EBB 50 - How does maternal age affect pregnancy and birth?
In this podcast we discuss inducing labor in someone who is 35 and older. Over time in the United States, for the past four decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who are ...
31 Okt 201812min
EBB 49 - What are the birth implications for a suspected big baby?
This week, we talk about the evidence on induction for having a suspected big baby. I discuss the assumptions that lead to high rates of cesarean and induction for big babies, and whether the research...
24 Okt 201820min
EBB 48 - Induction When Your Water Breaks at Term
This week, we cover the evidence on inducing labor versus waiting for labor to start on its own, when water has broken before the start of labor. For this podcast, we focus on when water breaks at 37 ...
17 Okt 201833min
EBB 47 - Creating a Listening Birth Circle with Jenn D'Jamoos
Jenn D'Jamoos is a CAPPA-certified childbirth educator and Evidence Based Birth Instructor, human rights activist and mom of four who lives in Michigan. She founded the Livingston County Birth Circle ...
10 Okt 201833min
EBB 46 - Creating a Supportive Birth Community with Kelsi Kennedy
Kelsi Kennedy is a birth doula serving women in the New York City and Westchester, NY area, and is also a grant writer for non-profit called The Birthing Circle in the greater Washington D.C. area. Sh...
3 Okt 201832min
EBB 45 - How do peanut balls support labor?
In this week's podcast I interview Cheri Grant RN, ICCE, CLC, ICD, CLD, CD BDT(DONA), known in the birth world as "the peanut ball lady." She is the founder, chief contributor and inspiration for Prem...
26 Sep 201832min
EBB 44 - Doula support for adolescent parents
Amber Ginn is a birth and postpartum doula in Puerto Rico. She had her first child at 15, and is dedicated to providing essential support to pregnant adolescents. Amber's first birth was a traumatic e...
19 Sep 201826min
EBB 43 - Interview April Oglesby
April Oglesby is a nurse and monitrice in Amarilo, Texas. She has been a nurse for 13 years, specializing in all types of care for mothers and babies. Recently, she left hospital work to start her own...
12 Sep 201830min
