What Doulas Know

In an earlier episode, Carolyn spoke with mother-to-be Hallie. Now it’s time to have a conversation with her partner Matt to see how pregnancy has affected his life and their partnership. Being aware is a large part of participating in the journey and Matt urges us to take it one step at a time.

In this episode, Carolyn welcomes back April Kline, founder of Birth With Spirit Doulas, to talk about what happens after your baby is born and how to advocate for this precious being! Research, educate, and use your resources to make the best decisions for your baby. They discuss cord cutting, Lotus birth, the baby crawl, baby interventions, and first time breast feeding choices.

Were you ever told about labor and delivery? Why does the medical profession try to fix everything instead of understand it? Come inside a conversation as Carolyn talks with her daughter, Ruth as well as Ruth’s friend and mother-to-be, Hallie as she tells us about being a pregnant millennial and her pre-pregnancy journey with polycystic ovary disease to her 3rd trimester.

What is your birth vision? Make a plan to help guide you through your journey. Carolyn and her guest April Kline, founder of Birth With Spirit Doulas, discuss the process of making a birth plan, and why it’s important to determine your priorities ahead of time. It’s crucial for you to feel empowered and remember that all choices are yours.

In this episode, Carolyn is joined by Linda Smith, who’s a lactation consultant, childbirth educator, author, and internationally-known consultant on breastfeeding and birthing issues. She takes us on a time travel journey; unraveling the model of obstetric care and how it has changed. We’ve gone from home birth surrounded by women to institutional care surrounded by machines and men. Now we’re on our way back home surrounded by an amazing support system.

In this episode, Carolyn talks to yoga teacher Purna Devi and learns the benefits of doing yoga during pregnancy. Can you say better sleep?? She shares her knowledge and discusses the sense of community a mother-to-be can get from a class.

Let’s “due” some calculations! Or shall we say re-calculations or mis-calculations?

When will you have your baby? Everyone wants to know! Do we confer with the stars, moons, or the Bible?  Who is Naegele and why do his calculations matter? Just how did a due dates come about?

This week Carolyn talks once again to April Kline, founder of Birth With Spirit Doulas, about due dates and learning how to trust the process of pregnancy.

What is a doula? Why do you need one? In this episode, learn about the role of the doula as Carolyn talks with her guest April Kline, founder of Birth With Spirit Doulas.

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