The Birth Geeks' Podcast

Robin and Hillary talk about questions new doulas ask about life as a doula, the ABC Expo in Las Vegas, how to change policies, and a bit about triage and the doula - with lots of laughs on their road trip to the Grand Canyon.

Cris Cunningham is an award-winning director and producer and he talks about the types of video that can help you advance your business.

Dr. Amber Price, CNM works in Nashville, TN and she talks to The Birth Geeks about collaboration across specialties, what birth works can do to improve birth no matter where they work, and how disrespect for the birth process happens so easily, particularly on social media.

Come listen in as Dr. Vanessa Hildebrand and Hillary geek out about birth anthropology. They talk about a wide range of things from Dr. Hildebrand's research on birthing in an Indonesian Village to what anthropology has to say about childbirth education. You even get to figure out what the three basic things are you need to know about cultural competence to bring to your everyday work in birth. And the key will be challenging your assumptions. Always.

Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski joins The Birth Geeks to talk about what birth workers need to know about adolescents, how can we turn the conversation about teen pregnancy from doom and gloom statistics into something more proactive, and so much more! Plus Robin discusses the latest article on predicting "failed induction" in pregnant people diagnosed as obese.

In this 11th episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Hillary interviews Dr. Ginger Breedlove. They talk all about activism as a childbirth professional, Midwestern kindness, the importance of qualitative data, how childbirth professionals can help March for Moms, and her latest co-authored book: Nobody Told Me About That. Dr. Breedlove has a treasure trove of stories and information at her fingertips, and you are sure to love her practical advice and smile (which we swear you can hear in the recording)!

In this 10th episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Robin interviews Sarah Juliusson who has been a birth doula & childbirth educator for more than 20 years, and The Website Doula for more than 8! They talk all about making your website stand out and how to be a more effective and attention catching content writer. Hint: self-care is an important component! Hillary also reviews some brand new qualitative breastfeeding research.

In this 9th episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Robin interviews Sharon Muza about being an independent childbirth educator in Seattle, Washington, along with all the other hats that she wears as a childbirth professional. They talk about competing with Elvis for students' attention, the horrors of Seattle traffic, & how to communicate with expecting parents without scaring them. Hillary reviews some health literacy resources that just might change the way you communicate with your students.

Let's face it, living life on call comes with some challenges that not all new childbirth professionals know. On this eighth episode of The Birth Geeks podcast, Hillary and Robin talk about what the day to day looks like when they are on call including dos and don't. Family impacts and strategies for mitigating planning challenges are also part of the conversation, as well as some geek reveals and a special shout-out at the very end of the episode.

Listening is a skill that we have to really perfect as childbirth professionals, and hearing birth stories again and again can be challenging for many different reasons. In this 7th episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Robin & Hillary discuss ways to stay grounded and fix your face even when listening to misinformed horror stories at a party. There is also a little assignment at the end for those true geeks out there.