What Doulas Know

What Doulas Know

By Carolyn RevealEducation
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What Doulas Know episodes

  • Ep. 18 - Ashley’s Birth Story

    This is a beautiful birth story. Carolyn welcomes back RN and doula Jennifer from the previous episode and her client Ashley to tell the story of the birth of Ashley’s son, Colton. She talks about the benefits she experienced from practicing hypnobirthing techniques and remaining calm throughout the process.

    18 min
  • Ep. 17 - RN to Doula

    How is being a nurse different from being a doula? Carolyn and her guest Jennifer discuss their transitions from being a Registered Nurse during labor and delivery to serving as a doula. Jennifer also explains what she calls the “sales pitch” to women in labor.

    20 min
  • Ep. 16 - Breastfeeding Pt. 2

    Did you know you may have a glass of wine and not have to “pump and dump?” Learn why breastfeeding is so important as Carolyn talks once again with lactation consultant and childbirth educator Linda Smith as they examine evidence-based breastfeeding practices and also debunk some breastfeeding myths.

    21 min
  • Ep. 15 - Breastfeeding Pt. 1

    As the amount of technology and interventions used in pregnancy and birth have increased, at the same time, breastfeeding rates have decreased. Carolyn welcomes back lactation consultant and childbirth educator Linda Smith to discuss the science of breastfeeding and human lactation.

    13 min
  • Ep. 14 - Home Birth

    In this episode, Carolyn speaks with educator, writer, doula, and mom of 5, Bethany Dykman, about home birth. (Yes, she had all 5 of her children at home!) They answer questions surrounding the home birth experience and compare and contrast the hospital-based biomedical model of childbirth and home birth.

    18 min
  • Ep. 13 - Skin to Skin

    After delivery, immediate and sustained skin-to-skin is important!  The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends, “Delay weighing, measuring, bathing, needle-sticks and eye prophylaxis until after the first feeding is completed.” Carolyn speaks again with childbirth educator and pregnancy consultant Linda Smith to review all the benefits of skin to skin contact, not only for the mother and baby, but for the father/partner and baby, too.

    15 min
  • Ep. 12 - Stages of Labor

    How will you know when to go to birthing center? Do you need to time your contractions? In this episode Carolyn talks again to April Kline, founder of Birth With Spirit Doulas, about trusting your body to experience the amazing journey of labor and embracing each unique stage with its own lessons and rewards.

    22 min
  • Ep. 11 - Physicality of Labor and Delivery
    The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Global Criteria, which all U.S. hospitals have read and signed off on, states: “Mother-friendly care includes allowing women to drink and eat light foods during labor if desired.” In this episode Carolyn once again speaks with childbirth educator and pregnancy consultant Linda Smith about the physicality of labor and how it affects the body.
    13 min
  • Ep. 10 - Mind Body Connection
    Carolyn and yoga instructor, Certified Human Potential Coach, and student of midwifery Teresa J Helm discuss how a strong mind-body connection is one of the most powerful tools available in a positive birth experience. Learn how to take your pregnancy and labor breath by breath and connect to the present using affirmations, breathing, and touch.
    18 min
  • Ep. 9 - Induction
    Our society likes predictability and we love to schedule things, so why not birth? Carolyn welcomes back childbirth educator and pregnancy consultant Linda Smith to talk about the seduction of induction; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
    16 min

About What Doulas Know

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What Doulas Know is a podcast to educate, support and empower women: before, during and after pregnancy, especially during labor and childbirth.