Down to Birth
A podcast by Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig - Wednesdays
349 Episodes
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#344 | November Q&A: Birth Partners, Postpartum Rage, VBAC, Infant Gas, Baby Names, Placenta Accreta, Endometrial Biopsy, Choosing Homebirth, Physical Boundaries with Your Toddler
Published: 26/11/2025 -
#343 | Rest Assured: Your Instincts are Right About Your Baby's Sleep with Louise Herbert
Published: 19/11/2025 -
#342 | Inducing Labor Naturally: Proven Methods for Getting Down to Birth
Published: 12/11/2025 -
#341 | Genitourinary Syndrome of Lactation: How Breastfeeding Can Mimic Menopause
Published: 5/11/2025 -
#340 | October Q&A: Pushing "Wrong", Laboring Down, Birthing the Placenta, Fistulas, Lip Ties, PP Rage, Pelvic Floors, Explaining Conception to Kids
Published: 29/10/2025 -
#339 | Pitocin Without An Epidural Plus An Unintentional Free Birth
Published: 22/10/2025 -
#338 | Breastfeeding Q&A: How to Night Wean, Delayed Milk Production, Breastmilk & Cavities, Biting the nipple, Strong Let-Downs, Oversupply
Published: 15/10/2025 -
#337 | Toddlers & New Siblings: Expert Tips from Devon Kuntzman of Transforming Toddlerhood
Published: 8/10/2025 -
#336 | How Tongue Tie Impacts Vaginal Birth, Breastfeeding & Infant Development
Published: 1/10/2025 -
#335 | September Q&A: Boundaries with Family, Oversupply, Pushing Techniques, Preventing GBS Infection, HBAC, Failure to Descend, Waterbirth
Published: 24/09/2025 -
#334 | Why Moms Get Triggered: The Emotional Stressors of Postpartum Living
Published: 17/09/2025 -
#333 | Emily Vondy's Encounter with God During Labor
Published: 10/09/2025 -
#332 | The Hidden Power of the Infant Microbiome: Optimizing Exposure in Birth & Breastfeeding
Published: 3/09/2025 -
#331 | August Q&A: Sugar Cravings, Exclusive Breastfeeding vs Bottle, Moxibustion, Obstetric Coercion, Late Onset GD, Dystocia, Fundal Height
Published: 27/08/2025 -
#330 | Sleep Like a Baby: The Impact of Melatonin, Blue Light, and Sunrise with DreamWalkerz
Published: 20/08/2025 -
#329 | Doula Confessions: Bearing Witness to Birth and Broken Systems
Published: 13/08/2025 -
#328 | Jessie's Vaginal Breech Birth: The Way it Was Meant To Be
Published: 6/08/2025 -
#327 | July Q&A: Folic Acid & Tongue Tie, Nuchal Cords, VBAC & Pregnancy Intervals, IUGR & Induction, Fundal Massage, Fetal Heart Rate Variations
Published: 30/07/2025 -
#326 | Trisha's Three Home Births
Published: 23/07/2025 -
#325 | Breast Cancer While Pregnant: Leslie’s Story of Faith, Birth & Healing
Published: 16/07/2025
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.
