Missouri mother of 3 Joyce Wheeler joins the podcast for a conversation on surrogacy. As a case manager for gestational surrogacy and an experienced surrogate herself, Joyce shares her wealth of knowledge gathered over the years including how she got into the field and her personal surrogacy experiences.Connect with Joyce online: @fairfaxsurrogacy and www.fairfaxsurrogacy.comStart your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/ Informed Pregnancy Media Spotlight: watch The Business of Being Born on IP+ now!Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Nathan Riley, an OBGYN specializing in low intervention home births and palliative care, discusses his approach to prenatal lifestyle counseling, the challenges of traditional healthcare, and his advocacy for low intervention births despite criticism from other doctors. He also explores the rise in popularity of home birth during COVID-19 and the importance of reconnecting with nature and embracing femininity.

Brand strategist and SoCal native Kara Sutton returns to tell us about the ups and downs of the birth of her third baby. She shares all the exciting details about labor and delivery including the outcome of her desired VBAC. Connect with Kara online: https://www.instagram.com/ikaraboutyou Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy Plus (IP+) and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Birth Film Spotlight: watch The Business of Being Born on IP+ now! Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award winning brand strategist and southern California native Kara Sutton shares about her first two births while preparing for her third baby. After an amazing show of strength and resilience, including a traumatic loss, Kara is hoping for a successful first VBAC.Connect with Kara online: https://www.instagram.com/ikaraboutyouStart your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/ Birth Film Spotlight: watch The Business of Being Born on IP+ now!Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a special holiday hello, Dr. Berlin would like to wish everyone a peaceful season and send a grateful 'thank you' to IPP listeners for all the support. He shares about Informed Pregnancy Plus and replays a fan favorite episode: Ricki Lake joins in conversation about life and film on the 10th anniversary of her trailblazing film The Business of Being Born.Connect with Ricki online: https://www.instagram.com/rickilake/Watch The Business of Being Born here!Informed Pregnancy Plus is our all new streaming platform focused on pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting where you can find iconic content like Ricki Lake's The Business of Being Born, Baby by Simone prenatal workouts, and educational offerings like Dr. Alyssa's The AfterBirth Plan. Start your free trial of IP+ today and start watching NOW: informedpregnancy.tv Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UK-based pregnancy and postnatal yoga teacher, Informed Pregnancy Plus contributor, and certified nutritional therapist Tara Lee talks about how her own birth journeys shaped her yoga practice. Connect with Tara online: https://www.instagram.com/taraleeyoga/  and https://www.taraleeyoga.com/Start your FREE Informed Pregnancy+ subscription and try a virtual yoga class with Tara:  https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/videos/prenatal-yoga-with-tara-leeKeep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holistic nutritionist and co-founder of Needed Ryan Woodbury shares her own pregnancy and birth journey, how she found holistic medicine, and tips on choosing a supplement. Needed is a nutrition-powered company created by two mothers and trained nutritionists with the mission of finding a better way to deliver mothers and families life-long health. Connect with Ryan online: https://www.instagram.com/ryrywoodbury/Learn more about Needed: https://thisisneeded.com/Start your FREE Informed Pregnancy+ subscription and check out our blog here: https://informedpregnancy.com/single-post/cultivating-connection-pregnant-partner-yoga/Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documentary filmmaker and Charlotte Howden struggled with severe hyperemesis during pregnancy and turned her story into a film. Sick - The Battle Against HG is the untold story of women experiencing Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a severe sickness affecting 3 million pregnant women which has led to thousands of abortions of wanted children and 9 months of hell. HG campaigner Charlotte challenges the medical profession and explores women's politics, secrets, and loss, and reveals new scientific breakthroughs in HG research.Watch Charlotte's film Sick for FREE on Informed Pregnancy+ from now until January 31, 2024! https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/sick-the-battle-against-hg Connect with Charlotte online: https://www.instagram.com/the_sick_film/Learn more about Charlotte's films: https://bio.link/brushedofffilms/Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional birth worker Caitlin Wilder is back just one week after having her second baby. We recap Caitlin's harrowing birth story including her mindset during labor, the rush to the hospital, and what she's learned. Connect with Caitlin online: https://www.instagram.com/wilderbeginnings/ Learn more about Wilder Beginnings: https://www.wilderbeginnings.com/ Start your FREE trial of our new streaming platform Informed Pregnancy+: informedpregnancy.tv Read about meditation and birth on the IP blog: https://informedpregnancy.com/single-post/the-power-of-meditation-in-pregnancy-and-birth-nina-phelan Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Certified doula, childbirth educator, pregnancy & postpartum coach, and former entertainment professional Caitlin Wilder is expecting her second child. Caitlin discusses how she became a birth worker, the lessons learned from her first birth, and the birth plan for baby number two. Connect with Caitlin: https://www.instagram.com/wilderbeginnings/ Learn more about Wilder Beginnings: https://www.wilderbeginnings.com/ Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/ NEW POST ALERT! Check out the Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://informedpregnancy.com/single-post/yes-im-still-a-superstar/ Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices