12: Clubfoot Diagnosis & Early Induction (Pt 1)
Today’s birth story, which will be broken up into two consecutive episodes, will be especially helpful for expectant parents whose baby gets a clubfoot diagnosis. Joe & Beckie share their journey of t...
19 Marras 201949min
11: Self-Advocacy in Induced Birth & Breastfeeding
Jennifer shares her story of an IVF-conceived pregnancy in which more than one doctor suggested scheduling a cesarean due to the size of her baby. She shares about her journey toward the decision to a...
12 Marras 20191h 24min
10: Singing Baby Down with a Midwife
This episode will be the shortest interview we’ve shared thus far. In this birth story, Dara describes her experience of giving birth as “magical & frustrating”. This is the story of a first-time labo...
5 Marras 201936min
9: Induction w/o Pain Meds & Baby Music Therapy
Today you’ll hear Mariko’s & Rick’s story of hiring a doula very well-suited to them for Mariko’s labor and who served them in very practical and holistic ways throughout pregnancy, labor, and into po...
29 Loka 20191h 16min
8: A Physician's Perspective on Giving Birth
Today you’ll hear a birth story told by Leah & Trevor, first-time parents. Leah is a hospitalist physician, and she’ll detail how her professional background informed the way she approached assembling...
22 Loka 201959min
7: Choosing Home Birth for a 2nd Baby
In this episode, Kat & Tom share their positive, empowering story of their 2nd son’s rather efficient birth at home with midwife Cara Muhlhahn (who just happens to both have been host Lisa's midwife f...
15 Loka 201957min
6: An Uncomplicated Hospital Birth with Doula Support & Epidural
Ariel’s birth story includes laboring at home for a good, long time until active labor (6cm), then moving on to epidural once at the hospital, and an efficient pushing stage. She also details the impo...
8 Loka 201957min
5: Hospital Induction with Doula Support
On today’s episode, Julie shares the story of struggles to conceive for 6 years and ultimately conceiving via IVF, and then goes on to tell her son Cian’s birth story. Her water breaks as the first si...
1 Loka 201946min
