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)
#334 | Why Moms Get Triggered: The Emotional Stressors of Postpartum Living
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#333 | Emily Vondy's Encounter with God During Labor
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#332 | The Hidden Power of the Infant Microbiome: Optimizing Exposure in Birth &...
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#331 | August Q&A: Sugar Cravings, Exclusive Breastfeeding vs Bottle, Moxibustio...
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#330 | Sleep Like a Baby: The Impact of Melatonin, Blue Light, and Sunrise with...
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#329 | Doula Confessions: Bearing Witness to Birth and Broken Systems
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#328 | Jessie's Vaginal Breech Birth: The Way it Was Meant To Be
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#327 | July Q&A: Folic Acid & Tongue Tie, Nuchal Cords, VBAC & Pregnancy Interva...
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#326 | Trisha's Three Home Births
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#325 | Breast Cancer While Pregnant: Leslie’s Story of Faith, Birth & Healing
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#324 | The Impact of Beliefs on Birth: Changing Our Thoughts to Serve Us
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#323 | Two Planned Home Births at the Hospital: Emily's Birth Stories
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#322 | June Q&A: VBAC Induction, Birth Plan Boundaries, Nuchal Hand Presentation...
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#321 | Spoil Your Baby: The Neuroscience of Thriving Baby Brains with Dr. Greer...
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#320 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Nipple Shields, Restricting Skin-to-Skin, Formula Mark...
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#319 | Devon's Footling Breech Birth Story: Accepting the Necessary Cesarean
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#318 | May Q&A: Precipitous Births, Tearing Tips, Best Foods After Birth, Epidur...
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#317 | The Risk of Uterine Rupture: Breaking Down ACOG's VBAC Bulletin
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#316 | The Body Ready Method for Optimizing Labor With Co-Founder Lindsay McCoy
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#315 | The Preeclampsia Puzzle: Misdiagnoses, Misconceptions and Prevention with...
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#314 | April Q&A: Epidurals, Pushing Too Soon, Castor Oil Risks, Parental Coping...
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#313 | Including Children at Birth: Should They Be There? with Dr. Morgan MacDer...
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#312 | Avoiding the Unnecessary Cesarean: A Five-Step Evidence-Based Approach
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#311 | Listen to Me: Black Maternal Health, Tragedy, and the Fight for Change
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#310 | The Co-Sleeping Controversy: Overcoming Fear & Supporting Instincts with...
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#309 | March Q&A: Uterine Rupture Risk; Weaning without Guilt; Home Birth Laws;...
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#308 | Mammogram Myths: Safer Ways to Screen for Breast Cancer with Dr. Jenn Sim...
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#307 | When Labor Stalls: Recognizing and Resolving Dystocia with Midwife Molly...
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#306 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Engorgement & Oversupply; Sleepy Feeders; Hands-Free P...
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#305 | February Q&A: Induction at 37 Weeks, "Lazy" Feeders, Low-Lying Placenta,...
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#304 | Why Algae is the Superfood for Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum Health
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#303 | Car Birth to Premature Baby with Megan @wilsonfamilyhomestead
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#302 | Facing PTSD with Shoulder Dystocia at Home Birth
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#301 | January Q&A: Cervical Scarring, Shoulder Dystocia, Prenatal Vitamins, Bir...
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#300 | Vaccine Rights, Research and Consent with Just the Inserts
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#299 | Vaginal Birth After Unnecessary LEEP Procedure
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#298 | Is Childbirth Painful?
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#297 | A Patreon Q&A Special Episode to Ring in 2025
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#296 | Extended Q&A: RhoGAM; Premature Rupture of Membranes; Meconium; Fevers Co...
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#295 | Is My Baby Tongue-Tied? with Author Cathy Watson Genna, IBCLC
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#294 | Physiologic Birth of the Placenta in Water, Optimal Cord Clamping and Pre...
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#293 | Extended Q&A [Season 3 Reprise]: Miscarriage; Evening Primrose Oil; Safe...
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#292 | The Wisdom of Our Menstrual Cycles with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
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#291 | Discovering Down Syndrome at Birth: Lacey's Story and Her Greatest Gift
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#290 | Another Off-The-Record Birth Rant with Midwife Lindsey Meehleis
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#289 | October Q&A: Placenta Previa, Nipple Sensitivity, Home Birth Transfers, U...
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#288 | Roundtable: Postpartum Grief and Rage
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#287 | Lily Nichols on Fertility, Folate and Food
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#286 | Facing Childhood Trauma Through Birth: Courtney's Story
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#285 | The Mother's Mind: Harnessing Peace and Calm with a Simple Meditation Pra...
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