All Episodes

Update : Season 6 to be launched on 5th August'26

Announcement : Season 2026 - Home Birth | Pregnancy Series

#152 - Surabhi 's Birth Story | Glucose IV | Self Acceptance | Placenta Birth

#151- Surabhi and Darshan's Birth Preparation | Advocacy at a Birth Center

#150 - Pregnancy at 40: Myths, Facts, and Real Stories

#149 - Oxytocin and its profound role in Pregnancy , Labor, Birth and Breastfeeding with Dr Sarah Buckley

#148 - Traditional midwifery , regulations and midwifery care for plus sized women with Maryn Green and Margo from the Indie Birth Association

#147 - Birth and Inner Work for Parents and Birth Workers with Reba Daniel

#146 - The road to Free Birthing with Sarah Schmid

#145: Our Gateway into menarche and essence of childbirth the spiritual container

#144 - Fertility and The Traditional Chinese Medicine with Nicole Lange, founder LifeHealingLife | IVF | PCOS

#143 - Part II Kriti's Birth Story - the story of surrender to inner calling | Meconium | Self Directed Birth | Inner Strength

#142 - Part I - Why Kriti Chose a Home Birth – Her Pregnancy Story

#141 - Postpartum Depression - my experience - Retake

#140 - Releasing Fear in Birth - The Hypnobirthing Approach with Katharine Graves , founder KGhypnobirthing

#139 - Birth then and Now - 40 years of difference in the Indian Maternity Care with seasoned Birth Educator, author and former journalist Nutan Lakhanpal Pandit

#138 - Best way to Interview your Doula, Birthkeeper, Midwife

#137 - Aishwarya's VBAC Birth Story at a Birth Center

#136 - VBACs - Do you have a choice? Risk of Uterine Rupture

#135 - Miscarriage and Preventive use of Progestrone

#134 - Natural Pain Relief - What they do not teach you in traditional Birth Classes - The Embedded Gift

#133 - The Painless Delivery Promise- Why it is not what you think!

#132 - The uncomfortable truth behind the current condition of the Indian Maternal System with Dr Uplabdh

#131- What No One Tells You About Ultrasounds in Pregnancy

#130 - Shilpi's home birth story- meconium, true knot and a geriatric pregnancy.

#129 - Too Big to Birth, or too small a pelvis? The Truth About CPD in Indian Hospitals

#128 - Decoding Meconium -the good and the bad with Dr Vijaya Krishnan, CPM and founder Sanctum Natural Birth Center

#127 - 5 ways to make postpartum a smoother experience - What can Partners do?

#126 - Nipple Shields - A breastfeeding Cure or a Crutch!

#125 - Afeeda's surreal birth story in a Birth Center - the Power of Intuition

#124 - Chapter II - Vikki and Raj's Second Half of the Home Birth Story

#123 - Chapter I - Vikki and Raj's Home Birth Story

#122 - Is Routine Vaginal Examination Needed?

#121 - All About Episiotomy - from routine to outdated!

#120 - Swati's normal birth with the presence of meconium

#119 - Normal Breech Birth - Kanika's Birth Story

#118 - Stem Cell Banking - What you must know!

#117 - Yashoda's Birth story - Hospital vs Water Birth experience at a Birth center

#116 - Language around Birth and Breastfeeding with Effath Yasmin

2024 Wrap up - Winter Break

#114 - Part III - Ariel and Nitin's postpartum experience: Ayurvedic Postpartum

#113 - Part II - Ariel's Experience of Labor and Birth

#112 - Part I - Ariel and Nitin's preparation for a Home Birth

#111 Part II - Meenakshi's Home Birth story

#110 - Part I - Meenkashi's twin normal / vaginal birth in a hospital

#109 - Zahra's Free Birth Story | Healing a Deep Tear at home | Quick Labor | Cord around the neck

#108 - Komal's orgasmic birth and the journey of arriving at the decision of a home birth

#107 - Birth then and now - 40 years of difference in Maternity Care -Information Overload and Changing Cultural behaviors towards Birth with seasoned Birth Educator Nutan Lakhanpal Pandit

#106 - Nikita's experience of Labor Pain with and without Induction (Spontaneous Labor)

#105 - Rashmi's Natural Birth Story at home with a doctor in Mumbai | No pelvic Exams before birth!

