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)
#284 | September Q&A: The Midwife-Client Relationship; Ghosting Your Induction;...
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#283 | Breastfeeding Q&A: A 5-month Old Baby Starts to Breastfeed, Low Milk Supp...
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#282 | Escaping a Doctor Just Before His Arrest: Olivia's Story
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#281 | Co-sleeping with a NICU Premie: Taylor's Birth Story at 33 weeks with an...
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#280 | August Q&A: Crossing Boundaries, Signs of Ovulation, Navigating Finances...
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#279 | Leveling The Playing Field in Parenthood with Dan Doty of Fatherhood Read...
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#278 | Inside Medical Billing: The Complexities, Ethical Concerns and Tips for R...
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#277 | Hyperemesis Gravidarum with HER Foundation: A Matter of Life and Death
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#276 | July Q&A: Twins & Induction, Faith-Based Midwives, Weight Gain, Low Proge...
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#275 | How to Interview Your Pediatrician with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh
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#274 | Myofunctional Therapy: How To Assess and Help Your Baby
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#273 | Special Q&A Featuring Nancy Wainer on VBAC and More
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#272 | Nancy Wainer, CPM and Pioneer of the VBAC, Shares Her Journey from Mother...
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#271 | June Q&A: Boundaries When Pregnant, Pre-eclampsia & AROM, Mobile Monitori...
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#270 | Trusting Birth: The Journey From Maiden to Mother with Lea @trusting_birt...
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#269 | Healing, Protecting, and Restoring Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Lizzie Kief...
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#268 | Navigating Infant Food Reactivity in the Breastfed Baby with Dr. Trill @F...
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#267 | May Q&A: Pre-eclampsia & Gestational Diabetes, Steroids for Pre-Term Labo...
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#266 | The ARRIVE Trial Reaches Overseas: Birth Culture in France with Nicola Th...
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#265 | The Art of Hands-Off Birth with Beautiful One Midwifery
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#264 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Pacifiers, Pumping, Bottles, Domperidone & IGT, Flat N...
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#263 | Amanda's Good Birth Despite Abandonment, Harassment and Threats
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#262 | April Q&A: Prenatal Vitamins, Premature Rupture of Membranes, Painless Br...
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#261 | Emma the Naked Doula on Pleasurable, Orgasmic Birth and Her New Book
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#260 | Triplets at Home! With Traditional Midwife Kristine Lauria @globalmidwife...
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#259 | Resisting Coercion: Carolyn Marrone's Story of a Miscalculated Due Date a...
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#258 | March Q&A: Implants & Breastfeeding, Giving Birth Advice, Ultrasounds, Ne...
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#257 | Labor & Delivery Nurses' Roundtable: How Their Hands are Tied to Doctors'...
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#256 | Transforming Your Hospital Birth Experience with Taylor Dilk @taychayy
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#255 | What's Up with Intrauterine Growth Restriction: An Off-the-Record-Style C...
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#254 | February Q&A: Vomiting in Labor, Cord Traction, Pacifiers, Probiotics and...
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#253 | The ACOG Files: Exploring the Guidelines That Support Physiologic Birth
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#252 | A Father's Perspective on his Baby's Inaccurate IUGR Diagnosis
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#251 | HPV and Your Abnormal Pap May Not Be What You Think: Cervical Cancer Prev...
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#250 | January Q&A: Cervical Massage, VBAC Provider Red Flags, Due Date Calculat...
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#249 | Katie Spinks Breaks the Silence: Pitocin, Uterine Rupture, and Life-Alter...
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#248 | Redefining Power in Birth & in Life with Cait Scudder @themillionairemoth...
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#247 | The Birth of Fierce Lizzie: From Rule Follower to Autonomy Advocate
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#246 | Your Sex Life Revived with "Sexpert" Susan Bratton
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#245 | December Q&A: Your Holiday Traditions; Postpartum Hemorrhage; Failure to...
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#244 | Our First-Annual "Ask Us Anything Personal"
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#243 | Dr. Green Mom Answers Your Questions on Vitamin D, Circumcision, MTHFR Ge...
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#242 | The Legal Rights and Roles of Doulas with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein
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#241 | November Q&A: Biophysical Profiles; Preventing PROM; Lacking Natural Birt...
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#240 | An Unexpected Twin Born at Home: Elizabeth Parsons of @PurelyParsons
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#239 | The Cost of Breastfeeding Versus Formula Feeding with Dr. Rhonda Trust, P...
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#238 | Our Eldest Fan Shares Her Wisdom with Today's Young Mothers
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#237 | On Life Support During Birth: Tess Frame Describes Waking Out of a Coma P...
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#236 | October Q&A: Mom Friends, Tight Abdominal Muscles, Diabetes & Pregnancy,...
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#235 | Solution or Sham? The Anti-Depressant Industry Exposed with Dr. Roger McF...
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