[Best of Birthful] Why Pushing Too Early Might Affect the Baby and You

Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Interventions, 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...

How to Time Your Pain Relief Options

Birth Plan, Comfort measures, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana goes through six different medical options for relieving pain during labor, focusing on the best time to use each one to help you plan your pain management strategy. How did you manage the sensations of labor? Tell us about your experience on Instagram...

How Your Birth Plan Impacts Your Birth Experience

Birth Plan, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy

Certified nurse midwife Dr. Stephanie Mitchell shares tools from her step-by-step guide to building a birth plan, and discusses why getting your plan together—and onboarding everyone on your birth team—can help ensure you are respected and heard during your birth...

How to Have a Great Hospital Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Doulas, Hospital, Labor & Birth, Podcast, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana Lozada goes through best practices to ensure you have a positive birth experience at a hospital. And why it’s important to be prepared. What steps have you taken to prepare for your hospital birth? Tell us how you made the experience your own on Instagram...

[Birth Stories] Why a Birth Team Was Key in Overcoming Her Fears

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

Kristina Colangelo visualized a flowing birth, but the reality caught her by surprise. Fortunately, her dad, mom, doula, and midwife supported her through a long labor due to a posterior baby, prolonged hyperemesis gravidarum, and the fear of tearing. She tells...

[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...