Birthful

Jennifer Margulis has spent years looking at hospital birth practices. She explains why just going with the flow and blindly trusting the system can backfire, and what you should be doing now to help ...

18 Touko 201643min

The rebozo is a magical tool than can help you connect with your partner during labor, ground you when things get intense, and even calm and help center your children when they are overwhelmed. It als...

11 Touko 201644min

When people say, with a glint in their eye, that after having a child “your life will never be the same,” they tend to leave out that being a parent is crazy hard! How can you prioritize your self-car...

27 Huhti 201654min

While the incidence of cesareans, inductions and other interventions are higher for plus-sized women, this does not have to be the case. Jen McLellan is here to share the 3 things that can help you ha...

13 Huhti 201656min

During pregnancy, your growing uterus and baby put extra pressure on your pelvic muscles. What can you do to keep those muscles in good working order, so they hold the pee in, let the baby slide out, ...

6 Huhti 20161h 1min

If you’ve ever seen a fresh newborn with a conehead, you know that baby’s heads are moldable. So what happens when they spend too much time lying on one part of their skulls? How do flat spots affect ...

30 Maalis 201653min

Skin-to-skin and kangaroo care can improve neurological development and health, lower stress and crying, help breastfeeding, reduce postpartum depression. The list of benefits seems to go on and on. R...

24 Helmi 201639min

In today’s episode, we talk about about what’s involved in the suck-swallow-breathe coordination your baby needs to figure out in order to breastfeed. There are a series of elements that have to come ...

17 Helmi 201650min