Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 months ago
#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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago