Birthful

Tackling Pregnancy Discomforts Through Movement and Alignment, with Molly Deutschbein

Being pregnant means having relaxin loosening up all your tissues, while your core stretches and your center of gravity shifts, but that doesn’t mean you have to put up with the associated discomforts...

24 Jan 202458min

Eight Questions to Ask Your Care Provider (Especially in Your Second Trimester!), with Adriana Lozada

Adriana Lozada shares eight great questions for sussing out your provider’s protocols and practices as your pregnancy advances, in order to help you figure out how much shared decision-making and agen...

20 Jan 202411min

If Pregnancy Becomes Medically Complicated: Working With a Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician, with Dr. Loralei Thornburg

Chances are your pregnancy and birth will flow, and you’ll never need to see any of the care providers that deal with more complicated situations. But what if you do? Dr. Loralei Thornburg helps demy...

17 Jan 202443min

[Birth Stories] Unlocking Her Dream Birth by Valuing Her Intuition (And Switching Care Providers!), with Margot Strauhull

Margot Strauhull brought her self-described “rule-following” attitude to her first hospital induction with an OB and had what she considered was a fine birth… until she was overcome by sadness in post...

13 Jan 202453min

Why Your Team Isn’t Complete Without a Doula, with Sabia Wade

The mounting evidence is clear: having a doula can help decrease the risk of having a cesarean birth and significantly improve birth experiences. In fact, doulas have even been called a form of pain r...

10 Jan 202455min

[Birth Stories] Why It Was Still a Party Despite the 30 Hours of Persistent Back Pain, with Laurel Gourrier

Laurel Gourrier, co-host of the podcast “Birth Stories in Color,” reflects on how her birth experience–even though it was long and hard–often felt like a big party, thanks to the support of her partne...

6 Jan 202438min

Why A Midwife Might Be Just What You Need, with Melissa Cheyney

There is ample evidence of the benefits of midwifery care for uncomplicated pregnancies, including lower rates of inductions, episiotomies, and cesareans. So why aren’t midwives more widely used in th...

3 Jan 202453min

[Birth Stories] Why Having an Audience Stalled Her Birth, with Heather Lauf

Heather Lauf was so clear on the importance of choosing the right care provider for her birth that she switched practices, twice! Even with her ample preparation, labor still threw her for a loop when...

30 Dec 202355min