Eight Questions to Ask Your Care Provider (Especially in Your Second Trimester!)

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

Adriana Lozada shares eight great questions for sussing out your provider’s protocols and practices as your pregnancy advances, in order to help you figure out how much shared decision-making and agency you will truly have in your birth experience. Powered by...

Why Your Team Isn’t Complete Without a Doula

Activism, Labor & Birth, Podcast

The mounting evidence is clear: having a doula can help decrease the risk of having a cesarean birth and significantly improve birth experiences. In fact, doulas have even been called a form of pain relief themselves, as people tend to want fewer pain medications and...

[Birth Story] How She Embraced Physiology to Avoid Pushing for Three Hours Again

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

April Teel shares with Adriana how her thoughtful preparation set the stage for her to have wonderful birth experiences at both a freestanding birth center (with a midwife) and a hospital (with a family practice doctor). She reflects on how what surprised her the most...

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 Stand Up for Your Birth Rights

Activism, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy

One in six women experience mistreatment during childbirth. Birth justice attorney Indra Lusero talks to Adriana Lozada about how to defend your and other pregnant people’s birth rights. Have you felt heard during your pregnancy and birth experiences? Let us know...