Down to Birth
Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig
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, exp...
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Episodes (751)
#384 | Military Maternity Care in Sicily: Tara’s Birth Story
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#383 | A Second Home Birth: Vocalizing, Instinct & Skilled Support
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#382 | August Q&A: Prodromal Labor, Breastfeeding vs. Formula Guilt, Two-Vessel...
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#381 | The Chemicals You're Wearing Every Day with The Clean Clothing Chick, Han...
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#380 | Henci Goer on Taking Charge of Your Birth
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#379 | When Birth Gets Complicated: The Midwifery Difference for a Mom of Four
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#378 | July Q&A: Parenting Styles, Mom Hobbies, What's "High Risk" Anyway, Third...
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#377 | Protecting Your Baby From EMFs: Practical Ways to Reduce Exposure
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#376 | July Breastfeeding Q&A: Sore Nipples, Breastfeeding Instincts, DMER, Low...
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#375 | Making Sense of Everyday Toxin Exposure with Kale Blossom
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#374 | Fibroids in Pregnancy: IUGR, Induction, Hemorrhage, and a Life-Saving Bir...
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#373 | June Q&A: VBAC Labeling, Big Baby Ultrasounds, In-Law Matters & Labor Que...
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#372 | The First Meal: Colostrum, Formula, and Newborn Gut Health with Dr. Rhond...
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#371 | Mothers in the Birth Space: Should You Have Her There? How Women Decide.
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#370 | 43-Week Pregnancy: Jessica and Aaron Researched, Prayed, and Waited
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#369 | May Q&A: Postpartum Hemorrhage, RhoGAM, Family Boundaries, Induction, and...
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#368 | Kristina's Vaginal Breech Birth at the Eleventh Hour
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#367 | Your VBAC Questions Answered by The First Woman to Have One, Nancy Wainer
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#366 | Full-Term Stillbirth at 39 Weeks: Penelope's Story
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#365 | April Q&A: Best Age to Have Children, Precipitous Labor, Pushing and Tear...
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#364 | When Co-Sleeping Gets Complicated: Weaning, Toddlers, and Sleep Transitio...
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#363 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Chemical Pregnancy, Night Weaning, Oversupply, Mild To...
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#362 | Birth Trauma to Redemptive Birth: Holly's Birth and Breastfeeding Stories
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#361 | Is Water Birth Dangerous? Barbara Harper Debunks Fallacies
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#360 | March Q&A: Wild Pregnancy Comments, Tipsy Family Member at Home Birth, Re...
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#359 | When VBAC Comes with Medical Assault: Abby's Birth Story
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#358 | Dr. Sarah J. Buckley on Oxytocin, Safety, and the Biology of Birth
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#357 | Back to Basics: Birth Planning 2.0
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#356 | February Q&A: Tearing vs. Episiotomy, Decels, Posterior Babies, Pitocin,...
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#355 | First Birth as a Teen, Next as a Woman: Samantha's Blissful Experience Ev...
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#354 | From Trauma to Trust: Moran's (@2lifedoula) Journey to Birth Work and Mot...
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#353 | No Stitches Required: Preventing & Healing Perineal Tears in Birth
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#352 | January Q&A: Water Birth Myths, Breaking Waters, Cord Clamping in C-Secti...
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#351 | Inside A Difficult Breastfeeding Journey: Flat Nipples, Tongue Tie and Sl...
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#350 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Nursing Boundaries with Toddlers; Breast Milkshake; St...
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#349 | The Supermom Complex: Trying to Do it All with Dr. Morgan MacDermott, NMD
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#348 | A New Year's Q&A Where We Talk About E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g
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#347 | When Doulas Face the Unthinkable: A Return Conversation with Dynamic Doul...
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#346 | Your Breastfeeding Fears, Alleviated
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#345 | "There's Nothing More We Can Do": Two Birth Stories Midwife Sophia Hender...
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#344 | November Q&A: Birth Partners, Postpartum Rage, VBAC, Infant Gas, Baby Nam...
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#343 | Rest Assured: Your Instincts are Right About Your Baby's Sleep with Louis...
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#342 | Inducing Labor Naturally: Proven Methods for Getting Down to Birth
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#341 | Genitourinary Syndrome of Lactation: How Breastfeeding Can Mimic Menopaus...
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#340 | October Q&A: Pushing "Wrong", Laboring Down, Birthing the Placenta, Fistu...
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#339 | Pitocin Without An Epidural Plus An Unintentional Free Birth
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#338 | Breastfeeding Q&A: How to Night Wean, Delayed Milk Production, Breastmil...
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#337 | Toddlers & New Siblings: Expert Tips from Devon Kuntzman of Transforming...
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#336 | How Tongue Tie Impacts Vaginal Birth, Breastfeeding & Infant Development
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#335 | September Q&A: Boundaries with Family, Oversupply, Pushing Techniques, Pr...
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