Down to Birth

A podcast by Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig - Wednesdays

Wednesdays

Categories:

Kids & Family

316 Episodes

  1. #152 | The Impact of Birth Stress on Infant Development with Ontrack Baby

    Published: 3/16/2022

  2. #151 | Labor & Delivery: A Nurse Shares Why She Left Obstetrics

    Published: 3/9/2022

  3. #150 | Myth of the Aging Placenta with Midwife/Author Dr. Rachel Reed

    Published: 3/2/2022

  4. #149 | February Q&A: Eating in Labor; Leaking Breastmilk; Postpartum Bodies; Homebirth & Ultrasound; Ovulation After Baby; Birthing Positions; Quickies

    Published: 2/23/2022

  5. #148 | Choosing Egg Freezing: The Process, Cost, Benefits and Rationale

    Published: 2/16/2022

  6. #147 | Stefanie's Birth Story: Healing Generational Birth Trauma

    Published: 2/9/2022

  7. #146 | Finding Autonomy and Asserting Your Birth Plan with Fierce Lizzie

    Published: 2/2/2022

  8. #145 | January Q&A: Hypertension & Induction; Boundaries with In-Laws; Posterior Babies; Birth Centers; Distracted Breast Feeders; Limited Provider Options; The "Nurse Curse"; Quickies!

    Published: 1/26/2022

  9. #144 | Restrengthening from Within through Yoga with Deb Flashenberg of The Prenatal Yoga Center

    Published: 1/19/2022

  10. #143 | Radical Boundaries in Birth with Guest Host Tranquility by Hehe

    Published: 1/12/2022

  11. #142 | Healing from Birth Trauma with Hypnosis: Molly's Birth Story

    Published: 1/5/2022

  12. New Year's Eve Bonus | Our Youngest Listener

    Published: 12/31/2021

  13. #141 | December Q&A: Increasing Breastmilk; Urge to Push; Cervadil; Posterior Cervix; PP Anxiety; Big Placentas; The Purple Line; Amusement Parks in Pregnancy

    Published: 12/29/2021

  14. #140 | How to Write Your Birth Story with Carrie Murphy

    Published: 12/22/2021

  15. #139 | Katie's Gentle Birth After a Host of Unnecessary Interventions the First Time Around

    Published: 12/15/2021

  16. #138 | Legal Case Study #1 with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein: Traumatized at a Major Teaching Hospital While Interns Watched and Learned

    Published: 12/8/2021

  17. #137 | When Providers Get It Wrong: Kassidy's Birth Story of Mistreatment and Claiming Her Power

    Published: 12/1/2021

  18. #136 | November Q&A: Membrane Sweeps, PP Hemorrhage, PP hormones & Mood Disorders, When to go to the Hospital, Cord Traction, Group B Strep

    Published: 11/24/2021

  19. #135 | Covid Vaccine Research for Breastfeeding Moms with Dr. Kaytlin Krutsch of Texas Tech University's Infant Risk Research Team

    Published: 11/17/2021

  20. #134 | Pitocin for Labor: Why and Why Not

    Published: 11/10/2021

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Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on having a safe and informed birth, which starts with determining if you've hired the right provider. If we had to boil it down to a single premise, it's this: A healthy mom and baby isn't all that matters. We have more than 30 years' experience between us in midwifery, informed rights advocacy, publishing, childbirth education, postpartum support and breastfeeding, and we've personally served thousands of women and couples. Listen to the birth stories of our clients, listeners and celebrities, catch our expert-interviews, and submit your questions for our monthly Q&A episodes by calling us at 802-GET-DOWN. We're on Instagram at @downtobirthshow and also at Patreon.com/downtobirthshow, where we offer live ongoing events multiple times per month, so be sure to join our worldwide community. We are a Top .5% podcast globally with listeners in more than 80 countries every week. Become informed, empowered, and have a great time in the process. Join us and reach out any time - we love to hear from you. And as always, hear everyone, listen to yourself.