In Part II of our holiday countdown, Dr. Berlin discusses numbers 5 through 1 of the top 10 most popular episodes of the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2024.Links to the Informed Pregnancy Podcast and other media mentioned in today's episode:#5 Ep. 418: Exploring Freebirth with Catalina Clark#4 Ep. 390: Dr. Nathan Riley and Low Intervention Birth#3 Ep. 413: Aly Michalka: Before Birth and Ep. 414: Aly Michalka: After Birth#2 Ep. 400: Ina May Gaskin on Midwifery#1 Ep. 416: Hilary Duff: A Birth Story Part 1 and Ep. 417: A Birth Story Part 2Ep. 97 Catalina Clark: Before BirthEp. 98 Catalina Clark: After BirthEp. 20 Labor Day Surprises Part 1Ep. 21 Labor Day Surprises Part 2Ep. 22 Labor Day Surprises Part 3Ep. 147 Dr. Jennifer Lang on Prenatal NutritionEp. 317 Holiday Rebroadcast: Hilary Duff Before Baby #2Ep. 318 Holiday Rebroadcast: Hilary Duff After Baby #2Ep. 92 Yael Cohen Braun: A Birth StoryThese Are My Hours a birth documentary Orgasmic Birth a documentary about oxytocin and birth Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery an IP+ original documentaryThe Business of Being Born THE original and iconic birth documentaryBellydanceBirth® with Maha al Musa Learn easy and gentle belly dance movements for pregnancy and birth. No previous dance experience (belly dance or otherwise) necessary!Baby Book Nook a video book review series dedicated to exploring informative books about pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early parenting IP+ originalEmpowered Mama an IP+ original, Empowered Mama with host Arista Ilona was created to empower and inspire mothers by highlighting stories about pregnancy, birth, and motherhood through a lens of celebration and honor. My Birth an IP+ original, MyBirth invites you into the intimate world of real mothers sharing unique birth stories through their own voices, with photos and videos capturing raw, emotional moments along the way.One Way or A Mother a new serialized visual podcast coming soon to IP+*graphic animal birth video* elephant gives birth, saves newborn with “chiropractic adjustment”Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kick off our holiday countdown with Part I. Dr. Berlin discusses numbers 10 through 6 of the top 10 most popular episodes of the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2024.Links to the Informed Pregnancy Podcast and other media mentioned in today's episode:#10 Ep. 391: Surrogacy with Joyce Wheeler#9 Ep. 396: First Baby After 40 with Rachel Gerrol & Episode 397: Rachel Gerrol: After Birth#8 Ep. 399: All About VBACS with Meagan Heaton#7 Ep. 393: Directing Your Own Birth with Riley Ebsen#6 Ep. 388: Kara Sutton: Before Birth & Episode 389: Kara Sutton: After BirthEp. 85: Pregnancy Over 35 with Dr. Emiliano ChaviraEp. 172: Surrogacy with Kelila GreenEp. 199: Pregnancy Over 40 with Michelle JohnsonTrial of Labor Trial of Labor follows a small group of pregnant women and their journeys back to trusting themselves and their bodies after previous births ended in unplanned surgery. Each woman has chosen to plan a vaginal birth after Cesarean.Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preeclampsia, and specifically postpartum preeclampsia, is a serious and often misunderstood condition. We welcome two guests to discuss symptoms, treatments, and guidance about navigating the condition. Psychologist and mother Dr. Jamie Barstein shares about her personal experience with preeclampsia after her first baby and Dr. Nathan Fox, OBGYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist provides medical insight.More about Dr. Fox:healthfulwoman.comListen to Dr. Fox's podcast here, now streaming on InformedPregnancy+Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Birth doula, exercise scientist, founder of Mamaste Fit, and mother of four Gina Conley joins the podcast to talk about perinatal wellness and preparing the body for birth and postpartum.Connect with Gina: @mamastefit and mamastefit.comGina's book Training for TwoStart with a free trial and gain access to Mamaste Fit courses on IP+: The VBAC Preparation CourseCondensed Childbirth Education CoursePainfree Pregnancy Mini CourseWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aerospace engineer Rachel Kenney builds and tests space instruments at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - and she just had her first baby. As someone living with Bipolar I disorder, she discusses her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period, including why she chose not to breastfeed at all because of her diagnosis.Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multidisciplinary artist Jackie Amézquita returns to discuss the birth of her baby in this "after birth" story.Connect with Jackie: jackieamezquita.com and @jackieamezquitaWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guatemalan born Jackie Amézquita is a talented multidisciplinary artist who's work merges pre-Colombian cultural elements with contemporary community engagement. With past exhibits at The Hammer and The Museum of Art and Design in New York, she joins the podcast to discuss her pregnancy journey and life as an artist in this before birth story.Connect with Jackie: jackieamezquita.com and @jackieamezquitaWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Siberian-born author, filmmaker, and creator of the Birth Into Being movement Elena Tonetti discusses her classic film Birth As We Know It, now streaming exclusively on Informed Pregnancy+. Birth Into Being, as a community of seekers and healers, is dedicated to conscious evolution and the creation of a thriving social structure based on love, compassion and common sense.Connect with Elena on FacebookWatch Birth As We Know It on IP+Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Kirsten Thompson, MD is a former Wall Street analyst turned surgeon turned board certified psychiatrist. She is the founder of Remedy Psychiatry and Thompson Psychiatry and is a former Clinical Instructor at UCLA. She joins the podcast to discuss PMDD or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, including symptoms and treatments dhee to try.Connect with Dr. Thompson: @remedypsychiatry and remedypsychiatry.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!)Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!informedpregnancy.comInformed Pregnancy on YoutubeInformed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn@doctorberlinFacebookX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Johnston, a labor and delivery nurse, doula, and IBCLC lactation consultant, shares her insightful insights on the postpartum journey. She discusses the emotional turmoil mothers often face after traumatic births and the importance of seeking support. Personal stories reveal the need for validation and the healing power of therapy. Johnston highlights the struggles of physical recovery and the delicate balance of celebrating wins while facing challenges. The conversation underscores the significance of self-care and maintaining identity as new parents.