Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
We’re jump starting our Birthful Stories by talking with Melissa Divaris Thompson about her two very different Cesarean birth experiences. Melissa describes her first experience as traumatic. By contrast, she felt really empowered during her second birth. So what...
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...
Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
We continue still with our “Birth Stories” for the summer series! It’s a jam-packed episode today with five, very different birth stories! From traumatic, to physiological, to emergency Cesarean with placental abruption, to VBAC, to homebirth, and a bit of Lyme...
Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Postpartum, TBPodcast
Up to 45% of women report that their births were traumatic, and around 3% will experience PTSD. What are the differences between the two? What are the symptoms and risk factors for childbirth PTSD? What about Post-Traumatic Growth? Cheryl Tatano Beck tells us more....
Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Doulas, Interventions, Podcast, TBPodcast
The Birthful Podcast: Episode #41 Want to birth like a rock star? Research tells us that it is actually not the specifics of a birth that can lead to a postpartum mood disorder, but rather a mom’s perceptions of those experiences. So how you FEEL about your birth...
