Latest Placenta Podcast Episodes
What Happens When you are Inspired to Write a Novel about Labor? Pamela Eren's Birth Story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - July 09, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's guest is a well known author who wrote a book called Eleven Hours which follows the labor experience of a pregnant woman and her nurse. It's beautifully written and we discuss the author's own experience and how that did and did not impact her approach to the beautiful novel she wrote....
What Happens When you are Inspired to Write a Novel about Labor? Pamela Ehren's Birth Story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - July 09, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's guest is a well known author who wrote a book called Eleven Hours which follows the labor experience of a pregnant woman and her nurse. It's beautifully written and we discuss the author's own experience and how that did and did not impact her approach to the beautiful novel she wrote....
What Happens When you are Inspired to Write a Novel about Labor? Pamela Erens' Birth Story
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - July 09, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's guest is a well known author who wrote a book called Eleven Hours which follows the labor experience of a pregnant woman and her nurse. It's beautifully written and we discuss the author's own experience and how that did and did not impact her approach to the beautiful novel she wrote....
Episode 139: Managing Money
Doulas of the Roundtable - July 05, 2024 16:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsManaging money is an essential skill for doulas, yet many need time, patience, and effort to develop this skill. Doulas must practice setting aside money for taxes to avoid being caught off guard during tax season. When that tax bill hits, it can hit hard. The unpredictable nature of birth wor...
What Happens When You Find a Way to Hold the Easy & Hard parts of pregnancy & Birth? Jennifer's Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - July 02, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsLast week Jennifer talked about the different emotions she experienced when she unexpectedly got pregnant. That crowd of differing emotions follows her through the birth and into postpartum. Her experience is one that many of us can relate to and giving voice to all the different aspects of ...
What Happens When Pregnancy Comes Before you are Ready for it? Jennifer's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - June 25, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's guest shares her experience of an unintended pregnancy. With almost every pregnancy women are expected to narrow range of reactions, from excited to ecstatic. But stepping into pregnancy is such an enormous change that the limits to what we are expected to feel doesn't make sense. I...
Episode 138: Working with Independent Contractors
Doulas of the Roundtable - June 20, 2024 18:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsNavigating the challenges of working with independent contractors as an agency owner is no small feat. Your agency's reputation, especially your own, hinges on contractors doing their jobs well. Many owners feel compelled to control contractor performance to ensure the work meets their high stan...
What happens when Hypnosis impacts Infertility? Becky's Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - June 18, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis week I finish my conversation with Becky. She's a fertility mindset coach using hypnosis to help women who are struggling with their fertility, a technique she was drawn to learn after it helped her get pregnant after six years of infertility. At first blush, this may sound woo woo (Bec...
What one Woman did to Manage her challenges with Infertility: Becky's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - June 11, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn today's episode I talk with a woman about her very intentional trek through infertility--not intentional in that she was looking for it, but in the ways she managed all the OB, fertility and surgical issues that arose for her. She talks about the importance of educating yourself and advocati...
196 Let's Write Your Birth Story with writing coach Ashley Schein
Birth Story Podcast - June 06, 2024 20:31 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsAshley Schein is a mother, a writer, and a writing workshop facilitator. She leads workshops, both in person and over zoom. In this episode she talks about the benefits of writing and sharing your birth story in a safe space, and gives some guidance on how to get started so that your story can u...
Episode 137: Doula Musings
Doulas of the Roundtable - June 06, 2024 01:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss recent events that have come to our attention and give our thoughts and feedback. A recent case that has gained national traction involves the passing of a mother and baby. What can we do as doulas if we are in a situation where we don't see a provider meeting the s...
What Happens when a woman uses Art to better understand surprises in her Hospital birth experience: Emily's Birth Story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - June 04, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn today's episode we hear the rest of Emily's story. She shares how she ultimately managed her first birth--a home birth that became a hospital birth, and tells us about the art her experience inspired, and how it's helping other women who unexpectedly experience a C section. We also hear b...
What Happened when a Home Birth moved to the hospital: Emily's birth story & OBGYN insights, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - May 28, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn today's episode I talk with a woman whose pregnancy was straight forward, and who was aimed at a home birth with a midwife. She talks about why she decided on a home birth How the home birth was progressing and her strategies for managing it What sent her to the hospital the ways that sh...
Episode 136: Navigating the Unexpected
Doulas of the Roundtable - May 22, 2024 19:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsAs a doula, navigating unexpected situations will become a part of our work. Perhaps a client who has a premature baby. Or those whose labors begin and progress too quickly to get to their chosen birth location. Thinking on our feet and embracing the unexpected will inevitably become a part of o...
What is a Contracting Uterus actually doing? A conversation with Dr. Roger Young, OB/scientist
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - May 21, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday we'll take a bit of a dive into the mechanics of how a uterus contracts. This is actually really important because drawing meaning from patterns of uterine contractions is how many doctors and midwives manage labor. I'm talking with Dr. Roger Young today, an OB scientist who studies, a...
What happens when you overcome your PCOS diagnosis? Caitlin's birth story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - May 14, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday I finish my conversation with Caitlin, the registered dietician who focuses on women's fertility issues. She shares the rest of her story about managing the challenges of PCOS. She addresses changes she made to: *her diet *her exercise *her mindset *her ability to manage stress and how...
