Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#360 | March Q&A: Wild Pregnancy Comments, Tipsy Family Member at Home Birth, Repeat Shoulder Dystocia, Pregnancy Irritability and More
Season 7 Episode 360
Welcome to the March Q&A!
We begin today’s episode with a conversation about the strange, intrusive, and sometimes downright insulting comments women …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#359 | When VBAC Comes with Medical Assault: Abby's Birth Story
Season 7 Episode 359
In this episode, Abby shares her VBAC birth story following an emergency cesarean. Determined to experience a vaginal birth, she prepared carefully w…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
#358 | Dr. Sarah J. Buckley on Oxytocin, Safety, and the Biology of Birth
Season 7 Episode 358
When Trisha was pregnant with her second baby, she read Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering — a book that completely reframed how she understood labor, an…
5 months ago
#357 | Back to Basics: Birth Planning 2.0
Season 7 Episode 357
Six seasons later, we are revisiting one of our first episodes of this podcast: Using evidence-based care to plan your birth.
Much of what happens in…
5 months, 1 week ago
#356 | February Q&A: Tearing vs. Episiotomy, Decels, Posterior Babies, Pitocin, Premature Rupture of Membranes, High Palates, Oversupply
Season 7 Episode 356
Welcome to the February Q&A! We begin with a brief reflection on a mother's need to find time for play (not with her children but for herself) and c…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
#355 | First Birth as a Teen, Next as a Woman: Samantha's Blissful Experience Even with Induction
Season 7 Episode 355
In today's episode, mother of two, Samantha Collignon, joins us to share two very different birth experiences separated by thirteen years. She gave b…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#354 | From Trauma to Trust: Moran's (@2lifedoula) Journey to Birth Work and Motherhood
Season 7 Episode 354
In this episode, we talk to Moran of @2lifedoula, a doula whose journey into birth work was born from her own harrowing transition into motherhood. M…
6 months ago
#353 | No Stitches Required: Preventing & Healing Perineal Tears in Birth
Season 7 Episode 353
Tearing is one of the most common fears around birth—and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, we talk about what really causes tearing, wh…
6 months, 1 week ago
#352 | January Q&A: Water Birth Myths, Breaking Waters, Cord Clamping in C-Sections, Fetal Monitoring, Wake Windows, Frozen Breastmilk
Season 7 Episode 352
Welcome to our first monthly Q&A episode of Season 7!
In today's episode, we discuss why C-sections are sometimes framed as “prevention,” how fear aro…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#351 | Inside A Difficult Breastfeeding Journey: Flat Nipples, Tongue Tie and Slow Weight Gain
Season 7 Episode 351
In this episode, Jessica shares the breastfeeding journey she never expected. After a smooth birth at a birth center, feeding quickly became complica…
6 months, 3 weeks ago