129: White Coat Hypertension: Self-Advocacy for an Unmedicated Birth
In this episode, Liz and Kevin open up about their journey through pregnancy, sharing their firsthand experience with white coat hypertension and the challenges it brought. They discuss the pressures ...
14 Kesä 20251h 10min
128: Almost 43 weeks!: A Doula’s Homebirth after Pregnancy Loss
In this episode, we welcome Alaska McFadden—birth doula, childbirth educator, lactation counselor, and occasional home birth midwife assistant—who shares her powerful transition from birthworker to bi...
31 Touko 20251h 31min
127: A Faith-Filled Home Waterbirth: Doula Ann’s 2nd Birth
In this episode, Lisa reconnects with Ann Morris—doula, childbirth educator, and mother of two—to hear the powerful story of her second birth: a planned home birth after a positive hospital experience...
19 Touko 202555min
126: Vanilla Cream & Led Zeppelin: A Hospital Birth with Midwives
Due to her experience working in Brooklyn hospitals as a social worker, Lindsay chose to work with midwives for a more personalized birthing experience. Her story includes gleaning lots of tips from f...
9 Touko 20251h 39min
125: A VBAC Success Story: The Power of Prep & Support
Today, Donna shares her transformative journey from a first birth experience via C-section to achieving a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) with her second child. She describes her extensive prepara...
14 Maalis 20251h 4min
124: Rachel’s VBA2C: A Black Mother and Advocate’s Path to Doula Work
In this episode, Rachel, a mother of three boys, a doula, and a passionate advocate for maternal health shares her transformative journey through her three pregnancies and births. She details the chal...
20 Helmi 20251h 8min
123: [TTC] IVF to Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth
Today Bea shares her perinatal journey from dealing with unexpected infertility and IVF to the whirlwind experience of a fast labor and delivery. She discusses the realities of fertility treatments an...
22 Joulu 20241h 17min
122: From 2 C-Sections to VBA2C Success: The VBAC Link with Meagan Heaton
Today's episode is a combination of 3 birth stories and then a chat with a fellow birth worker named Meagan Heaton, co-founder of The VBAC Link. She's going to share a little bit about her three birth...
27 Loka 20241h 10min