Episode 135: Transitions in Birth Work
Doulas of the Roundtable - May 09, 2024 21:02 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsFor many birth workers, where they enter this work is not the same place where they wind up. For example, some may enter this work providing labor support. Yet they may find once they have their own children, that postpartum work is a better fit. Others may enter into the field via postpartum su...
195 Jenna Slot is back! Baby #4 with a L&D nurse from the busiest L&D unit in the USA
Birth Story Podcast - May 08, 2024 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis is a follow up birth story with baby #4 with Jenna Slot of the oh so popular episode 41 where we discuss her surprise PFO diagnosis. That episode was republished just before this one in Episode 194. In Jenna's words: "We'll talk about my 4th birth story, which started with my water bre...
194 Jenna Slot's PFO mid pregnancy and ocular stroke birth story REPLAY
Birth Story Podcast - May 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsThis is a replay of Episode 41! Stick around because Jenna and I met up 4 years after this episode and recorded her most recent birth story! It is wild. So start here, and continue to episode 195 for the follow up story! XOXO- Heidi Jenna is an experienced Labor and Delivery nurse establis...
What happens when you have to manage your Fertility with a PCOS diagnosis? Caitlin's birth story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - May 07, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday's guest shares her journey through infertility generated by Poly cycstic ovarian syndrome. She is a clinical dietitian and talks about things to consider when taking birth control. She gives a number of tips on what you can do to improve your fertility, but note: this is not medical ad...
193 How to LITERALLY Have a safer childbirth with attorney Gina Mundy
Birth Story Podcast - May 03, 2024 21:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsToday I chat with Gina Mundy about having a safe childbirth in a hospital. Pitocin should have their feelings hurt right now. Trigger warning as we discuss the stuff no one wants to think about, but that we all need to think about. Maternal and Fetal demise mentioned. Birth injuries mentioned. ...
What happens when Motherhood show you how to Craft a Better Postpartum: Jess's birth story, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - April 30, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn today's episode: I finish my conversation with Jess. We talk about : * how her research prior to the third postpartum set her up for a significantly better experience. She describes concepts like constructive rest and matrescence * practical tips on how much physical work should be done in...
Episode 134: Fear of Birth
Doulas of the Roundtable - April 25, 2024 17:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsAs doulas, it's not uncommon to encounter individuals with a fear of birth. This fear can be rooted in many sources. First, the way in which TV represents birth. Second, the stories our friends and family share; and third, an individual's lived experiences. The media often portrays birth as a ...
What Happens when Your Postpartum teaches you about Advocating for yourself? Jess's Birth Story, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsI talk to a woman who shares the story of her transformative births: in particular : how the postpartum and aftermath of the second birth changed the way she viewed herself and her career. Its an impactful and inspirational story that I think many of us can relate to. What follows is the firs...
192 Stem cells, placenta cells, cord tissue cells OH MY! How and why to privately bank with ANJA HEALTH CEO, Kathryn Cross
Birth Story Podcast - April 20, 2024 00:18 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 148 ratingsWe will cover Kathryn’s “Founder’s Story” about why she founded Anja Health - after a near-drowning accident, her brother was left with cerebral palsy and umbilical cord blood stem cells could’ve helped save his life. Since they’re mixed race, they were unable to find a match in public banks, wh...
What Can be Done about Premature Birth? A conversation with Dr. Carl Weiner, MD, MBA
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsToday we'll talk with Dr. Carl Weiner, MD, MBA He has been working on developing testing that can PREDICT PREMATURITY and EARLY ONSET PREECLAMPSIA as early as 12 weeks into the pregnancy. *If it is detected, WHAT can be done? *What are his hopes for the FUTURE of PREGNANCY You can find Dr....
Episode 133: Doula Mistakes
Doulas of the Roundtable - April 11, 2024 18:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsDoula mistakes come in all shapes and sizes. We're human, so it's understandable that mistakes will happen. Some mistakes will be unavoidable and only discovered through trial and error. Others can be avoided. Common mistakes include a lack of effective communication, such as being slow or fai...
What Happens when your Preemie spends 5 months in the NICU? Hannah's birth story + OB insights, Part II
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn this week's episode we hear the rest of Hannah's story: *we hear about the premature birth of her son * how she manages his care during his long stay in the NICU and *how he's doing now. We also hear more from Dr. Weiner, who is working on a test that can predict both prematurity and ea...
What Happens When your Baby Arrives Far too Early (22 weeks)? Hannah's story + OB insights, Part I
What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsIn today's episode I speak with a woman who was very much caught off guard by a condition called PPROM--preterm premature rupture of membranes when she was 22 weeks along. She talks about how she managed all the twists and turns of her experience, and despite all the hard things that happened,...
Episode 132: Doula Beginnings
Doulas of the Roundtable - March 28, 2024 20:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsOne of the most common questions we hear is, "How do we navigate the question of how many clients we have supported when we first start out?" The question "How many births have you attended?" Or "How many families have you supported postpartum?" is not uncommon. Certain personality types are ...
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