[Best of Birthful] Tips to Advocate for Yourself During Birth

Activism, Best of Birthful, Birth Choices, Podcast, TBPodcast

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It’s a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of...

[Birth Stories] How This “Freckled Foodie” Prioritized Mental Health During Her Pregnancy

Birth Stories, Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

For wellness content creator Cameron Rogers, being in a pregnant body felt more challenging than she had imagined. She tells Adriana Lozada about the coping strategies that got her through the physical and emotional toll of the experience. What were the biggest...

How Your Birth Plan Impacts Your Birth Experience

Birth Plan, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy

Certified nurse midwife Dr. Stephanie Mitchell shares tools from her step-by-step guide to building a birth plan, and discusses why getting your plan together—and onboarding everyone on your birth team—can help ensure you are respected and heard during your birth...

[Birth Stories] How This Doula Exercised Informed Consent Throughout a Long Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Stories, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Stories

Despite the many course-corrections during the birth of her third child, Amy Silva did not lose sight of her right to choose during each step of her birthing process. She tells Adriana how her decision to refuse a pointless COVID swab during labor changed protocol in...

How Your Baby Helps During the Birthing Process

Labor & Birth, newborn, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast

Babies use a set of coordinated movements and specific reflexes that allow them to participate in the birthing process. Adriana Lozada explains how this fascinating process works, and how it helps. How do you feel you and your baby work(ed) as a team during pregnancy...