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...
Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast
Robina Khalid of Small Things Grow Midwifery explains what it takes to truly consider a homebirth, and shares with Adriana how to prepare for a successful experience. Powered by RedCircle Listen directly through our website player, or however you usually listen to...
Activism, Birth Choices, homebirth, Interventions, Models & Places of Birth Series, 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 Choices, homebirth, Hospital, Models & Places of Birth Series, 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. Powered by RedCircle Listen directly through our website player, or however...
Birth Choices, Birth Stories, C-sections, Doulas, homebirth, Podcast, TBPodcast, VBAC
Alison Spath shares with Adriana the many twists and turns included in her path toward a planned homebirth after two cesareans (HBA2C), including getting things started with castor oil, having to hold at bay the fear-based opinions of random obstetricians, celebrating...
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...