Back from a Break! New Season - Fresh New Stories from August 7

#104- Part III - Birthing Realities: Social, Cultural, and Political Landscapes with Sanjana Krishnan

#103 - Part II - Sanjana's Ecstatic Home Birth Story | Pregnancy, Moon and Womanhood

#102 - Part I Sanjana's Natural Birth at a Birth Center | Travelling for Birth- Mumbai to Kerala | Meeting the Divine

#101- Lavanya's Unnecessary Csection | Induction | Undiagnosed Gestational Diabetis

#100 - Why Gentle Parenting is for Indian Kids with Shailaja Paramathma- Ft Times of India - Photo Story

#99 - Understanding Pre-eclampsia | Changes in a Pregnant Body | High BP

#98 - Dr Brewer's Pregnancy Diet | Edema | Diuretics

#97 - Anjali's home birth story

Announcement - Wednesdays sweet Wednesdays - Anjali's story out next week!

96- Part II - Mubina's Story of Labor and Birth at Home and the following Loss

#95 - Part I - Mubina's HBAC after Multiple Cesarean Sections

#94 - Vinita Mansata's HBAC (Home birth after Cesarean) with a traditional Indian Birth Attendant | No Medication Parenting and more..

#93 - Community Care and Deciding to work with a Birth Professional

#92 - Baneen's Home Birth Story with a Midwife , a Public Health Researcher in the Indian Public Maternal Healthcare System

#91 - Part II - Can Active Labor stall at 10 cms? Aparna's Birth story

#90 - Part I - Aparna's Birth story | Choosing a Birth Center | Transitioning through Early Labor | Internal Exams | Midwifery Care

#89 - Part II - Obstetric Emergencies - SGA (Small for Gestational Age Babies) and IUGR with Senior traditional Midwife KL Goode

#88 - Part I - Obstetric Emergencies - Big Baby - A curse or boon ? | Big baby and Fitting through the Pelvis | Induction | Gestational Diabetes with Senior traditional Midwife KL Goode

#87 - Understand Baby sleep patterns | Reduce Fussy Periods due to Colic or Cough | Common Sleep issues answered with Dr Sreenath , Sleep Consultant, seasoned Dentist and co-founder Nasobuddy

#86- Maternal Mental Health with Somatic Healer Sangheetha Parthasarathy - Birth Trauma | Wounded Feminine | PTSD | Postpartum Depression | Indian Family Culture | Partner Support | Trauma Specific Perinatal Support

#85 - Birth Stories - Part II - Sara and Khan's Free Birth Story - About Placenta tinctures | Breastfeeding | Parenthood and more

#84- Birth Stories - Part I - Sara and Khan's Free Birth Story

#83 - Induction an epidemic? What does WHO say? What does Indian Gynaecology organisations say? My midwifery training and more...

#82 - Birth Stories - Nisha's Free Birth Story in India | Moving Cities, Intuition , Low Amniotic Fluid ,Long labor | Bodily Autonomy and more...

#81 - Birth Stories - Chhavi Mittal's Birth Story | Unnecessary Hastening the Labor | Verbal Abuse | Medical Interventions and more.

#80- Birth Affirmations for Pregnancy , labor and birth

#79 - Birth Stories - Supriya's positive Water Birth Story at Aastrika Midwifery Center

#78- Birth Stories - Sameha's gentle birth at Sanctum in Hyderabad | Meconium Birth | Short Labor | Transition at home | Going Past Due Date

#77- Birth Stories - Nani's home birth stories in the village some 50 years ago!

#76- Birth Stories - Madhuri and Praneshwar Das's home birth story!

#75- Rani Didi's Birth Story- 3 home births about 16 years ago!

#74 - Birth Stories - Becca's Home Birth Experience | Experience of Labor | Birthing the Placenta and more...

#73- Birth Stories- Part II - Namrita's Home Birth with a Midwife, Natural healing for vaginal tear, Water birth and more...

#72- Birth Stories - Part I - Namrita's Positive Labor and Birth Experience at a Hospital

#71-Birthing in the Indian Landscape | Travel for birth , hospitals vs birth center vs small clinics

#70 - Birth Better Series- Prepare for Pregnancy and Birth , Informed Decision Making, Meconium, Radical Birth responsibility, Birth Euphoria, Birth stats, Birth Interventions

#69 -Birth Better Series - Nurturing your birth space, going back to our mothers in pregnancy, continuum of care in Pregnancy

#68 -Birth Better Series - Fear affecting Prenatal Care, Creating your birth space, Labor and Cocktail of hormones

#67 -Birth Better Series - Fear Of Labor and Birth propagated by Media and Culture

Birth Agni - Trailer

Season 3 - Closing Episode- Information regarding Podcast name change and Season 4 - upcoming Birth Stories

S03 | EP13 - Why and Why not Pregnancy Yoga? with Prenatal Yoga Expert Megha Jhaggi

#20-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Role of a Partner and Family in the Early Postpartum Phase

S03 | EP12 - Respectful Birthing- A Woman's Empowerment issue-Dr Janhavi Nilekani -Founder and Chairperson - Aastrika Foundation

