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Birth Matters — 137 episodes
137: Grace and Growth: A Dancer's Path to Motherhood
136: Surrender and Support: 2 Brooklyn Journalists’ Journey into Parenthood
135: Untangling Tongue Ties: Early Intervention & Empowering Parents with a Speech Language Pathologist
134: When Life Throws Curveballs: Unmedicated Birth after Surprise Layoff & Water Breaks on Babymoon
133: Taylor Swift, Toilet Time, & the Truth About Labor: Jane’s & Sam’s Story
132: When Acupuncture Helps & Numbers Don't
131: Joyous Homebirth, False Alarm Hospital Transfer for Placenta
130: Hypertension Induction w/o Pain Meds for 2nd Birth
129: White Coat Hypertension: Self-Advocacy for an Unmedicated Birth
128: Almost 43 weeks!: A Doula’s Homebirth after Pregnancy Loss
127: A Faith-Filled Home Waterbirth: Doula Ann’s 2nd Birth
126: Vanilla Cream & Led Zeppelin: A Hospital Birth with Midwives
125: A VBAC Success Story: The Power of Prep & Support
124: Rachel’s VBA2C: A Black Mother and Advocate’s Path to Doula Work
123: [TTC] IVF to Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth
122: From 2 C-Sections to VBA2C Success: The VBAC Link with Meagan Heaton
121: Finding Her Voice in a VBAC
120: What’s Gentle Cesarean Birth?
119: Rapid Arrival: An Unmedicated Hospital Birth After Switch to Midwife
118: Water Breaks Early, Preemie in NICU: Chantal’s story
117: Is Homebirth Safe? w/ Sorayya Kassamali Rickicki
116: The Power of Consent & Connected Care in Homebirth & Post-Birth Hospital Transfer
115: Chiropractic to Avoid a Cesarean with Transverse 2nd Baby
114: Healing from Birth: The Magic of Craniosacral Therapy with Regina Patane
113: The Clutch Doula: Support When Things Don't Go According to Plan
112: Choosing Homebirth Amid Prenatal Depression
111: A Pediatric ICU Nurse’s 3rd Preemie
110: A Yogi's Unmedicated Hospital Birth
109: A Black Doula’s 2 Unmedicated Hospital Births
108: An Unbelievable Night in Harlem
107: 3 Transformative Births, Pt 2: Empowering VBAC & Express Homebirth
106: 3 Transformative Births, Pt 1: Traumatic Induction to Cesarean
105: Body Confidence Reclaimed in 2nd Birth
104: An Endurance Athlete's Desire for an Unmedicated Birth (Part 2)
103: An Endurance Athlete's Desire for an Unmedicated Birth (Part 1)
102: Proactive Steps for Unmedicated Hospital Birth
101: No Rush to Hospital When Water Breaks for Empowering Birth
100: When Baby Prefers Car Over Waterbirth
99: Strong Circle of Support for Unmedicated Birth & Beyond
98: Belly Birth for Breech with Bicornuate Uterus
97: Signing an AMA to Labor at Home Despite Anxiety
96: A Pelvic PT Delays Induction
95: A Jewish Doula's 2nd & 3rd Unmedicated Hospital Births
94: When Prep & Advocacy Pay Off
93: Empowered Induction for Preeclampsia
92: A NYC Dancer’s Homebirth
91: Arriving at Hospital Just in Time to Push
90: A Runner’s Fast Labor
89: Loving Laboring at Home Too Much
88: An Aussie’s 2nd Unmedicated Hospital Birth
87: In Labor at a Seder
86: Managing Anxiety with Birth Team Choices
85: Will Early Labor Ever End?
84: Self-Advocacy When Being Gaslighted
83: Precipitous Pushing: A Doula’s Quick Thinking
82: An Afro-Caribbean Psychotherapist’s Homebirth
81: Breech Belly Birth & Embracing Your Weird
80: A Rainbow Breech Baby’s Belly Birth
79: Baby Debuts Early to Beat the Pandemic
78: A Pelvic PT’s Curve Balls in Pushing
77: Transferring Care for a Peaceful Homebirth
76: When Your Mom is an L&D Nurse
75: Daddy, Catch the Baby on the Sidewalk!
74: A NYC Doula's Home VBAC after Cesarean for Breech
73: Feeling Heard When Birth Doesn’t Go as Planned
72: Gratitude Through a Well-Supported Hospital Induction
71: A Dancer-Trainer’s Waterbirth & Pelvic Recovery
70: Low-Income Folks Deserve Homebirths, Too!
