All Episodes

E136: The 50-Mile Birth Mindset

E135: Pumping At Work

E134: You Can Be Scared and Still Be Ready

E133: Birthplace Choices

E132: How To Use Insurance For Lactation Support

E131: How to Get Doula Services Covered By Insurance

E130: Postpartum Hemorrhage Basics

E129: Postpartum Pelvic Floor Reset with Dr. Kasia Unes

E128: Pelvic Floor Prep For Pregnancy with Dr. Kasia Unes

E127: Understanding Epidurals

E126: Hatched & Latched - What Can We Learn from Mother Birds?

E125: Retiring My Old Birth Bag

E124: Pregnancy Prep in the Age of Social Media

E123: Your Everyday Stress Response Shows Up In Labor

E122: Your Body and Your Baby Communicate Through Hormones In Labor

E121: Mother’s Day: Childbirth Changes You Even When No One Sees It

E120: What If Messy Breastfeeding Is Normal

E119: My Birth Stories Part 2

E118: My Birth Stories Part 1

E117: Precipitous Birth

E116: Perinatal Mental Health Basics with Sadie Clark

E115: Essential Oils For Labor

E114: Pitocin 101

E113: Tips to Avoiding a C-Section

E112: Low Milk Supply

E111: Why I Love Being A Doula

E110: How Community Milk Sharing Bridges Feeding Gaps

E109: Prepare, Stay Open, Find Power In Any Path

E108: Why Chiropractic Care Helps Labor Feel Smoother with Dr Kristina Kill

E107: Building Better Black Maternal Health with Hakima Payne

E106: Morning Sickness, Made Understandable

E105: Complete Childbirth Prep vs Scrolling with Andrea Lythgoe

E104: From Birth Center Plans To NICU Reality

E103: A Series of 19 Unmedicated Births

E102: Sacred Birth International with Anna Lundqvist

E101: Babies Scheduled My Week

E100: A Conversation with My Four Daughters

E99: Embrace The Wabi-Sabi Of Birth

E98: Fueling A Healthy Pregnancy

E97: 23 Lessons From 23 Years Of Birth Work

E96: Postpartum, For Real

E95: Burnout, Boundaries, and The Birth Worker

E94: The Confident Birth Partner: Simple Ways to Show Up and Steady the Room

E93: Understanding Preeclampsia: Warning Signs, Risks, and Real Stories

E92: Role of an OB on a Birth Team

E91: Utah's Journey of Birth Laws with Guest Holly Richardson

E90: Shoulder Dystocia

E89: Doula Do's & Doula Don'ts

E88: Lights, Camera...Panic! How Media Shapes Our View of Childbirth

E87: Flange Fitting Fundamentals

E86: Corporate Calls: Who's Checking On You?

E85: Holding the Heavy: When Birth Gets Hard

E84: Pump Talk: Wearable vs Plug-In

E83: Tiny Travelers: Tips for Traveling with Baby and Gear

E82: Nipple Shields: Know When to Use this Breastfeeding Tool

E81: Is My Baby Getting Enough? A Lactation Expert Explains

E80: Deep Latch Makes All the Difference in Your Breastfeeding Journey

E79: Trust Your Gut: How Kimberlee's Journey Changed

E78: Addressing Obstetrical Racism

E77: The Wondrous Washcloth

E76: Baby #1 vs. Baby #2, 3, 4 Etc: The Evolution of Birth Expectations

E75: Fertility Journeys: Supporting Those Who've Faced Challenges

E74: People, Place, and Policy: Birth's Hidden Players

E73: Dr. Venice Haynes Believes We Can Transform Postpartum Support by 2030

E72: Tools for Coping During Labor

E71: Four Essential Tools Every Birth Partner Needs

E70: Bridging Two Worlds: Doula and Nurse Perspectives

E69: Empowering Postpartum: Advocacy and Personalized Care through Occupational Therapy with Royce Porter

E68: 3 Breech Deliveries

E67: Breech Babies and Birth: What You Need to Know

E66: Funny and Unexpected Birth Moments

E65: Perspective and Childbirth

E64: Ways to Pay for a Doula

E63: Water as a Tool During Labor

E62: Breastfeeding Method: Dinner Dessert

E61: Childbirth and Parenthood Intuition

E60: Balls, Balls, Balls During and After Labor

E:59 Benefits of Prenatal Lactation Preparation

E58: Early Labor with Emily Steadman

E57: Perfecting Your Flange Fit for Breastfeeding

E56: People, Place, and Policy

E55: Instrument-Assisted Delivery

E54: Plan for the Negative

E53: Plan for the Positive

E52: The Power of Touch During Labor

E51: Fun Facts about Childbirth

E50: Lactation Tales

E49: Craniosacral Therapy for Baby's Health and Well-Being with Meaghan Beames - Part 2

E48: Craniosacral Therapy During Pregnancy and Postpartum with Meaghan Beames - Part 1

E47: Guided Imagery and Mindfulness

E46: Lot of Great Births Lately!

E45: Building Connections

E44: Keeping Newborns Awake During Feeding

E43: How Grandmas Can Help

E42: What It's Like to be a Doula

E41: Preventing Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia Through Nutrition and Lifestyle with Brittany Fox

E40: Third Stage of Labor - Delivering the Placenta

Birth Doula Training – Fall 2024

E39: Second Stage of Labor - Pushing

E38: First Stage of Labor

E37: Perineal Tear Prevention Strategies with Dr. Katie Taylor

E36: Postpartum Care

E35: The Importance of Protein During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Brittany Fox

E34: Co-Regulation - How Support Really Works

E33: Pelvic Floor Health with Dr. Katie Taylor

E32: Estimated Blood Loss (EBL)

E31: Doula Love

E30: What is the APGAR Score?

E29: 10 Basic Needs During Childbirth

E28: Product Review: Breastfeeding Pillows

E27: What do Folks Hope for in the Childbirth Experience?

E26: Memories from Moms

E25: A Peek at History - From Home to Hospital Birth

E24: Choosing the Right Doula for You

E23: Day 2 of Breastfeeding

E22: Day 1 of Breastfeeding

E21: Pro Tips from a Night Time Doula

E20: The History of Eating and Drinking During Labor

E19: Angela's Surrogacy VBAC

E18: Who Will Deliver My Baby?

E17: Angela's Surrogacy Journey

E16: Choices are Important

BONUS: Super Bowl is like birth?

E15: Brittany's 3 Tips for Labor Progression

E14: Discovering the Support Systems for New Nursing Mothers

E13: Sophia's Courageous Path to VBAC

E12: What Dudes and Dads Remember

E11: Moving with an Epidural

E10: Training Doulas to be Super Heroes

E9: A Bittersweet Milk Sharing Story

E8: The Water Breaking

E7: Sophia's Profession - Community Doulas

E6: Sophia's Birth Story

E5: Move it, move it!

E4: Birth Goals

E3: The Amazing Cervix

E2: How to "Plan" Your Birth

E1: Doula History and Sports?

Intro to The Ordinary Doula Podcast