What You Need To Plan Your Parental Leave

Activism, Parenting, Podcast, Postpartum

Perinatal health consultant Arianna Taboada goes through the ins and outs of paid and unpaid parental leave in the United States. She shares with Adriana how to be realistic about your options for the best possible return to work for you and your family, while...

[Best of Birthful] Why Pushing Too Early Might Affect The Baby And You

Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Interventions, 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...

Have An Easier Pregnancy (And Birth!) With Chiropractic Care

Activism, Birth Choices, Comfort measures, Doulas, Labor & Birth, Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, newborn, Podcast, Postpartum, Pregnancy, TBPodcast, VBAC

You know how as pregnancy progresses, your whole body becomes more uncomfortable? It turns out that chiropractic care can help you feel much better and even help you have an easier birth. Dr. Elliot Berlin shares with Adriana why chiropractic care is a superb...

Why Your Team Isn’t Complete Without A Doula

Activism, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Labor & Birth, Podcast

The mounting evidence is clear: having a doula can help decrease the risk of having a cesarean birth and significantly improve birth experiences. In fact, doulas have even been called a form of pain relief themselves, as people tend to want fewer pain medications and...

[Birth Stories] Why It Was Still A Party Despite The 30 Hours Of Persistent Back Pain

Activism, Birth Stories, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, homebirth, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Laurel Gourrier, co-host of the podcast Birth Stories in Color, reflects on how her hospital birth experience– even though it was long and hard– often felt like a big party, thanks to the support of her partner, parents, and in-laws. She tells Adriana Lozada how their...

Why an OB/GYN Chose To Have A Homebirth

Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, 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...