
Down to Birth
Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on having a safe and informed birth, which starts with determining if you've hired the right provider. If we had to boil it down to a single premise, it's this: A healthy mom and baby isn't all that matters. We have more than 30 years' experience between us in midwifery, informed rights advocacy, publishing, childbirth education, postpartum support and breastfeeding, and we've personally served thousands of women and couples. Listen to the birth stories of our clients, listeners and celebrities, catch our expert-interviews, and submit your questions for our monthly Q&A episodes by calling us at 802-GET-DOWN. We're on Instagram at @downtobirthshow and also at Patreon.com/downtobirthshow, where we offer live ongoing events multiple times per month, so be sure to join our worldwide community. We are a Top .5% podcast globally with listeners in more than 80 countries every week. Become informed, empowered, and have a great time in the process. Join us and reach out any time - we love to hear from you. And as always, hear everyone, listen to yourself.
Episodes
#310 | The Co-Sleeping Controversy: Overcoming Fear & Supporting Instincts with Isadora of Happy Co-Sleeper

#309 | March Q&A: Uterine Rupture Risk; Weaning without Guilt; Home Birth Laws; Timeframes for Placental Birth; Precipitous Birth; Botox and Nursing

#308 | Mammogram Myths: Safer Ways to Screen for Breast Cancer with Dr. Jenn Simmons

#307 | When Labor Stalls: Recognizing and Resolving Dystocia with Midwife Molly O'Brien @biomechanics_for_birth

#306 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Engorgement & Oversupply; Sleepy Feeders; Hands-Free Pumps; Foremilk/Hindmilk Imbalances; Cracked Nipples

#305 | February Q&A: Induction at 37 Weeks, "Lazy" Feeders, Low-Lying Placenta, PPD, Respiratory Distress in Newborns, Kick Counts

#304 | Why Algae is the Superfood for Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum Health

#303 | Car Birth to Premature Baby with Megan @wilsonfamilyhomestead

#302 | Facing PTSD with Shoulder Dystocia at Home Birth

#301 | January Q&A: Cervical Scarring, Shoulder Dystocia, Prenatal Vitamins, Birthing the Placenta in Water, Postpartum Aches & Pains

#300 | Vaccine Rights, Research and Consent with Just the Inserts

#299 | Vaginal Birth After Unnecessary LEEP Procedure

#298 | Is Childbirth Painful?

#297 | A Patreon Q&A Special Episode to Ring in 2025

#296 | Extended Q&A: RhoGAM; Premature Rupture of Membranes; Meconium; Fevers Cord Traction; Vitamin D; Waterbirth & Cold Plunges [Season 3 Reprise]

#295 | Is My Baby Tongue-Tied? with Author Cathy Watson Genna, IBCLC

#294 | Physiologic Birth of the Placenta in Water, Optimal Cord Clamping and Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage with Barbara Harper [Season 4 Reprise]

#293 | Extended Q&A [Season 3 Reprise]: Miscarriage; Evening Primrose Oil; Safe Bed-Sharing; Failure to Descend; Pushing; High Blood Pressure

#292 | The Wisdom of Our Menstrual Cycles with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

#291 | Discovering Down Syndrome at Birth: Lacey's Story and Her Greatest Gift

#290 | Another Off-The-Record Birth Rant with Midwife Lindsey Meehleis

#289 | October Q&A: Placenta Previa, Nipple Sensitivity, Home Birth Transfers, Uterine Rupture Risk, Cholestasis, Gentle Sleep Support, Caffeine

#288 | Roundtable: Postpartum Grief and Rage

#287 | Lily Nichols on Fertility, Folate and Food

#286 | Facing Childhood Trauma Through Birth: Courtney's Story
