422: VBAC, HBAC and When Your Birth Turns You Into a Birth Worker with Stephanie King
How often is intervention necessary? From what we’ve found and learned in the hundreds of stories on this podcast, more interventions seem to be unnecessary rather than necessary. In Stephanie King’s ...
25 Jan 202345min
421: Preparing for What You Can’t Plan: 55 Hours of Labor with Dr. Brittany Zis
Is it possible for a birth experience to empower you and leave you feeling a little defeated at the same time? That was what Dr. Brittany Zis thought about her home birth, at first. For one thing, it ...
18 Jan 202347min
420: 3 Planned Home Births with 1 Baby Born at Home with Britt Anderson
Would you try again for a home birth if it didn’t happen the first time? Today’s guest, Britt Anderson, walks us through 3 very different birth experiences. From a hospital transfer for cesarean, to a...
10 Jan 202346min
419: Feeling Like a First-Time Mom in a Third Birth with Kathryn Langlois
Do you feel like you have control when it comes to your pregnancy and birth? In today’s birth story, we chat with Kathryn Langlois, mama of 3 from Alberta, Canada, about the details of her 3 pregnanci...
3 Jan 202352min
418: The Most Common Reason for Home Birth Transfers to the Hospital and The Importance of Preparing Your Mindset with Anne Margolis (DIAH Classic)
Why do a small percentage of planned home births transfer to the hospital? There are a number of reasons. In today’s conversation with our friend Anne Margolis, certified nurse midwife and a powerhou...
28 Dec 202243min
417: Trusting Birth, Questioning the System and Supporting Parents and Birth Workers with Dr. Nathan Riley (DIAH Classic)
How do you truly honor birth? Dr. Nathan Riley joins us for the second time on the podcast. First time was back in 2019, and a lot of life has changed for him. For one thing, he’s welcomed both of his...
20 Dec 202252min
416: Gestational Diabetes, Preeclampsia and Advocating for the Birth You Want with Kseniya Gadh
What would you do to get the birth you want? Change plans at 33 weeks, talk to different providers, get your partner on board? These are all themes of today’s story with Kseniya Gadh. Her first birth ...
13 Dec 202256min
415: Home Birth After TTC Struggles and Preterm Labor with Sophia Pavia
How do you feel in a hospital environment? Many choose home birth because of a bad experience (whether birth-related or not) or general dislike with the hospital. In today’s story with Sophia Pavia, a...
7 Dec 20221h 9min
