Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Childbirth Education, Labor & Birth, Parenting, Podcast, TBPodcast
In today’s episode, Adriana Lozada focuses on the essentials of partner labor support during this time of the pandemic. Many hospitals are limiting birth support to one healthy person, so we wanted to do a special episode on how to prepare for providing labor support...
Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Birth Plan, Interventions, Podcast, TBPodcast
During pregnancy and birth, it has somehow become OK for others to tell those giving birth, what they can and cannot do with their bodies, even when being subjected to unsafe care and in violation of their human and legal rights. So what can you do about it? Cristen...
Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Childbirth Education, Comfort measures, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
What are the 4 components of pain? Does pain equate suffering? If the signal doesn’t make it to the brain, is it pain? And how can you (and your partner!) change that signal before it arrives? Pain specialist Julie Bonapace has answers. Check it out! To listen...
Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Comfort measures, Partner's Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
Today we continue to talk with new dad, Jeremy Buczek about his experience of pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. In Part 1 last week, we left off just as things were moving into active labor. Today, we continue from there through the birth, and into postpartum,...
Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Comfort measures, Partner's Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
Part birth and postpartum story, part helpful tips, part reflections, this two-part episode with Jeremy Buczek goes deep into the birth partner’s experience of pregnancy, birth and postpartum to help your partner know a bit more of what to expect. Check it out. ...
Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
Today we are taking on the most common myths and concerns around birth traumas, and exploring ways to avoid them. The statistics for those who consider their birth to have been traumatic can range between 25 and whopping 49%. So, what can you do to improve the chances...
