Down to Birth
A podcast by Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig - Wednesdays
349 Episodes
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#304 | Why Algae is the Superfood for Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum Health
Published: 19/02/2025 -
#303 | Car Birth to Premature Baby with Megan @wilsonfamilyhomestead
Published: 12/02/2025 -
#302 | Facing PTSD with Shoulder Dystocia at Home Birth
Published: 5/02/2025 -
#301 | January Q&A: Cervical Scarring, Shoulder Dystocia, Prenatal Vitamins, Birthing the Placenta in Water, Postpartum Aches & Pains
Published: 29/01/2025 -
#300 | Vaccine Rights, Research and Consent with Just the Inserts
Published: 22/01/2025 -
#299 | Vaginal Birth After Unnecessary LEEP Procedure
Published: 15/01/2025 -
#298 | Is Childbirth Painful?
Published: 8/01/2025 -
#297 | A Patreon Q&A Special Episode to Ring in 2025
Published: 1/01/2025 -
#296 | Extended Q&A: RhoGAM; Premature Rupture of Membranes; Meconium; Fevers Cord Traction; Vitamin D; Waterbirth & Cold Plunges [Season 3 Reprise]
Published: 18/12/2024 -
#295 | Is My Baby Tongue-Tied? with Author Cathy Watson Genna, IBCLC
Published: 11/12/2024 -
#294 | Physiologic Birth of the Placenta in Water, Optimal Cord Clamping and Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage with Barbara Harper [Season 4 Reprise]
Published: 4/12/2024 -
#293 | Extended Q&A [Season 3 Reprise]: Miscarriage; Evening Primrose Oil; Safe Bed-Sharing; Failure to Descend; Pushing; High Blood Pressure
Published: 27/11/2024 -
#292 | The Wisdom of Our Menstrual Cycles with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Published: 20/11/2024 -
#291 | Discovering Down Syndrome at Birth: Lacey's Story and Her Greatest Gift
Published: 13/11/2024 -
#290 | Another Off-The-Record Birth Rant with Midwife Lindsey Meehleis
Published: 6/11/2024 -
#289 | October Q&A: Placenta Previa, Nipple Sensitivity, Home Birth Transfers, Uterine Rupture Risk, Cholestasis, Gentle Sleep Support, Caffeine
Published: 30/10/2024 -
#288 | Roundtable: Postpartum Grief and Rage
Published: 23/10/2024 -
#287 | Lily Nichols on Fertility, Folate and Food
Published: 16/10/2024 -
#286 | Facing Childhood Trauma Through Birth: Courtney's Story
Published: 9/10/2024 -
#285 | The Mother's Mind: Harnessing Peace and Calm with a Simple Meditation Practice with Kelly Smith
Published: 2/10/2024
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.
