with Spinal Issues; Length of Labor Variations; Coffee in Pregnancy; Postpartum Feels
Season 2 Episode 132
It's that time of the month! We are back with our October Q&A. Today, we begin with a recap of fundal massage and postpartum bleeding as Trisha share…
4 years, 5 months ago
#131 | Cynthia Mini: Nonviolent Communication for Building Connection
Season 2 Episode 131
This week's mini-side provides a scope into dozen of emotions we can feel, especially when home with baby postpartum. Cynthia provides an explanatio…
4 years, 5 months ago
#130 | Krystle's Twin Home Birth with Dr. Stu of Birthing Instincts
Season 2 Episode 130
It is a rare OB or midwife who will support a twin home birth. When Krystle learned she was pregnant with not one but two for her fourth and fifth ba…
4 years, 6 months ago
#129 | Provider Red Flags in Your Third Trimester
Season 2 Episode 129
The third in our series of provider red flags episodes is here. Today, Cynthia and Trisha talk about the words, behaviors, and "recommendations" tha…
4 years, 6 months ago
#128 | Vaginal Breech Birth with Dr. Stu of Birthing Instincts: Why It's Safer Than you Think
Season 2 Episode 128
Dr. Stu Fischbein is an OBGYN in California and one of the very few providers who will attend home breech and twin birth. Breech babies make up abou…
4 years, 6 months ago