NYC birth doula, postpartum doula and lactation counselor Theresa Lasbrey Peters shares her own 2 birth stories, discusses her empowering experiences with Hypnobabies and unmedicated hospital births, how it informed her approach as a birth worker, doula, and a passionate advocate for empowering birth experiences.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 105 - Body Confidence Reclaimed in 2nd Birth
Melissa shares 2 birth stories, 1 hospital birth with epidural, the 2nd in which she reclaimed her body confidence in an unmedicated birth in a birthing center with midwives.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 61 - A Lesbian Couple's Overlapping IVF pregnancies
A lesbian couple shares their challenging road to both conceiving via IVF, with overlapping pregnancies, with the same anonymous sperm donor for both so their 2 children will be biological half-siblings.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 60 - The Fifth Vital Sign: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on Fertility Awareness
Fertility Coach, host of the FERTILITY FRIDAY podcast, and author of THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, shares her expertise on the fertility awareness method as it pertains to folks who are trying to conceive as well as for those who've recently given birth.
Read moreBirth Matters Podcast, Ep 59 - Reframing a Challenging Vaginal Birth
Manhattan couple Jen & Zach share their son’s birth story. Desperate to avoid induction, having sex seems to do the trick and Jen’s water breaks. When they show up to the hospital hoping to just confirm the water broke and go home, they get checked into the hospital. While Jen does get to have the vaginal birth she hoped for, most of her other birth preferences require adjustment — including getting a different OB and doula than planned as well as several interventions she had hoped to avoid being used. As a Jewish couple, they’ll also describe their son’s bris.
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