Sarah and Charli talk about what it looks like for most people in their care who are planning to give birth at home. Learn about the basics of what midwives do to prepare for a homebirth, how they arrive in the home when it’s time for monitoring during labor, and what to expect while being cared for by midwives in the homebirth setting. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
The midwives talk about the variations of normal placental locations and discuss what it means when a placenta is found to be low lying. Learn about how this is handled in the midwifery model and what it means for a planned homebirth. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
The baby is born, the cord is cut… now what? Sarah and Charli review what’s normal in a baby’s cord stump, what’s not normal, and how to best care for the cord in the first few weeks of life. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Sarah and Charli talk all about the newborn screen that is offered to all babies in the first two weeks of life. They review what’s on the screen, how it’s performed, why people opt in, and why people opt out. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Is jaundice always bad? What causes jaundice? How does bilirubin work in the body? In today’s episode, Sarah & Charli talk all about this common situation for newborns and how the midwifery model treats jaundice differently than the standard medical model. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
‘Advanced maternal age’ is the medical term used to describe pregnancies over the age of 35. But why do we care if someone is over 35? Is it a higher-risk pregnancy? What are the different factors that go into a person over 35 having a high risk pregnancy? The midwives break down some of the statistics and talk about how the midwifery model approaches birth parents over 35. Just a heads up- this episode talks about some hard stuff, like miscarriage and pregnancy loss, and it might not be appropr...
What’s normal, and what’s not? Can I do anything about stretch marks? What’s that line on my belly? Why do my thighs itch? The midwives talk all about the skin changes of pregnancy and why they happen! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
In this episode the midwives breakdown what’s normal in terms of bleeding during the postpartum time period. Learn about what you can expect and how to manage it in the days and weeks after giving birth. --- http://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Listen to the midwives talk about the postpartum time period. You’ll hear the inside scoop on what to prepare for and how to be as ready as you can be for the arrival of your baby. As it turns out, there can be a lot to think about before welcoming a new member into your family! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
In today’s episode, Charli and Sarah talk all about what midwives cover on the newborn exam: it’s more than just height and weight! Hear about how midwives can assess the wellbeing of a baby in the home setting and all the fun ways we can integrate family members into baby’s first head-to-toe exam. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Approximately 10% of all babies born in the United States require some form of resuscitation after birth. Learn about how midwives work to prevent this from happening and how it’s managed in the home setting. This is a key topic that separates the home birth experience from a hospital birth. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Sarah and Charli detail the first two hours after a baby is born at home. They cover what the midwives are doing, what they’re looking for, and what each client can expect from their midwives at a home birth with Hearth & home. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
What is Vitamin K? Where does it come from? Why don’t babies have it? In this episode, the midwives talk all about the newborn Vitamin K evidence, recommendations, and options. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Sarah interviews Maggie Halpin, Hearth & Home’s third midwife and postpartum anxiety expert. Maggie shares about the causes of postpartum anxiety, the available treatments, the signs and symptoms, and even shares some of her own experience to help listeners navigate their own postpartum journeys. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
A lot of people have heard of Pitocin, but far less have heard of another induction method: the Foley catheter. The midwives talk about what it is, what it does, and why some people choose this less-known induction method at the hospital. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
It seems like everybody and their mother (get it?) gets gestational diabetes in pregnancy. But what is it? What causes it? Why does it happen to some people, and not to others? And most importantly- what do you do if you get it? The midwives break it all down in today’s episode of the podcast. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
In today’s episode, the midwives talk all about newborn eye medication, AKA erythromycin, AKA newborn eye prophylaxis. They cover what it’s good for, what it protects against, and how they advise their clients when it comes to decision-making regarding newborn eye medication. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
The midwives interview a beloved former client, Ashley, about her experience within midwifery care. Hear about Ashley’s journey with her second birth and what it meant to her to be in midwifery care despite not having her birth go according to plan. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Laboring people have their work cut out for them, but what can others do to help them? Here are the top five things that partners or other support people can do to help their loved one have a vaginal birth at home. A great listen for family members who hope to attend your birth! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Midwife Charli interviews Erin Underwood, functional movement specialist, who specializes in supporting prenatal and postnatal people as well as birth workers through movement with strength, sustainability and nervous system down regulation. Erin shares her tips for preparing the body for birth including pelvic floor strength, core strength, the psoas, and how to prepare for when your baby comes! --- Erin Underwood: Website: www.erinunderwoodmovement.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/erinunderwoodm...
The midwives break down why regular movement in pregnancy matters. Learn the tips the midwives give their clients and how to move safely throughout your pregnancy. Train4Birth: www.train4birth.com Erin Underwood Movement: www.erinunderwoodmovement.com --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Learn about the risks associated with a nuchal cord during birth. The midwives explain how they assess for a cord around the neck and what they do about it to keep baby’s safe in the homebirth setting. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
There’s a lot of mystique out there about sex after a baby. Will it hurt? Will it be different? When is it okay to have sex again? The midwives offer their general guidelines on sex and intimacy in the postpartum period in today’s episode. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Midwife Sarah sits down with Jamie Oller, CPM, LDM, to discuss anti-fat bias in the culture at large and specifically in pregnancy and postpartum care. They cover the BMI, prejudice against larger bodies, and how people of size receive different care than their thin counterparts in pregnancy care. Jamie Oller is a primary midwife at Harbor Midwifery in Oregon. She can be found online at www.harbormidwifery.com and on Instagram at @harbormidwifery --- Extra Resources for Listeners: www.plussizebi...
Midwives Sarah McClure and Charli Zarosinski talk all about what makes being a student midwife uniquely challenging, and why it’s all worth it in the end. The midwives talk about their own journeys to midwifery and why they’re so happy they chose this path, despite its challenges! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Charli and Sarah review seven common causes of breastfeeding pain, how to identify them, and what to do if you have them. Listen during pregnancy to help make your postpartum life a little easier if you plan to breastfeed your baby. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Sarah talks with biomechanist and movement educator Katy Bowman about diastasis recti, what it is, what it shows us, and why it matters to pregnant people. In addition to being a prominent author and science communicator, Katy is also a mom who had both her babies at home and shares some of her experience on the podcast. Link to "Diastasis Recti: The Whole Body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation and all of Katy’s books/DVDs: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/store/ --- Katy’s Bio: An...
In this episode, Midwife Sarah interviews her little sister Tee, an active duty Navy sailor who chose to give birth to her second daughter at home in the water. Fair warning: Tee is a sailor and she curses like one! We mentioned Selena Green, CPM, in this episode, who can be found at https://www.halekealaulallc.com . --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Midwife Sarah reviews the basics of breastfeeding in the very beginning. This is a great listen for anyone who is pregnant now, planning to breastfeed, and wants to know what to expect right off the bat to get a confident start to feeding their baby. --- http://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
Charli and Sarah talk about Charli’s personal story with nausea in pregnancy. Listen to the midwives discuss what causes nausea, the different degrees of nausea, and what to do about if you’re feeling sick in your pregnancy. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
