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Down to Birth

Cynthia Overgard & Trisha Ludwig

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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)

#284 | September Q&A: The Midwife-Client Relationship; Ghosting Your Induction;...

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Sep 25, 202452:29pending

#283 | Breastfeeding Q&A: A 5-month Old Baby Starts to Breastfeed, Low Milk Supp...

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Sep 18, 202439:30pending

#282 | Escaping a Doctor Just Before His Arrest: Olivia's Story

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Sep 11, 202448:03pending

#281 | Co-sleeping with a NICU Premie: Taylor's Birth Story at 33 weeks with an...

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Sep 4, 202439:44pending

#280 | August Q&A: Crossing Boundaries, Signs of Ovulation, Navigating Finances...

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Aug 28, 202450:26pending

#279 | Leveling The Playing Field in Parenthood with Dan Doty of Fatherhood Read...

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Aug 21, 202445:06pending

#278 | Inside Medical Billing: The Complexities, Ethical Concerns and Tips for R...

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Aug 14, 202445:23pending

#277 | Hyperemesis Gravidarum with HER Foundation: A Matter of Life and Death

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Aug 7, 202447:57pending

#276 | July Q&A: Twins & Induction, Faith-Based Midwives, Weight Gain, Low Proge...

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Jul 31, 202441:44pending

#275 | How to Interview Your Pediatrician with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh

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Jul 24, 202449:44pending

#274 | Myofunctional Therapy: How To Assess and Help Your Baby

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Jul 17, 202439:16pending

#273 | Special Q&A Featuring Nancy Wainer on VBAC and More

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Jul 10, 202434:37pending

#272 | Nancy Wainer, CPM and Pioneer of the VBAC, Shares Her Journey from Mother...

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Jul 3, 202449:34pending

#271 | June Q&A: Boundaries When Pregnant, Pre-eclampsia & AROM, Mobile Monitori...

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Jun 26, 202439:43pending

#270 | Trusting Birth: The Journey From Maiden to Mother with Lea @trusting_birt...

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Jun 19, 202435:00pending

#269 | Healing, Protecting, and Restoring Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Lizzie Kief...

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Jun 12, 202439:54pending

#268 | Navigating Infant Food Reactivity in the Breastfed Baby with Dr. Trill @F...

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Jun 5, 202449:43pending

#267 | May Q&A: Pre-eclampsia & Gestational Diabetes, Steroids for Pre-Term Labo...

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May 29, 202440:05pending

#266 | The ARRIVE Trial Reaches Overseas: Birth Culture in France with Nicola Th...

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May 22, 202443:50pending

#265 | The Art of Hands-Off Birth with Beautiful One Midwifery

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May 15, 202445:14pending

#264 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Pacifiers, Pumping, Bottles, Domperidone & IGT, Flat N...

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May 8, 202432:59pending

#263 | Amanda's Good Birth Despite Abandonment, Harassment and Threats

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May 1, 202457:19pending

#262 | April Q&A: Prenatal Vitamins, Premature Rupture of Membranes, Painless Br...

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Apr 24, 202447:41pending

#261 | Emma the Naked Doula on Pleasurable, Orgasmic Birth and Her New Book

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Apr 17, 202440:58pending

#260 | Triplets at Home! With Traditional Midwife Kristine Lauria @globalmidwife...

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Apr 10, 20241:02:31pending

#259 | Resisting Coercion: Carolyn Marrone's Story of a Miscalculated Due Date a...

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Apr 3, 202446:47pending

#258 | March Q&A: Implants & Breastfeeding, Giving Birth Advice, Ultrasounds, Ne...

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Mar 27, 202446:50pending

#257 | Labor & Delivery Nurses' Roundtable: How Their Hands are Tied to Doctors'...

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Mar 20, 202456:54pending

#256 | Transforming Your Hospital Birth Experience with Taylor Dilk @taychayy

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Mar 13, 202448:25pending

#255 | What's Up with Intrauterine Growth Restriction: An Off-the-Record-Style C...

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Mar 6, 202458:49pending

#254 | February Q&A: Vomiting in Labor, Cord Traction, Pacifiers, Probiotics and...

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Feb 28, 202442:35pending

#253 | The ACOG Files: Exploring the Guidelines That Support Physiologic Birth

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Feb 21, 202451:10pending

#252 | A Father's Perspective on his Baby's Inaccurate IUGR Diagnosis

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Feb 14, 202437:00pending

#251 | HPV and Your Abnormal Pap May Not Be What You Think: Cervical Cancer Prev...

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Feb 7, 202449:08pending

#250 | January Q&A: Cervical Massage, VBAC Provider Red Flags, Due Date Calculat...

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Jan 31, 202443:07pending

#249 | Katie Spinks Breaks the Silence: Pitocin, Uterine Rupture, and Life-Alter...

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Jan 24, 202449:20pending

#248 | Redefining Power in Birth & in Life with Cait Scudder @themillionairemoth...

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Jan 17, 202437:07pending

#247 | The Birth of Fierce Lizzie: From Rule Follower to Autonomy Advocate

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Jan 10, 202443:19pending

#246 | Your Sex Life Revived with "Sexpert" Susan Bratton

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Jan 3, 202447:53pending

#245 | December Q&A: Your Holiday Traditions; Postpartum Hemorrhage; Failure to...

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Dec 27, 202352:07pending

#244 | Our First-Annual "Ask Us Anything Personal"

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Dec 20, 20231:19:10pending

#243 | Dr. Green Mom Answers Your Questions on Vitamin D, Circumcision, MTHFR Ge...

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Dec 13, 202338:42pending

#242 | The Legal Rights and Roles of Doulas with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein

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Dec 6, 202349:56pending

#241 | November Q&A: Biophysical Profiles; Preventing PROM; Lacking Natural Birt...

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Nov 29, 202338:05pending

#240 | An Unexpected Twin Born at Home: Elizabeth Parsons of @PurelyParsons

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Nov 22, 202331:54pending

#239 | The Cost of Breastfeeding Versus Formula Feeding with Dr. Rhonda Trust, P...

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Nov 15, 202342:05pending

#238 | Our Eldest Fan Shares Her Wisdom with Today's Young Mothers

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Nov 8, 202340:09pending

#237 | On Life Support During Birth: Tess Frame Describes Waking Out of a Coma P...

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Nov 1, 202345:26pending

#236 | October Q&A: Mom Friends, Tight Abdominal Muscles, Diabetes & Pregnancy,...

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Oct 25, 202341:55pending

#235 | Solution or Sham? The Anti-Depressant Industry Exposed with Dr. Roger McF...

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Oct 18, 202351:00pending
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