Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Kimberly Isburg of Count the Kicks, a stillbirth prevention program, discusses her own experience with motherhood, common myths surrounding movement monitoring in the third trimester, and impactful statistics about the success of the Count the Kicks campaign.Check out Count the Kicks online: countthekicks.org and @countthekicksusWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

Valia Skiani is a financial quantitative researcher originally from Greece. She joins the podcast to talk about her two very different birth experiences.Connect with Valia online: @valiaskWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

Solar company co-owner, virtual NASA field trip leader, and mother of three Alex Lopez discusses overcoming difficult labor, finding success with a midwife-attended home birth, and having a surprise breech twin!Connect with Alex online: @tandem_tribe and Tandem TribeWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

International birth educator, creator of EmbodyBirth™ and BellydanceBirth®, and mother of three Maha al Musa joins the podcast. She discusses motherhood and her work, including her intuitive movement program for pregnancy and her holistic childbirth trainings offered to birth workers worldwide. IP+ members have access to her work within our subscription library!Connect with Maha online: @embodybirthinternational and mahaalmusa.comAccess Maha's content on Informed Pregnancy+Want more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.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!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancywww.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychologist, program director of The Motherhood Space, mom to 2, and creator of Motherhood Feels Dr. Jill Garrett joins the podcast to discuss her work and perinatal mental health.Connect with Dr. Jill online: @motherhoodfeels and Motherhood FeelsWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

Restauranteur and mother of two Stephanie Devlin talks about her challenging journey to parenthood including an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, an unplanned C-section, and finally a healing home birth.Connect with Stephanie online: @stephdevvWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

Author, educator, mother, and grandmother Ina May Gaskin joins the podcast in celebration of our 400th episode! She single handedly resuscitated the practice of modern midwifery, founded and directed The Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee, and retired only after 44 years of attending births. We are honored to have Ina May here in conversation.A special thank you goes to Sarah Culver on Ina May's team for her tireless assistance in helping us produce this episode! We appreciate you!Connect with Ina May Gaskin online: Ina May on FacebookLearn more about Ina May: National Women's Hall of FameReach Sarah here: @stead.at.home.mumWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/ Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online!www.informedpregnancy.comwww.instagram.com/doctorberlin/www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VBAC doula, childbirth educator, and host of The VBAC Link podcast Meagan Heaton shares her own personal birth stories and discusses the path to her work today.Connect with Meagan online: @thevbaclinkLearn more about The VBAC Link podcast here: TheVBACLink.comWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

Placenta encapsulation specialist and mother Valerie Rosas discusses everything you need to know about your placenta options including raw versus steamed, the process and the benefits, and how she got into the profession.Connect with Valerie online: @feelgoodplacentaLearn more about placenta encapsulation services by Valerie: The Feel Good Company Placenta EncapsulationWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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

Co-founder and CEO of NEXUS Rachel Gerrol returns to the podcast to talk about her new baby and giving birth for the first time at age 45. NEXUS is a premier international community of young investors and social entrepreneurs who collaborate to use their wealth to accelerate social, political, and environmental justice and change.Connect with Rachel online: @rachelgerrolLearn more about NEXUS: nexusglobal.orgWant more pregnancy + parenting? Check out our new visual series Empowered Mama! Join host and mother of two Arista Ilona as she elicits inspiring and hopeful stories of pregnancy, birth and parenthood from everyday mothers through a lens of celebration and honor. Empowered Mama is available exclusively on Informed Pregnancy Plus.Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.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