349 Episodes

  1. #86 | Breastfeeding Mini: The Three Most Common Challenges for Breastfeeding Moms

    Published: 3/15/2021

  2. #85 | Understanding Gestational Diabetes with Dietitian Leslee Flannery

    Published: 3/10/2021

  3. #84 | Lynne's Last Minute Home Birth After Two C-Sections

    Published: 3/3/2021

  4. #83 | February Q&A: Plus-Size Pregnancy; What to Wear During Birth; Waking a Sleeping Baby; Implications of a Subchorionic Hematoma; Waterbirth & Baby's First Breath; Best Times to Pump

    Published: 2/24/2021

  5. #82 | Birth Story Mini: Stefanie's Home Birth After C-Section (HBAC)

    Published: 2/22/2021

  6. #81 | Andrea Left the Hospital AMA (Against Medial Advice) to Avoid Induction

    Published: 2/17/2021

  7. #80 | Roundtable: Mothers Who've Miscarried

    Published: 2/10/2021

  8. #79 | Cynthia Mini: What is Medical Rhetoric?

    Published: 2/8/2021

  9. #78 | Christina's Run From Induction to a Home Birth with Group B Strep

    Published: 2/3/2021

  10. #77 | January Q&A: Co-sleeping; Prodromal Labor; Switching Providers; Third Babies; Conceiving While Breastfeeding; Vaginal Dryness; Baby-Led Weaning; Hep-Locks and IVs

    Published: 1/27/2021

  11. #76 | Birth Story Mini: Tara's Empowered Birth During Covid

    Published: 1/25/2021

  12. #75 | Fetal Monitoring and Fetal Distress with Midwife-Author Amy Romano

    Published: 1/20/2021

  13. #74 | Table For Five: Author Ted Yang Gives Voice To Fathers Who've Lost A Baby

    Published: 1/13/2021

  14. #73 | Trisha Mini: The Six Week Postpartum Visit: No, I'm Not Ready to Have Sex

    Published: 1/11/2021

  15. #72 | The Winding Road Through Postpartum with Claude Racine-Valinsky

    Published: 1/6/2021

  16. #71 | December Q&A: Postpartum Hair Loss; Fear of Childbirth; Sex During Pregnancy; Postpartum Resentment; Induction for High Blood Pressure; A Mother's Stress on Baby; Co-Lactation in Same-Sex Parent

    Published: 12/30/2020

  17. #70 | Home Birth on Little Cranberry Island Breaks 93-Year Streak

    Published: 12/23/2020

  18. #69 | Birth Story Mini: Courtney's Birth Managing Rh Incompatibility with RhoGam

    Published: 12/21/2020

  19. #68 | Our Five Must-Hear Episodes of 2020

    Published: 12/16/2020

  20. #67 | Leah's Birth Story: From Trauma to Triumph in Two Dramatically Different Births

    Published: 12/9/2020

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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.