Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Tammin Sursok, award winning actress, producer, director, writer, and platinum recording star is due with her second baby literally any minute. Her big energy, open book authenticity and sense of humor radiate throughout as she shares personal stories and struggles about pregnancy, birth plan rewrites, nursing, miscarriages, plane crashes, and prenatal sex (over)drive. Cibelle Levi Photography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This two topic information packed episode starts with family medicine physician Dr. Stephanie Canale discussing the interesting field of family medicine. After the break, Dr. Canale shares the personal struggle that she experienced with infant nutrition that led her to create ‘Lactation Lab’, a service that tests for nutritional content and toxicity in breastmilk. Lactation Lab is an informed pregnancy sponsor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author JK COY shares her birth journey including how and why she inspires women to have a more positive birth experience in her latest book "Because You Are Superwoman: how to harness your superpower and create your own positive birth experience with minimal medical intervention". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catalina Clark, a doula, and student midwife has had her baby and returns to candidly share her personal labor and delivery experience including a tense moment that she has never witnessed at a birth before. Photo Credit: Rebecca Coursey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Midwife-in-training Catalina Clark is in her third trimester of pregnancy and still attending birth regularly as she plans her own first birth experience. She talks about midwifery training and what it's like to get ready for birth after having attended and supported so many others. Photo Credit: Rebecca Coursey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Labor and delivery nurse, doula and childbirth educator Sarah Lavonne talks about what to expected from childbirth education and helps sort through some of the various choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress Alexie Gilmore, a stepmom to three kids, is expecting and due any minute. After watching and celebrating pregnancy, birth, and parenting of her closest friends, they now turn the tables to offer blessings and advice and a few surprises from Dr. Berlin.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A tongue tie occurs when the thin membrane under the tongue restricts the movement of the tongue. For approximately 3-15% of newborns, it is so tight that they cannot move their tongues freely which can affect their ability to breastfeed and lead to poor latch, nipple pain, and trauma, decreased milk intake and a decline in milk supply over time. Dr. Chelsea Pinto, a mom, laser-certified dentist and member of the International Affiliation of Tongue Tie Professionals, explains what tongue tie and lip tie are, how they can be diagnosed and various forms of treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this fun and charming interview, very pregnant and super candid Hilary Duff talks about her childhood, career, first pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood experience and why her plans for her impending second birth have taken a significant and exciting turn. Photo by Laura Moll Photography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly due with her second baby, actress Emilie de Ravin (Roswell, Lost, Once Upon A Time) stops for an informative and entertaining chat about pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices