Labor & Birth, Podcast, Postpartum, TBPodcast
You may have heard that uncontrollable shaking is a very common part of labor and immediate postpartum. But is there a neurological purpose to all this shaking? And is the management of the third stage of labor, truncating the resolution, down-regulation, and...
Childbirth Education, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
We continue to celebrate reaching 2 million downloads for the show! This is part 2 of my two-part minisode with some of my favorite birth mantras to convey physiology and help you navigate labor. If you haven’t yet, make sure you go listen to the previous episode...
Childbirth Education, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
We are celebrating 2 million downloads for the podcast, and so I’m doing things a bit differently. Instead of our regular episodes, this is going to be a minisode with some of my favorite birth mantras to convey physiology and help you navigate labor, but since we hit...
Birth Choices, Birth Plan, golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, skin-to-skin, TBPodcast
There are critical physiological changes that happen within birthing parent and baby immediately after birth that allow for bonding and a healthy transition from womb to word. What are they, how can they be supported, and how do interventions change the hormonal flow?...
golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, skin-to-skin, TBPodcast
We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing and monitoring it, when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one stage to another, taking the birthing woman deep into Laborland. How can we better describe what she goes through? Whapio...