EBB 135 - The Need for More Indigenous Birth Workers with Miranda Kelly
In this episode, I interview Miranda Kelly, a certified birth doula, postpartum doula, and childbirth educator who has worked for ten years in Indigenous people's health planning, policy education, an...
22 Jul 202052min
EBB 134 - Natural Induction Series: Evening Primrose Oil
In this episode, I cover the evidence on evening primrose oil (EPO) for natural labor induction. This oil is extracted from the seed of the evening primrose plant, which grows wild in North America an...
15 Jul 202019min
EBB 133 - Transitioning from Birth to Parenting with Dr. Heather Maguire
In this episode I interview Dr. Heather Maguire, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) with a doctorate in educational psychology. Dr. Maguire has spent over a decade studying behavior ...
8 Jul 202049min
EBB 132 - Teen Pregnancy Support, and a Surrogacy Story with Ambrosia Meikle
In this episode I interview Ambrosia Meikle, a Los Angles-based Evidence Based Birth Instructor, CAPPA-certified birth and postpartum doula, and a full-spectrum doula. She is also a lactation educator...
1 Jul 202040min
EBB 131 - Evidence on: Pitocin During the Third Stage of Labor
In this episode, I cover all the latest evidence on the use of Pitocin during the third stage of labor - which is also the topic of the latest Evidence Based Birth Signature Article, released this wee...
24 Jun 20201h 10min
EBB 130 – Home Birth in the Black Community with Isis Rose
In this episode I talk with Isis Rose, a full spectrum doula, home birth mom, certified lactation counselor, and placenta encapsulation specialist. She lives in Urbana, Illinois. Isis is starting midw...
10 Jun 20201h 4min
EBB 129 - COVID-19 and your Childbirth Education Business with Natalie Eckdahl
Over the past 3 years, I have traveled and spoken with hundreds of childbirth educators from across the U.S. and Canada. At every conference I attended, one theme was repeated over and over--- educato...
20 Mai 202054min
EBB 128 - Inducing Labor with Castor Oil and Dates
In this latest episode in our series on natural labor induction, I cover the evidence on using castor oil or eating date fruit to induce labor. Can castor oil increase the chances of you going into l...
13 Mai 202024min
