Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Actress Kate Mara in a rare personal interview talks about her youth, growing up in a double NFL football family, her road to Hollywood, meeting her husband, her pregnancy experience, and plans for her upcoming birth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At 38 weeks Suzanne is full term with her twins. Baby A is head down and baby B is breech. Suzanne and her doctors decide to induce labor working towards a vaginal birth. Tune in as Suzanne shares her birth story and discusses newborn care of twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Suzanne (Frank) Mercer is a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor, doula and labor bodyworker. She shares her rich background of experience, ranging from whole family practice to prenatal/postnatal care. Now, she is 38 weeks pregnant with twins - due to deliver at any moment. Suzanne talks her fertility journey while having PCOS, the moment she found out she was having twins, experiences with twin pregnancy and what she is planning for the birth and early newborn care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica Mock is passionate about nutrition. She is a new mom and founder of 'Twenty-Five Eight', a company that aims to empower every woman to intuitively trust her cravings to guide her on what to eat before, during and long after pregnancy. Erica is changing the way we eat, focusing on quality rather than quantity, knowing the journey of food from conception to harvest and by eating with the seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Belly Bandit is a unique company specializing in postpartum compression wraps, modernizing the ancient practice of belly binding. Founding member Kari Caden shares the struggles that she and her sisters had with the physical transformations of pregnancy and postpartum that lead to the creation of Belly Bandit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress / Producer / Podcaster and now incubator Pallavi Sastry chats about her background in musical theater and transformation into TV, and what it was like growing up as an Indian American post 9/11. She gets real about real life challenges with conception and mental health. We discuss how her pregnancy has progressed so far and some of her fascinating upcoming projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The creators of the smash hit YouTube design show "Mr. Kate" are expecting an add-on of their own! Kate and Joey stop by to talk pregnancy, birth planning, and nursery design as well as their #creativeweirdo journey, becoming YouTube entrepreneurs and the importance of being authentic and unapologetic in all aspects of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lele Akalu immigrated to the United States from Ethiopia at the age of 14 to pursue higher education. After three years of nursing school, she realized that nursing wasn't her passion and did a 180 career change to pursue the arts. She is currently working on the animated series - DISENCHANTMENT on Netflix. Lele was aiming for an unmedicated hospital birth but had her doubts about whether or not she would be able to do it. She shares her pregnancy and birth story and talks about creating a village for her child and how raising children in America is different from Ethiopia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TV personality, blogger and new Mom, Stuart Brazell walks us through the importance of authenticity and creativity while building your personal brand and her journey to becoming an influencer. Stuart shares the story of her recent birth to her son Asher and gives us insight into her life as a new mom juggling a thriving career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you know when labor is starting? What is the difference between Braxton-Hicks and labor contractions? When do you call the doula? Birth practitioner? Long time midwife Aleksandra Evanguelidi shares her expert perspective on identifying the signs and symptoms of pre and early labor and some practical tips for what to do during these phases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices