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On Birthful, working doula and former journalist Adriana Lozada talks pregnancy, birth and postpartum with top experts and new parents. Every episode distills the overload of pregnancy infor...
Adriana celebrates a decade of podcasting by sharing some of the most badass moments she’s witnessed as a doula, including an unassisted wat...
Michelle Rose describes her birth as that of her dreams, despite having a two-and-a-half-day-long induction for preeclampsia with a low plat...
What do you do when your water breaks and FOUR days later, there’s little sign of labor? For Sivan Dirks this meant almost drinking a castor...
What better way to celebrate this incredible 10-year milestone than by having Adriana share her own birth story? But there’s a twist… actual...
One of the biggest surprises for Ujarak Appadoo when she first got pregnant was that she would need to prepare or adjust for living in a pre...
Even though 5 doctors had cleared Jessica Pinney for a vaginal delivery with her rare placental conditions of vasa previa and velamentous co...
Even though Tabitha DeLorio had a long pushing stage (and we’re talking 6 to 7 hours long!) at no point was she discouraged that something w...
What happens when a baby suddenly turns breech at 36 weeks? For Kaitlin Moore, this meant a hard pivot and lots of research to weigh her opt...
If birth and death are liminal bookends to our human experience, what conversations emerge as a pregnant funeral director is attended by a g...
Can a chaotic labor with a myriad of interventions for preeclampsia and several failed epidurals be a positive experience? Olivia Styons sha...
Doula and perinatal dance instructor Kemeera Nimahat has given birth four times and is the self-proclaimed queen of ignoring early labor. Sh...
Danielle Fetty-Lovell has been through a lot in her births! But probably the most unexpected moment was when her first daughter had the hicc...
Toni Shama’s first birth asked for movement, and her third birth asked for much vocalization. Her second birth, however, asked for tons of i...
Emily Salahuddin set out to have an unmedicated birth at a birth center, but trying to remain within the risk boundaries of that facility tu...
Given that Pitocin contractions can be so intense, most people who have inductions also tend to have epidurals – but not Meredith Finch! Lis...
What’s more stressful: a panic attack right before a surgical birth that takes your breath away and leaves you with memory gaps, or your bab...
Figuring out a newborn’s needs can be tricky, and sometimes a baby will cry no matter what you do. Wouldn’t it be great to have a tool to he...
A former labor and delivery nurse and childbirth educator, Vanessa Janek thought she knew what to expect from birth. Going into it, she was...
Even though you may not have met them before, labor and delivery nurses are an essential part of your hospital birth team. In this episode,...
Mandy Alexander got pregnant at 40, having had bariatric surgery 7 years before that. During what she describes as her ‘bariatric-geriatric’...
Here’s the thing about preparing for birth: you can read all the books, take all the classes, listen to all the podcasts, set up a dream bir...
What does a self-described Type A do when her birth plan derails? Tara Langsdorf (who finished her second master’s degree and took a promoti...
Certified Nurse-Midwife Dr. Stephanie Mitchell shares with Adriana a few tools from her step-by-step guide to building a birth plan, and dis...
Danielle Ford has had two very distinct births, with her first happening with minimal preparation and many interventions. It wasn’t until ge...
Today we’re going beyond the birth plan to talk about birth principles! Although a well-crafted birth plan can be a powerful tool, more ofte...
Great childcare— so, a solution that you can afford, has availability, works with your schedule, and can provide loving and safe care for yo...
You can have a fabulous birth experience at a hospital, but it requires thoughtful preparation. Adriana Lozada helps simplify this process b...
Some people say that nursing your baby is "free” — and while there certainly are unique cost savings associated with feeding human milk,...
Michelle Peterson shares with Adriana a fantastic framework for setting up your postpartum village of support that spreads the responsibilit...
Dr. Amber Thornton worked hard for a healthy pregnancy and an unmedicated vaginal birth, but she didn’t expect her water to release before 3...
When it comes to postpartum, EVERYONE needs support. And even after accepting that you WILL need the help, it can be tricky figuring out how...
Having had two flawless postpartum periods under her belt, Kayla Sanmiguel didn’t know how to cope when postpartum anxiety and severe panic...
Understanding your parental leave benefits —with all its overwhelming fine print— can be a daunting task! To make the process easier, human...
Ivy shares with Adriana the overwhelming challenges of her postpartum experience after being overjoyed by her fast and furious unmedicated h...
Perinatal health consultant Arianna Taboada goes through the ins and outs of paid and unpaid parental leave in the United States. She shares...
Laura Loos has had two non-medicated vaginal births, with her second one happening so super fast, that it involved birthing while in a movin...
Babies use a set of coordinated movements and specific reflexes that allow them to participate in the birthing process. Adriana Lozada expla...
Maya Ehnat was brought up to be comfortable with birth, and so from the get-go, her language and approach weren’t fear-based. Beyond that, m...
If you want to minimize sensations of pain and even move them into pleasure, this episode is for you! Debra Pascali-Bonaro and Adriana explo...
When Danellia Arechiga became a gestational surrogate, she felt strongly about having an unmedicated birth at a birth center. Even as her la...
During labor, you want contractions that are longer, stronger, and closer together. But why? Dr. Sarah Buckley and Adriana take a deep dive...
Celeste and Claudiu Bancos share their perspectives of their son’s birth (who chimes in too!), often surprising each other with moments the...
Rhea Dempsey is one of the foremost thinkers on the topic of working with pain in childbirth. She shares with Adriana the physiological purp...
Megan Othling explains how birth can happen as much in your head as in your body and how facing the unexpected feelings she was having durin...
Pregnancy is a great time to realize what the heck motivates your choices as you venture into the great transformation of birth and becoming...
Hailey McHone’s first birth was what her OB called "a textbook hospital delivery," which came with an epidural-Pitocin combo, and, f...
We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing, and monitoring it… when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one s...
We try to make birth practical by measuring, overseeing, and monitoring it… when really, it’s an experience that flows seamlessly from one s...
Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popul...
Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the show’s most popul...