69: Postpartum Anxiety After a Great Birth
68: Care Choices Calm When Complications Come
67: A Rainbow Baby’s Unmedicated Birth
66: An Opera Singer’s 2 Hypnobirths
65: Grief in Growing a Family
64: Non-Linear Grief: A Brooklyn Homebirth
63: A Black Birth Pro’s Fast 2nd Birth at Home & Tongue Tie
62: A Wellness Practitioner’s Early Induction for HELLP Syndrome
61: [TTC] A Lesbian Couple's Overlapping IVF Pregnancies
60: [TTC] The Fifth Vital Sign: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on FAM
59: [TTC] Reframing a Challenging Vaginal Birth
58: [TTC] Fertility Warrior Jasmine Katatikarn on The Artist Mindset to the Fertility Journey (Ep. 58)
57: [TTC] IVF for Unexplained Infertility
56: [TTC] Fertility doula & 2 IVF birth stories (Pt 2)
55: [TTC] Fertility Doula & 2 IVF Birth Stories (Pt 1)
54: [TTC] Life and Loss: Shared by a Black Full Spectrum Doula
53: [TTC] 2nd IVF with frozen embryo, Homebirth Transfer (Pt 2)
52: [TTC] 2nd IVF with frozen embryo, Homebirth Transfer (Pt 1)
51: Unexpected Early Induction for Lack of Fetal Movement
50: Surprised an Un-Scary Birth: Unfounded Fears
49: Arriving Just in Time to Push & Pumping on a Train
48: 3 Birth Stories from 1 Mama
47: A Black Lactation Counselor’s Fast 1st Hospital Birth
46: Sorry, House Hunters, My Water Broke!
45: Birth Team Story Circle: Optimal Support, Unmedicated Hospital Birth
44: A Psychotherapist's Strategies for Quick Induction w/o Pain Meds
43: A Black Mom's Care Team Choices for Baby's Cleft Diagnosis
42: A NYC midwife's quick first labor
41: Two Induced Births with Hospital Midwives
40: [TTC] IVF with Donor Sperm to Homebirth
39: A Tale of 2 NYC Homebirths
38: An Epic-Length Labor, Homebirth to Cesarean (Part 2)
37: An Epic-Length Labor, Homebirth to Cesarean (Part 1)
36: Induction for Cholestasis to Cesarean Birth for Fetal Distress
35: Birth During Covid-19: Want Partner? Hurry, Induce!
34: Birth During Covid-19: Advocacy for Partner Support
33: Virtual Doula Support in the Covid-19 Pandemic
32: Trying to Change OBs for Vaginal Breech
31: A Parent's Cancer Diagnosis During Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety
30: Delaying Induction: Self-Advocacy Strategies
29: Yoda-Quoting Nurse Helps Support Induction w/o Pain Meds
28: A Prenatal Yoga Teacher’s Unmedicated Hospital Birth on Long Island
27: Induction w/o Pain Meds for Autoimmune Condition Sjogren’s
26: A Pediatric Nurse's 2 Preemie Births with Hospital Midwives
25: 911 to Hospital for Unmedicated Birth Inspires Doula Work
24: An Attorney's Hospital Induction w/o Pain Meds, with doula support
23: A Healing, Unmedicated 2nd Birth with Uber Pool, Ferry, Subways, Trader Joe's & a Chapel
22: Induced 2nd Premature Hospital Birth w/o Pain Meds (Part 2)
21: Pre-term Labor During Girlfriend Time While Dad's Away (Part 1)
20: Unmedicated hospital birth after 3rd Tri Move to Georgia
19: NYC Model & Wellness Coach's Unmedicated Birth in Maryland
18: Cesarean for Breech & HELLP Syndrome
17: A Grumpy Scotsman's Hospital Birth
16: Home Birth in the "Upside Down" for 2nd-timer Inspires Doula Work
15: Induction for Cholestasis with Doula Support in 1st birth, Switch to Midwife for 2nd
14: A NYC Actor's Vocal Work in Birth
13: Clubfoot Diagnosis & Early Induction (Pt 2)
12: Clubfoot Diagnosis & Early Induction (Pt 1)
11: Self-Advocacy in Induced Birth & Breastfeeding
10: Singing Baby Down with a Midwife
9: Induction w/o Pain Meds & Baby Music Therapy
8: A Physician's Perspective on Giving Birth
7: Choosing Home Birth for a 2nd Baby
6: An Uncomplicated Hospital Birth with Doula Support & Epidural
5: Hospital Induction with Doula Support
4: When Water Breaks in Birth Class
3: Host Lisa's 2nd-born's homebirth (Ready, Get Set, CATCH!)
2: Host Lisa's 1st-born's Birth Story
1: Welcome to the Birth Matters podcast!