What Does Your Poop Have to Do With Your Baby’s Microbiome?, with Dr. Anne Estes
Professor of Microbiology and researcher Dr. Anne Estes talks with Adriana about how your gut microbiome (not just your vaginal microbiome) plays a critical role in seeding your baby’s microbiome duri...
29 Marras 202339min
![[Birth Stories] How She Proactively Avoided Having Another Traumatic Birth, with Toni DeAztlan Smith](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/8C3B1C9506B92A09A1A7DE339A9BCF83_small.jpg)
[Birth Stories] How She Proactively Avoided Having Another Traumatic Birth, with Toni DeAztlan Smith
After an eye-opening, traumatic, and abusive first birth, Toni DeAztlan Smith was determined not to repeat the experience. Toni tells Adriana how she proactively took matters into her own hands and en...
25 Marras 202350min
How to Tap Into the Nourishing Power of Herbs During Pregnancy and Postpartum, with Kathleen Mugnolo
Herbs are micronutrient powerhouses for your immune, nervous, and endocrine systems, but some of them may not be recommended during this time of your life. Kathleen Mugnolo talks with Adriana about ho...
22 Marras 202359min
![[Birth Stories] A Nourished Pregnancy, Flowing Birth, and Jarring Postpartum, with Chelsy Arnett](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/22951F3BBD8233AF0EEF3ADF63E6CBA0_small.jpg)
[Birth Stories] A Nourished Pregnancy, Flowing Birth, and Jarring Postpartum, with Chelsy Arnett
Chelsy Arnett shares with Adriana how her husband nourished her during pregnancy. She also talks about the wonders of the double hip squeeze during labor, why she’d push in a completely different way ...
18 Marras 202335min
Do You Really Need To Stop Eating Sushi?, with Lily Nichols
Registered dietitian and researcher Lily Nichols and Adriana take a closer look at the common nutrition recommendations during pregnancy, and whether avoiding raw fish and runny eggs may be keeping yo...
15 Marras 202355min
Why an OB/GYN Chose to Have a Homebirth, with Dr. Amali Lokugamage
OB/GYN and medical educator Dr. Amali Lokugamage talks with Adriana about how being pregnant propelled a paradigm shift in her ideas about birth, leading her to give birth at home. A champion of human...
8 Marras 202327min
Is Homebirth for You?, with Robina Khalid
Robina Khalid of Small Things Grow Midwifery explains what it takes to truly consider a homebirth, and shares with Adriana how to prepare for a successful experience. If you liked this episode, liste...
1 Marras 202340min
![[Birth Stories] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again, with April Teel](https://cdn.podme.com/podcast-images/AF0C47205639543BD87F47D247ADAB30_small.jpg)
[Birth Stories] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again, with April Teel
April Teel shares with Adriana how her thoughtful preparation set the stage for her to have wonderful birth experiences at both a freestanding birth center (with a midwife) and a hospital (with a fami...
25 Loka 202353min
