Birth Stories, Podcast, TBPodcast
April Teel has had two unmedicated vaginal births, one at a freestanding birth center in southern California and the other at a hospital in North Dakota. Independently of birth setting, the biggest difference in these experiences came down to the pushing stage, with...
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...
Birth Choices, Birth Plan, Birth Stories, Childbirth Education, Parenting, Podcast, TBPodcast
During this episode, Anika Rothfuss (aka my daughter) does a podcast takeover to celebrate Birthful’s one hundredth episode and her birthday. During this interview/birth story hybrid, Anika gets to ask questions as I share her birth story. We’ve been sharing her birth...
