Down to Birth
En podcast af Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig - Onsdage
336 Episoder
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#331 | August Q&A: Sugar Cravings, Exclusive Breastfeeding vs Bottle, Moxibustion, Obstetric Coercion, Late Onset GD, Dystocia, Fundal Height
Udgivet: 27.8.2025 -
#330 | Sleep Like a Baby: The Impact of Melatonin, Blue Light, and Sunrise with DreamWalkerz
Udgivet: 20.8.2025 -
#329 | Doula Confessions: Bearing Witness to Birth and Broken Systems
Udgivet: 13.8.2025 -
#328 | Jessie's Vaginal Breech Birth: The Way it Was Meant To Be
Udgivet: 6.8.2025 -
#327 | July Q&A: Folic Acid & Tongue Tie, Nuchal Cords, VBAC & Pregnancy Intervals, IUGR & Induction, Fundal Massage, Fetal Heart Rate Variations
Udgivet: 30.7.2025 -
#326 | Trisha's Three Home Births
Udgivet: 23.7.2025 -
#325 | Breast Cancer While Pregnant: Leslie’s Story of Faith, Birth & Healing
Udgivet: 16.7.2025 -
#324 | The Impact of Beliefs on Birth: Changing Our Thoughts to Serve Us
Udgivet: 9.7.2025 -
#323 | Two Planned Home Births at the Hospital: Emily's Birth Stories
Udgivet: 2.7.2025 -
#322 | June Q&A: VBAC Induction, Birth Plan Boundaries, Nuchal Hand Presentation, 36-Week Cervical Exams, Episiotomy, Newborn Transition
Udgivet: 25.6.2025 -
#321 | Spoil Your Baby: The Neuroscience of Thriving Baby Brains with Dr. Greer Kirschenbaum, PhD
Udgivet: 18.6.2025 -
#320 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Nipple Shields, Restricting Skin-to-Skin, Formula Marketing, Gentle Weaning, Nursing Strikes, Night Feeding
Udgivet: 11.6.2025 -
#319 | Devon's Footling Breech Birth Story: Accepting the Necessary Cesarean
Udgivet: 4.6.2025 -
#318 | May Q&A: Precipitous Births, Tearing Tips, Best Foods After Birth, Epidural Removal for Pushing, Induction & VBAC, Cord Clamping, Jaundice
Udgivet: 28.5.2025 -
#317 | The Risk of Uterine Rupture: Breaking Down ACOG's VBAC Bulletin
Udgivet: 21.5.2025 -
#316 | The Body Ready Method for Optimizing Labor With Co-Founder Lindsay McCoy
Udgivet: 14.5.2025 -
#315 | The Preeclampsia Puzzle: Misdiagnoses, Misconceptions and Prevention with Author Sarah Thompson
Udgivet: 7.5.2025 -
#314 | April Q&A: Epidurals, Pushing Too Soon, Castor Oil Risks, Parental Coping, Gestational Diabetes & Big Babies; How Tall Is Arnold Schwarzenegger
Udgivet: 30.4.2025 -
#313 | Including Children at Birth: Should They Be There? with Dr. Morgan MacDermott
Udgivet: 23.4.2025 -
#312 | Avoiding the Unnecessary Cesarean: A Five-Step Evidence-Based Approach
Udgivet: 16.4.2025
Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on pregnancy, birth and postpartum --- beyond the clichés and beyond the system. With 40 years' combined experience in midwifery, childbirth education and advocacy, publishing, research and postpartum care, we've guided thousands of families toward safer, more empowered choices. Down to Birth is all about safe childbirth, while recognizing a safe outcome isn't all that matters. We challenge the status quo, explore women's rights in childbirth, and feature women from all over the world, shining shine light on the policies, culture, and systemic forces that shape our most intimate and transformative of life experiences. You'll hear the birth stories of our clients, listeners and numerous celebrities. You'll benefit from our expert-interviews, and at any time you can submit your questions for our monthly Q&A episodes by calling us at 802-GET-DOWN. With millions of downloads and listeners in 90 countries, our worldwide community of parents and birth professionals coms together to learn, question and create change, personally and societally. We're on Instagram at @downtobirthshow and at Patreon.com/downtobirthshow, where we offer live ongoing events multiple times per month. Become informed, feel empowered, and join the movement toward better maternity care in the United States and worldwide. As always, hear everyone, listen to yourself.