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Why an OB/GYN Chose to Have a Homebirth

Why an OB/GYN Chose to Have a Homebirth

Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast

OB/GYN and medical educator Dr. Amali Lokugamage talks with Adriana about how being pregnant propelled a paradigm shift in her ideas about birth, leading her to give birth at home. A champion of human rights in childbirth, she shares why birth recommendations have...
[Birth Story] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again

[Birth Story] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

April Teel shares with Adriana how her thoughtful preparation set the stage for her to have wonderful birth experiences at both a freestanding birth center (with a midwife) and a hospital (with a family practice doctor). She reflects on how what surprised her the most...
Cesarean Risk: What’s Your Place of Birth Got to Do With It?

Cesarean Risk: What’s Your Place of Birth Got to Do With It?

Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Interventions, Podcast, TBPodcast

Cesarean rates have increased 500% in one generation, and about half of them may be unnecessary. Harvard Medical School professor and ACOG Fellow Dr. Neel Shah talks with Adriana about how the hospital you choose can be your #1 risk of having a surgical birth, how we...
[Birth Story] How Focusing On Her Birth Vision Led To Her Dream Hospital Birth

[Birth Story] How Focusing On Her Birth Vision Led To Her Dream Hospital Birth

Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Jenny Murphy’s birth preparations were impacted by uncertainty, fear, and ever-changing circumstances. She shares with Adriana how focusing on her “birth vision”– and waiting to go to the hospital for as long as possible– allowed her to be the leader of her labor and...
Exploring Your Options of Where to Give Birth

Exploring Your Options of Where to Give Birth

Birth Choices, homebirth, Hospital, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana Lozada goes through the pros and cons of three places where you can give birth: a hospital, a birth center, and at home, and what you should consider when making an informed decision. Where did you give birth, and why? We want to read about it! Join the...
What You Need to Know About Birth Models (Birth What?)

What You Need to Know About Birth Models (Birth What?)

Birth Choices, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Medical anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd talks with Adriana about the technocratic, humanistic and holistic birth models. She explains why we’ve gotten so obsessed with machines and numbers, why we need more midwives, how some OBs are making positive change by...
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