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[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction

[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction

Birth Choices, Birth Partners, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Fertility, Hospital, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, Stories

When Danellia Arechiga became a gestational surrogate, she felt strongly about having an unmedicated birth at a birth center. Even as her labor plan derailed into an induction, she pushed for few interventions and worked with her physiology, ultimately experiencing...
Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth

Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, Birth Choices, golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

During labor, you want contractions that are longer, stronger, and closer together. But why? Dr. Sarah Buckley and Adriana take a deep dive into the amazing and fascinating hormonal dance that happens during the birthing process, and how interventions such as...
[Birth Story] So Was It a Waterbirth?

[Birth Story] So Was It a Waterbirth?

Birth Beyond the Clinical Experience Series, Birth Stories, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Hailey McHone’s first birth was what her OB called “a textbook hospital delivery,” which came with an epidural-Pitocin combo, and, frankly, little consent. She talks with Adriana about getting more intentional with her wishes and choices for her second...
[Birth Stories] Unlocking Her Dream Birth by Valuing Her Intuition (And Switching Care Providers!)

[Birth Stories] Unlocking Her Dream Birth by Valuing Her Intuition (And Switching Care Providers!)

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] Why It Mattered That Her Team Prioritized Her Emotional Safety

[Birth Stories] Why It Mattered That Her Team Prioritized Her Emotional Safety

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...
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      How Your Baby Helps During the Birthing Process
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    • Danellia Arechiga, a person with brown skin and long dark hair, is wearing a bright orange dress with cut outs and turquoise jewelry, holding their hands out in front of their body like an offering
      [Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction
    • Sarah Buckley, a white woman with ash blonde hair and blue eyes, is wearing a purple top and black blazer, and is smiling gently at the camera
      Helping Your Mammalian Body (and Baby!) Have an Easier and More Connected Birth

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