[Birth Stories] Why She Pushed for the Unmedicated Birth of Her Breech Twins

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Emma Parnell was adamant about planning a vaginal birth for her second pregnancy, even though she was having twins—and they were both breech. She tells Adriana Lozada about the strength she gained from her own body’s intuition. What position was your baby in before...

How Long Should You Wait to Clamp the Cord?

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

Adriana Lozada shares facts about the magnificent protective and self-clamping abilities of the umbilical cord. She also explains why there’s still disagreement in the medical field about how long to wait. Did you know that the umbilical cord is self-clamping? Tell us...

Why You and Your Care Provider Must Decide Everything Together

Birth Choices, C-sections, Labor & Birth, Podcast, VBAC

OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks with Adriana Lozada about the ins and outs of shared decision-making with your care provider– plus practical advice on how to implement your birth plan. How did shared decision-making (or a...

[Best of Birthful] How a Baby’s Position Impacts Labor, with Gail Tully

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...

Eight Questions to Ask Your Care Provider

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

Adriana Lozada shares what you should know about your provider’s protocols and practices, in order to help you figure out how much shared decision-making and agency you will have in your birth experience. What was the most illuminating question you asked your care...

A Quick Guide to Triage

Hospital, Labor & Birth, Podcast, short episode

Adriana Lozada explains the process of triage, which happens before you’re admitted to the hospital to give birth. She covers it all, from the steps to confirm you’re in labor, to potential inconveniences and discomfort, to concrete ways to advocate for yourself and...