When Morning Sickness Becomes Debilitating

Podcast, Pregnancy, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana Lozada lays out how hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is not just a bad case of morning sickness, but a severe and debilitating condition. She also offers practical advice on how to deal with both. Where did you find yourself, on the spectrum of pregnancy sickness?...

How Your Nervous System Impacts Your Pregnancy and Birth

Fertility, hormones, Labor & Birth, Parenting, Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Postpartum, Pregnancy

High-risk pregnancy and somatic trauma specialist Parijat Deshpande talks with Adriana Lozada about the importance of connecting with your body to release trauma, increase resiliency, improve pregnancy and birth outcomes, and get out of survival mode so you can truly...

Nine Things to NOT Worry About During Birth

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

Adriana Lozada dispels nine common worries of expectant parents, and explains why you can just let them go. Do you have any worries about pregnancy, labor and birth? Tell us on Instagram @birthfulpodcast! Listen directly through our website player, or however you...

[Birth Stories] Why She Pushed for the Unmedicated Birth of Her Breech Twins

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Emma Parnell was adamant about planning a vaginal birth for her second pregnancy, even though she was having twins—and they were both breech. She tells Adriana Lozada about the strength she gained from her own body’s intuition. What position was your baby in before...

How Long Should You Wait to Clamp the Cord?

Birth Choices, Interventions, Podcast, Pregnancy, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana Lozada shares facts about the magnificent protective and self-clamping abilities of the umbilical cord. She also explains why there’s still disagreement in the medical field about how long to wait. Did you know that the umbilical cord is self-clamping? Tell us...

Why You and Your Care Provider Must Decide Everything Together

Birth Choices, C-sections, Labor & Birth, Podcast, VBAC

OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks with Adriana Lozada about the ins and outs of shared decision-making with your care provider– plus practical advice on how to implement your birth plan. How did shared decision-making (or a...

[Best of Birthful] How to Navigate the Identity Shift of Becoming a Mom, with Sophie McEntee

Best of Birthful, Parenting, Podcast, Postpartum, 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...

[Best of Birthful] How a Baby’s Position Impacts Labor, with Gail Tully

Best of Birthful, Birth Plan, Doulas, Labor & Birth, 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...

Let’s Tackle Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Parenting, Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Postpartum, Pregnancy, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana Lozada shares facts about the prevalence of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, or PMADs. She encourages us to acknowledge the combined mental health impact of postpartum experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, plus she gives suggestions on the signs to...

[Postpartum Stories] Lessons from a Life Coach Who Faced Postpartum Depression Three Times

Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum Stories

Author, life coach, and plus-size model Rosie Mercado experienced postpartum depression with three of her four children, in addition to other personal and physical challenges. She tells Adriana Lozada how she learned to listen to her body, to ask for help, and to...