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)
#86 | Breastfeeding Mini: The Three Most Common Challenges for Breastfeeding Mom...
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#85 | Understanding Gestational Diabetes with Dietitian Leslee Flannery
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#84 | Lynne's Last Minute Home Birth After Two C-Sections
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#83 | February Q&A: Plus-Size Pregnancy; What to Wear During Birth; Waking a Sle...
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#82 | Birth Story Mini: Stefanie's Home Birth After C-Section (HBAC)
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#81 | Andrea Left the Hospital AMA (Against Medial Advice) to Avoid Induction
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#80 | Roundtable: Mothers Who've Miscarried
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#79 | Cynthia Mini: What is Medical Rhetoric?
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#78 | Christina's Run From Induction to a Home Birth with Group B Strep
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#77 | January Q&A: Co-sleeping; Prodromal Labor; Switching Providers; Third Babi...
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#76 | Birth Story Mini: Tara's Empowered Birth During Covid
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#75 | Fetal Monitoring and Fetal Distress with Midwife-Author Amy Romano
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#74 | Table For Five: Author Ted Yang Gives Voice To Fathers Who've Lost A Baby
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#73 | Trisha Mini: The Six Week Postpartum Visit: No, I'm Not Ready to Have Sex
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#72 | The Winding Road Through Postpartum with Claude Racine-Valinsky
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#71 | December Q&A: Postpartum Hair Loss; Fear of Childbirth; Sex During Pregnan...
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#70 | Home Birth on Little Cranberry Island Breaks 93-Year Streak
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#69 | Birth Story Mini: Courtney's Birth Managing Rh Incompatibility with RhoGam
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#68 | Our Five Must-Hear Episodes of 2020
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#67 | Leah's Birth Story: From Trauma to Triumph in Two Dramatically Different B...
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#66 | Informed Pregnancy: Interview with Dr. Elliot Berlin
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#65 | Birth Story Mini: Jen's First VBAC After Placenta Previa
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#64 | November Q&A: Comfort Foods & Breast Milk; Water-Birthing Temperatures; St...
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#63 | Planning Your Successful VBAC
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#62 | Cynthia Mini: Deconstructing "Supportive Partners"
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#61 | When Breastfeeding Sucks: Interview with Zainab Yate
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#60 | Love + Marriage + Baby: Interview with Maggie O'Connor, LMFT
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#59 | Birth Story Mini: Andrea's Natural Birth
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#58 | October Q&A: Milk Supply; VBA2C; Second-Pregnancy Symptoms; Urge to Push;...
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#57 | Childbirth: A Woman's Awakening with Certified Professional Midwife, Joni...
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#56 | Breastfeeding Mini: The Importance of Establishing Your Milk Supply in the...
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#55 | Against Many Odds: Jasmine's Vaginal Delivery After Two Cesarean Sections...
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#54 | Spinning Babies: Optimizing Your Baby's Position for a Faster, Easier Labo...
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#53 | Birth Story Mini: Candra's Back Labor with Group B Strep
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#52 | September Q&A: Hilarious Husbands; Birthing Positions; Flat Nipples; Gentl...
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#51 | Postpartum Incontinence: Author Luce Brett's Journey Through the Wet-Knick...
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#50 | Postpartum Mini: You're Not Going Crazy, It's Probably Postpartum Anxiety
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#49 | Dr. Neel Shah OBGYN: Agency, Dignity, & The Number One Risk Factor for Ces...
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#48 | Becky and Tom's DIY Home Birth
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#47 | Pregnancy Story Mini - Jess Hears Herself
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#46 | Sandy's Secret Home Birth
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#45 | August Q&A: Outrageous OB Comments; Pooping in Labor; Mastitis; C-Sections...
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#44 | Breastfeeding Mini: The First Week of Breastfeeding and Why it Matters Mos...
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#43 | Katie's Birth Story: Twins Born Naturally Against All Odds
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#42 | Birth Story Mini: Rachel's Natural Water Birth
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#41 | How the Language We Use Impacts Our Birth: Interview with Sara Pixton of B...
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#40 | July Q&A: The Placenta & Advanced Maternal Age; COVID-19 Silver Lining ; C...
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#39 | HypnoBirthing Mini: How and Why Affirmations Work
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#38 | Your Dog And Newborn: Interview with Heather Corum from Canine Company
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#37 | Hospital To Home: A Midwife's Perspective with NYC Midwife Chloë Lubell
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