Los Angeles based energy healer Kristin Ford is helping guide mothers through the stages of pregnancy and birth through maternal right of passage ceremonies. She chats about a health scare that changed her entire outlook on life and her own journey to motherhood.Connect with the guest! Check out Kirstin Ford's website: https://www.kirstinbford.com/ Connect with Kristin on social media: https://www.instagram.com/kirstinbford/ Check out our recent blog post Understanding Life Through Prenatal Memory on Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/understanding-life-through-prenatal-memory-tainai-kioku-dr-akira-ikegawa-md Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennie Monness joins the podcast to chat about her challenging fertility journey, the birth of her two daughters, and creating Union Square Play, a play space and resource center for parents and caregivers of any kind to connect, learn, and cultivate community. Connect with Jennie online: https://www.instagram.com/jenniemonness/?hl=en Check out 'Union Square Play": https://www.instagram.com/unionsquareplay/?hl=en Visit MoMommies: https://momommies.com/ Read the recent blog post on how 'Homeopathy can help with morning sickness' on Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/suffering-from-morning-sickness-and-nausea-homeopathy-can-help-shelly-fenig-dchm 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

Birth and postpartum doula, author, and mother of 4 Jill Magoffin discusses her journey to becoming a doula, her birth experiences as a plus size mom, and what inspired her two children's books. Connect with Jill online: https://www.instagram.com/jillmagoffin/ Check out Jill's doula practice: https://www.jillmagoffin.com/ Pick up Jill's books: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Jill%20magoffin and on Amazon. Read our recent post "Ten-Minute Mommy Recharge" on the Informed Pregnancy Blog:  https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/ten-minute-mommy-recharge-dr-elizabeth-krasnoff-phd  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

Maryn Green, mother of 10, Indie Birth Association co-founder, and host of the podcast Taking Back Birth talks about her journey to becoming a midwife, her personal approach to midwifery, and her views on the medical model of birth vs. the midwifery model. Connect with Maryn online: https://www.instagram.com/magicalmamaorg/  Check out Maryn's podcast Taking Back Birth here: https://indiebirth.org/podcastarchive/ Learn more about the Indie Birth Association: https://www.instagram.com/indiebirth/ and https://indiebirth.org/ Read about freezing your breast milk on the Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-freeze-drying-your-breastmilk-kayleigh-harrigan 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

Pelvic floor physiotherapist, podcaster, and mother of three Laura Callea discusses her personal birth experiences, pelvic floor physiology, and The Pregnancy Posse, a new online health program helping pregnant women give themselves the best chance of experiencing a wonderful pregnancy journey. Follow Laura here: https://www.instagram.com/physiolaura/ Check out the Pregnancy with Physio Laura podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pregnancy-with-physio-laura/id1543672102 Learn more about The Pregnancy Posse: https://thepregnancyposse.com/pp-join/ Check out our recent post about gestational diabetes on the Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/gestational-diabetes-part-i-jessica-zadeh-ms-chc-hnc 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

Clinical psychologist and mother Dr. Erica Rozmid, PhD shares her very personal experience with microcephaly, a condition where a baby's head is much smaller than expected. Dr. Erica shares her very raw and emotional journey through pregnancy loss, medical abortion, and the birth of her living child.Content Warning: This episode discusses a mother's personal recounting of the discovery of a devastating fetal medical condition mid pregnancy and the subsequent termination of the pregnancy for medical reasons. Listener discretion is advised. Connect with Dr. Erica online: https://www.tfmrpsychologist.com/ and https://claritycbt.com/ Follow Erica Rozmid: https://www.instagram.com/tfmrpsychologist/  Check out the Informed Pregnancy Blog post about life long mental health here: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/nurturing-touch-in-the-first-three-years-promotes-lifelong-mental-wellness-greer-kirshenbaum-phd 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

Human communication advocate, parenting expert, author, and baby sign language teacher Dr. Etel Leit is answering all your burning questions about baby sign language including how it's used, why it's beneficial, and what signs to teach your child first. Connect with Dr. Etel online: https://www.instagram.com/etelleit/ and https://www.instagram.com/signshine/ Find her book "You are My SignShine" : https://www.signshine.com/etel-leit-books/ 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

Trained ICEA childbirth educator, doula, and midwife Jessica Diggs has attended over 500 births in 10 years of being a birth worker. She explains the midwife "model of care" including what it is and what care looks like, how to choose a midwife, and who makes a good candidate for midwifery care. Connect with Jessica Diggs online: https://www.jessicadiggs.com/ and  https://www.instagram.com/jessicaadiggs/ Read more about being a midwife on the Informed Pregnancy Blog:  https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/what-is-a-midwife-jessica-diggs-cpm-lm 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

OBGYN and MFM Dr. Steven Rad is back to talk about the 20 week anatomy scan including what to expect, when to actually do it, what the scan detects, and what the results may indicate. Connect with Dr. Rad online: https://drsteverad.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/drsteverad Read about yoga moves to relieve pregnancy discomfort on the Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/5-yoga-moves-you-can-do-right-now-to-relieve-pregnancy-pain-and-discomfort-olivia-trueblood Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and watch more pregnancy and birth content here: 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

Mother, doula, and documentary filmmaker Rani Khanna joins the show to chat about her early film career, her focus on birth and postpartum work, and her newest film More Than Blood, a short documentary about postpartum hemorrhage. Connect with Rani Khanna online: https://www.youandeyefilms.com/ Read about More Than Blood on the Informed Pregnancy Blog: https://www.informedpregnancy.com/single-post/ip-filmmaker-spotlight-rani-khanna Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and watch More Than Blood here: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/more-than-blood 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