Eight Questions to Ask Your Care Provider (Especially in Your Second Trimester!)

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

Adriana Lozada shares eight great questions for sussing out your provider’s protocols and practices as your pregnancy advances, in order to help you figure out how much shared decision-making and agency you will truly have in your birth experience. Powered by...

If Pregnancy Becomes Medically Complicated: Working With a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician

Birth Plan, Interventions, Labor & Birth, TBPodcast

Chances are your pregnancy and birth will flow, and you’ll never need to see any of the care providers that deal with more complicated situations. But what if you do? Dr. Loralei Thornburg helps demystify what it can be like working with a Maternal-Fetal Medicine...

Why Your Team Isn’t Complete Without a Doula

Activism, 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, 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 a Midwife Might Be Just What You Need

Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

There is ample evidence of the benefits of midwifery care for uncomplicated pregnancies, including lower rates of inductions, episiotomies, and cesareans. So why aren’t midwives more widely used in the U.S. (like they are in the rest of the world!)?  Dr. Melissa...

What You Need to Know About Obstetricians (OBs)

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

Obstetricians are the go-to care providers when giving birth in the U.S., but not all OBs are created equal. How do your obstetrician’s background and training impact the care you get, and is that aligned with the care you deserve? Dr. Stuart Fischbein shares...