Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#127 | September Q&A: Pediatricians, Shoulder Dystocia, Family Dynamics & Birth Choices, Fundal Massage, Preventing Big Babies, Using the Haaka, Fetal Hiccups, Fourth Degree Tears, Changing Your Mind in Birth
Season 2 Episode 127
Our September Q&A is here! Today, we open the episode with a discussion around choosing the best pediatrician for you and your baby; next we address…
4 years, 6 months ago
#126 | Giana's Shoulder Dystocia Birth at Home
Season 2 Episode 126
Giana is one of our Down To Birth Show listeners whose OB had told her to get an induction at 38 1/2 weeks due to a large baby. When she declined, he…
4 years, 6 months ago
#125 | Uterine Fibroids in Pregnancy: Their Impact on Birth, Uterine Scars, and How Black Women are Affected the Most
Season 2 Episode 125
Mabel Bashorun of withinherbirthservices is a certified Lamazae childbirth educator and certified lactation consultant. Her journey into birth work …
4 years, 7 months ago
#124 | Provider Red Flags: Your Second Trimester
Season 2 Episode 124
We are back today with our 2nd episode in our three-part series on provider red flags. In this segment, we discuss the key issues that may come up in…
4 years, 7 months ago
#123 | Trisha Mini: Orgasmic Birth: What is it and How Does it Work?
Season 2 Episode 123
What does it really mean to have an orgasmic birth? Sure, you might have a “birthgasm,” but more likely you’ll feel the ecstasy of the physiological…
4 years, 7 months ago
#122 | Provider Green Lights: Interview with Barbara Harper on Holistic, Respectful & Supportive Birth Providers
Season 2 Episode 122
Barbara Harper is an internationally-published author and the founder of Water Birth International. Her best selling book “Gentle Birth Choices” has…
4 years, 7 months ago
#121 | Marriage After Birth Trauma with Kayleigh Summers
Season 2 Episode 121
Kayleigh Summers of @thebirthtrauma_mama joined us on the show in episode #116: Surviving an Amniotic Fluid Embolism, to share her deeply traumatic …
4 years, 7 months ago
#120 | August Q&A: Family Boundaries; Good Babies; Measuring Big; VBAC Safety; Tandem Nursing; PTSD in Labor; Lotus Birth; AMA
Season 2 Episode 120
Hello Again! It is time for our August Q&A. Because we love our IG conversations so much, we open the episode with the very important topic of establ…
4 years, 7 months ago
#119 | Mini: Jessica's Breastfeeding Struggles After Her Dream Birth
Season 2 Episode 119
Jessica found that community made all the difference, starting in pregnancy. After having a beautiful birth, she ran into significant breastfeeding a…
4 years, 8 months ago
#118 | Your First Trimester: Provider Red Flags
Season 2 Episode 118
In today's episode, Cynthia and Trisha present the first of three conversations on determining whether you've hired the right provider for your pregn…
4 years, 8 months ago