Fertility, Labor & Birth, Movement and Body Wellness in Pregnancy Series, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast
Acupuncture can help alleviate nausea, constipation, and back pain. It can encourage breech babies to flip and labor to start. But how does it work, and what does it feel like? Acupuncturist, massage therapist, and birth doula Dr. Patrick Boswell talks with Adriana...
Birth Stories, Care Providers During Pregnancy Series, Podcast, TBPodcast
Margot Strauhull brought her self-described “rule-following” attitude to her first hospital induction with an OB and had what she considered was a fine birth… until she was overcome by sadness in postpartum. This started her on a journey of peeling back the layers, to...
Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, TBPodcast
After birthing quite a large baby and experiencing shoulder dystocia, Jessica Bower went on a quest to figure out why she had grown a baby that size. She shares with Adriana how gaining control of her sugar levels really helped with her “Mission: Make a Small Baby”...
Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Nutrition and Nourishment Series, Podcast, TBPodcast
After an eye-opening, traumatic, and abusive first birth, Toni DeAztlan-Smith was determined not to repeat the experience. Toni tells Adriana how she proactively took matters into her own hands and ended up having a powerfully healing birth. She also shares how she...
Childbirth Education, Interventions, Podcast, Pregnancy, TBPodcast
Today we’re talking about Gestational Diabetes. What is it? How is it diagnosed? How reliable are these tests? If you are diagnosed, what does that mean for your pregnancy, baby and birth? Why does the usually recommended GDM diet result in worsening results, and is...