Know Your Options for Where to Give Birth

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, homebirth, Labor & Birth, Podcast, Pregnancy, short episode, TBPodcast

Adriana Lozada goes through the pros and cons of three places you can give birth: a hospital, a birth center, and at home. And what you should consider when making an informed decision. Where did you give birth? Did your wishes or needs for birth location change with...

[Best of Birthful] How a Baby’s Position Impacts Labor, with Gail Tully

Best of Birthful, Birth Plan, Doulas, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popular episodes. It’s a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of...

The Problem with Due Dates, with Gail Hart

Birth Choices, Birth Plan, C-sections, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

If you’re pregnant, you may be sick of the question “When are you due?,” especially since the methods for calculating that date aren’t based on any current evidence. Only about 5% of babies are born on their due date, so why do we obsess? Gail Hart and her dogs tell...

[Birth Stories] You Mean That Wasn’t My Water Breaking? with Heather Lauf

Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast

Heather started preparing for birth and life with a newborn, even before she was pregnant. However, once labor started, she found that the hardest thing was to quiet her thinking brain. She was also immensely grateful for having switched care providers twice, until...

Baby’s Position and Labor Flow, with Gail Tully

Birth Plan, Doulas, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast

How does your baby’s position affect the flow of labor? Are there things you can do during pregnancy that can help baby get in a better position? Will doing these things help you be more comfortable? Will it make birth easier? The fabulous Gail Tully from Spinning...