Childbirth Education, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
We continue to celebrate reaching 2 million downloads for the show! This is part 2 of my two-part minisode with some of my favorite birth mantras to convey physiology and help you navigate labor. If you haven’t yet, make sure you go listen to the previous episode...
Activism, Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, TBPodcast
It’s extremely common for pushing stages to be managed, with laboring people reclining on their backs and being told to grab behind their knees and pull them open towards their ears, while tucking their chins, and holding their breath for a count of 10. Is this really...
golden hour, Interventions, Labor & Birth, Podcast, skin-to-skin, TBPodcast
We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing and monitoring it, when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one stage to another, taking the birthing woman deep into Laborland. How can we better describe what she goes through? Whapio...