Dr. Vanessa Hildebrand Talks Birth, Culture, & Anthropology, Episode 13
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...
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After Birth Rituals for Doulas
It didn’t take long attending births before I realized that I had some little rituals I did afterward. At first I just wrote it off; Of course, I’d be hungry, I’d just worked really hard! Of course, I needed a shower! It was hard work and I felt grimy. It wasn’t...
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Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski Talks about Adolescents and Life
You're unlikely to ever meet anyone else like Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski. Some people call her the Sex Lady, probably because she's presented sexuality education to over 230,000 young people, trained 10,000 peer educators and 7,000 young parents in her career. And...
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DONA Birth Doula Reading List
2 position papers, 7 books, & the beginning of your birth doula journey! Continue reading
Podcast Episode 11: Interview with Dr. Ginger Breedlove
In this 11th episode of our podcast Hillary interviews Dr. Ginger Breedlove where they talk about Midwestern kindness and pragmatism, having interrelated irons in the fire, what it is actually like testifying in congress, pushing for policy changes, and 4H. They...
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How to Be a Birth Geek
If you love birth and you’re fascinated by the research and the history of all things families, birth, and babies, you might be a birth geek! One of the classic signs is that you have a near insatiable desire for more knowledge to put into practice in your classes...
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Season 1, Episode 10: Expert Interview with Sarah Juliusson (a.k.a. The Website Doula)
In this tenth episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Robin interviews Sarah Juliusson to talk about all things website! Sarah Juliusson, also known as The Website Doula, is a website designer & developer for holistic practitioners and birth / postpartum...
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Thick Strategy
Thicken up your approach to increase your efficacy and reach! Continue reading
Expert Interview: Sharon Muza, BS, CD(DONA) BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
“Sometimes they are not ready to take in the information that they need to be as prepared as they could. You don’t want to scare them. Finding the balance is really hard.” Continue reading
Should I Use a Contraction Timer in Labor?
As a childbirth educator I’m often asked whether or not a family should use a contraction timer. We certainly talk about how to time contractions and what the different points in time mean as they pop this information. But actually having a physical timer in hand...
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