349 Episodes

  1. #66 | Informed Pregnancy: Interview with Dr. Elliot Berlin

    Published: 12/2/2020

  2. #65 | Birth Story Mini: Jen's First VBAC After Placenta Previa

    Published: 11/30/2020

  3. #64 | November Q&A: Comfort Foods & Breast Milk; Water-Birthing Temperatures; Struggling with Asking For Help; Antenatal Colostrum; Labor Breathing Techniques; Pubis Symphysis Dysfunction; Combating N

    Published: 11/25/2020

  4. #63 | Planning Your Successful VBAC

    Published: 11/18/2020

  5. #62 | Cynthia Mini: Deconstructing "Supportive Partners"

    Published: 11/16/2020

  6. #61 | When Breastfeeding Sucks: Interview with Zainab Yate

    Published: 11/11/2020

  7. #60 | Love + Marriage + Baby: Interview with Maggie O'Connor, LMFT

    Published: 11/4/2020

  8. #59 | Birth Story Mini: Andrea's Natural Birth

    Published: 11/2/2020

  9. #58 | October Q&A: Milk Supply; VBA2C; Second-Pregnancy Symptoms; Urge to Push; Sitz Baths; Vertex Babies Who Flip

    Published: 10/28/2020

  10. #57 | Childbirth: A Woman's Awakening with Certified Professional Midwife, Joni Stone

    Published: 10/21/2020

  11. #56 | Breastfeeding Mini: The Importance of Establishing Your Milk Supply in the First Month

    Published: 10/19/2020

  12. #55 | Against Many Odds: Jasmine's Vaginal Delivery After Two Cesarean Sections (VBA2C)

    Published: 10/14/2020

  13. #54 | Spinning Babies: Optimizing Your Baby's Position for a Faster, Easier Labor with Gail Tully

    Published: 10/7/2020

  14. #53 | Birth Story Mini: Candra's Back Labor with Group B Strep

    Published: 10/5/2020

  15. #52 | September Q&A: Hilarious Husbands; Birthing Positions; Flat Nipples; Gentle Cesarean; Unassisted Home-Birth Tips; Anterior Placentas

    Published: 9/30/2020

  16. #51 | Postpartum Incontinence: Author Luce Brett's Journey Through the Wet-Knickered Wilderness to Dry Land

    Published: 9/23/2020

  17. #50 | Postpartum Mini: You're Not Going Crazy, It's Probably Postpartum Anxiety

    Published: 9/21/2020

  18. #49 | Dr. Neel Shah OBGYN: Agency, Dignity, & The Number One Risk Factor for Cesarean Birth

    Published: 9/16/2020

  19. #48 | Becky and Tom's DIY Home Birth

    Published: 9/9/2020

  20. #47 | Pregnancy Story Mini - Jess Hears Herself

    Published: 9/7/2020

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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.