Best of Birthful: Understanding Your Birth Hormones

12/29/21 • 29 min

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Welcome to the Best of Birthful. Creator and host Adriana Lozada curated and edited each selection in this playlist of the most popular episodes. It's a tailored introduction to the expansive catalog she amassed over the first five years of Birthful's 300+ shows.

Family physician Dr. Sarah Buckley shares everything we know about the hormones that unleash your labor, get you through it, and help you establish breastfeeding and bonding with your baby, as well as how to support those hormones for a healthy birth experience.

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Here's the original episode in full.

For more Birthful, visit the show page. For new episodes, subscribe to Birthful. You can connect with us on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at [email protected]

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/birthful/donations
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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Best of Birthful: What is the Purpose of Childbirth Pain?

Educator, doula, birth activist, and author Rhea Dempsey invites you to rethink birth pain as a valuable part of your labor experience. She and Adriana explore how you can overcome any fears of pain, and feel prepared to face it instead.

Here's the original episode in full.

For more Birthful, visit the show page. For new episodes, subscribe to Birthful. You can connect with us on Instagram @birthfulpodcast and email us at [email protected]

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Dani Izzie, a disability advocate who is quadriplegic, tells Adriana how her years of navigating the medical system, connecting with a community who understands her, building a supportive team, and her deep understanding of her body helped her through the birth of her twins.

Listen through to the end for Adriana’s “Two Things to Do: One for You, One for the Rest of Us.” Every week, she selects actions, books, and other resources to further inform your intuition and support others on their birth journeys.

If you liked this episode, listen to this interview that goes through what constitutes a high-risk pregnancy and this one about navigating the NICU. We also referenced this episode to learn more about gentle cesareans.

You can learn more about Dani on Instagram @daniizzie and about her film here. Connect with Birthful @BirthfulPodcast and email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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