Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, 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...
Birth Stories, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Podcast, TBPodcast
Heather Lauf was so clear on the importance of choosing the right care provider for her birth that she switched practices, twice! Even with her ample preparation, labor still threw her for a loop when she found out her water hadn’t broken (it really seemed it had!),...
Birth Stories, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Perinatal mental health, Podcast, Postpartum Stories, Pregnancy, pregnancy humor, Stories
Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo, co-founder of the socially impactful Fourth Phase aftercare boxes, shares how her expectations of when and how she should bond with her baby tarnished her otherwise wonderfully supported and respected birth experience. She tells Adriana how this...
Birth Choices, C-sections, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Labor & Birth, Podcast, VBAC
Dr. Brad Bootstaylor talks with Adriana Lozada about how vital it is to establish shared decision-making with your care provider and the problem with the prevailing fear-based approach in perinatal care. Plus: why no one should ever roll their eyes at your birth plan....
Birth Choices, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Childbirth Education, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast
Finding the care provider that’s right for you is a critical first step toward having a great birth experience. Dr. Robin Elise Weiss talks with Adriana about the different types of prenatal care providers and how their varying philosophies can impact the care you...