S03 | EP11 - All about Breastfeeding Support with Certified Lactation Counselor, Sharadha Raman

S03 | EP10 - Doula Stories- Part II - Birth, Pregnancy and Inner healing with Doula Keesha

S03 | EP09 - Doula Stories- Part I - Birth and Inner healing with Doula Keesha

S03 | EP08 - Postpartum Anxiety in Men with Joshua Maze ( Dad Coordinator for Postpartum Support International)

S03 | EP07 - Fatherhood Stories- Of Patriarchy and Parenthood with Rajat Mittal - Founder of 'Boyish'

Informatory clip

#19-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Birth Health-II- How do you know if you are not carrying the seat belt? (Early postpartum mood changes)

S03 | EP06 - For the shining teeth of your toddler; with Dr Pooja Rajagopal

#18-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Birth Health- Do you know that one ingredient that matters?

S03 | EP05 - Learning how to Approach Vaginismus with Dr Nivedita Manokaran (Dr_nive_untaboos)

S03 | EP04-Part 2- Pregnancy Exercise-What should you know to start postnatal exercises and recovery?

#17-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Your birth Plan - What does it mean for you and your doctor?

S03 | EP04-Part 1- Pregnancy Exercise-When to start, how much to start with and what are its benefits?

#16-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-What is a natural birth?

#Parenting- S03 | EP02-Children and Nutrition with Nidhi Yadav (Certified Child Nutrition educator)

#15-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-What you should be thinking about in each stage of Pregnancy!

S03 | EP02-Part 2- Doula Stories with Nidhi Seth- Birth from an emotional standpoint

#14-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Why you should also think about Posture during Pregnancy?

S03 | EP02-Part 1- Doula Stories with Nidhi Seth- Doula support and birth as a spiritual journey

#13-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES- Breast changes during Pregnancy

S03 | EP01-Women Health Postpartum- Pelvic Floor Issues- Leaking Urine, Posture etc with Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist Melissa Desaulles

Season 3 Trailer

#12-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Stretch Marks in Pregnancy- Remedies, Research and the fuss

#11-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Your caution in Pregnancy- Pregnancy Hazards!

#10-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Nutrition in Pregnancy-thumb rule

#09-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Breast Leakage during Pregnancy

#08-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Going back to our mothers in Pregnancy!

#07-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Understanding Pregnancy and Stress

S02 | EP07 - Conversation with Fathers with Nadir Kanthawala and Peter Kotikalapudi

S02 | EP06- 'Conversation with a Father' on a personal note with Vaibhav Dewan

#06-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-What is informed Decision making? Discussing Indian Charter of Patient's Rights

#05-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Role of fathers in Pregnancy aka how do they feel?

S02 | EP04 - Children and Respect - Unfolding the Respect Paradox

#04-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-How are due dates calculated and what if you go past them?

#03-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Early Pregnancy Signs and the Reason behind it

S02|EP03- Planning your first or second pregnancy in late 30s or 40s

#02-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Who are Midwives, Birth Doulas and how do you know you need one?

S02 | EP02 -Common Concerns around Breastfeeding for new Mothers with Saumya Dwivedi (Certified Lactation Counsellor)

#01-BITESIZE-PREGNANCY SERIES-Choosing the right birthplace and the medical care provider

S02|EP01: Contractions, Labor support, Umbilical cords, interventions at the time of Labor with Megha Khanduja (Child birth educator)

Season 2 Trailer

S01 | EP17: All about hypnobirthing with Niati V Mariiyya

S01 | EP16: Toddler life- Development stage -meltdowns, power struggles and more

S1 | EP15: Starting a kid's school in the pandemic: a mother's experience

Bonus Episode: Hindi Special: Bachpan ki yadein!

S1 | EP14: Preparing my travel bag to 2021: Closing 2020

S1 | EP13: Physical factors affecting mental health: Seasons and Food

S1 | EP12 : How brain perceives patterns to how children behave: Drawing parallels

S1 | EP11: Mothers and Mental Health

S1 | EP10: Parent policing -what not to say to a new parent -the origin of criticism and why it exists

S1 | EP09-Financial Stability for Parents with Neha Misra-CEO of thefinlitproject

S1 | EP08-Family Dynamics : Analyzing relationships one emotion at a time

S1 | EP07-Parenting tips on the internet: Fact or facade? My experience

S1 | EP06-Conversation with a father

S1 | EP05-How to manage kids in quarantine

BonusEpisode- Why do we not celebrate mother's day and father's day together?

S1 | EP04-Finding Enemies this quarantine -Senior Marios edition

S1 | EP03-Pregnancy Quirks-The Weird Pregnancy symptoms

S1 | EP02-Changes in the Relationship of a husband and wife Postpartum

S1 | EP01-Postpartum Depression-My experience