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What You Need to Know About Birth Models (Birth What?)

What You Need to Know About Birth Models (Birth What?)

Birth Choices, Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast, TBPodcast

Medical anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd talks with Adriana about the technocratic, humanistic and holistic birth models. She explains why we’ve gotten so obsessed with machines and numbers, why we need more midwives, how some OBs are making positive change by...
What Cultural Ideals Will Shape Your Birth Experience?

What Cultural Ideals Will Shape Your Birth Experience?

Labor & Birth, Models & Places of Birth Series, Podcast, Postpartum, TBPodcast

Author and childbirth educator Britta Bushnell describes eight deeply-entrenched cultural ideals that can unconsciously— and even negatively— impact the course of your labor and how you parent. She and Adriana share how to reframe these beliefs to uplift realistic...
[Birth Stories] Prodromal… and Fantastic?!

[Birth Stories] Prodromal… and Fantastic?!

Birth Stories, Comfort measures, Podcast, TBPodcast

Criselda shares with Adriana the details of her three-day-long birth, which she describes as amazing and transformative. It also truly illustrates how birth is not linear, as it can easily go from prodromal to precipitous! Find out what helped her get through the...
[Birth Stories] Homebirth After Two Cesareans, With Castor Oil and a Location Twist

[Birth Stories] Homebirth After Two Cesareans, With Castor Oil and a Location Twist

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...
[Birth Stories] Giving Birth to Twins as a Disabled Person

[Birth Stories] Giving Birth to Twins as a Disabled Person

Activism, Birth Stories, C-sections, Labor & Birth, Parenting, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

Dani Izzie, a disability advocate who is quadriplegic, tells Adriana how her years of navigating the medical system, connecting with a community that understands her, building a supportive team, and her deep understanding of her body helped her through the birth of...
Milk Your Lactation Benefits!

Milk Your Lactation Benefits!

Labor & Birth, newborn, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast

Some people say that nursing your baby is “free”—  and while there certainly are unique cost savings associated with feeding human milk, there can be expenses associated with it, too. How can you maximize your lactation-related benefits? And what does the...
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      Exploring Your Options of Where to Give Birth
    • Robbie Davis-Floyd, a white-presenting woman with wavy blonde hair, wearing a colorful embroidered blouse and gold-toned jewelry, smiles amiably at the camera
      What You Need to Know About Birth Models (Birth What?)
    • [Birth Stories] How Flexibility Helped Her Flow through Relentless Contractions
    • Britta Bushnell, who is white-presenting with longish blonde hair, sits outside on a stone step, wearing turquoise jewelry, a white t-shirt that says "Radical Empathy" in black text across the chest, a long brown cardigan, and blue jeans
      What Cultural Ideals Will Shape Your Birth Experience?
    • Michelle Onaka, a white-presenting woman with brown hair, pulled back, is wearing a purple cap and black jacket, and carrying her baby Kaya, who is wearing a pink hat with a teddy bear motif
      [Birth Stories] Wonderful Waterbirth with Strong Fetal Ejection Reflex

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