[Best of Birthful] How a Baby’s Position Impacts Labor

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...

Virtual Doula Support, with Jakki Devereaux

Doulas, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

How do you prepare for virtual doula support? What about the technology? What can you practice ahead of time? Does this shift your partner’s responsibilities? Do you keep your laptop open the whole time? How does it differ from regular doula support? Jakki...

Baby’s Position and Labor Flow

Birth Plan, Doulas, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

How does your baby’s position affect the flow of labor? Are there things you can do during pregnancy that can help baby get in a better position? Will doing these things help you be more comfortable? Will it make birth easier? The fabulous Gail Tully from Spinning...

Showing Up At Your Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, C-sections, Doulas, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Here’s the thing about preparing for birth: you can read all the books, take all the classes, listen to all the podcasts, set up a dream birth team, but no amount of preparation will get the birthing done for you. So, are you doing the inner work that will allow you...

10 Unforgettable Doula Moments, with Adriana Lozada

Birth Stories, Comfort measures, Doula Rochester NY, Doulas, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

March 22nd through March 28th is World Doula Week, so I wanted to do a bit of celebrating by bringing you some fabulous birth moments, but from my doula perspective. And of course, I’ll be digging deeper by telling you WHY I think these moments are special. Check it...

ACOG’s Recommendations on Limiting Interventions

Birth Choices, Comfort measures, Doulas, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

In this episode we talk about the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ recommendations on “Limiting Interventions during Labor and Birth”. Do you need to be continuously monitored? Does your bag of waters need to be broken? Do you have to hold your...