Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Adopted at birth, Jenna Konrady grew up with a strong sense of purpose and family. Now she's approaching birth in a way that's informed, intentional, and fully in charge. Her home birth story is a blue print for reclaiming agency through birth. Connect with the guest: @jennawysocki Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garre...

What if the way we prepare women for pregnancy, birth, and recovery is fundamentally broken? Alex Redelico and Dara Cook come together from two high performance worlds to challenge fear based narratives around perinatal fitness. Connect with the guests: @expectfit @alexredfit expect.fit Expect Fitness Module on IP+ Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short...

Today...I'm my own guest, and I wanted to share a bit about my personal story and the inspiration behind my work. Starting out in emergency medicine in New York City, I eventually moved into family centered care. From personal experience and unanswered questions, I have always been driven by a deep discomfort with the lack of choice and context many people are given during pregnancy and birth. Fro...

After an unplanned home breech birth, international songwriting couple Amanda Nordelius and John Russell return to discuss the postpartum experience. Connect with the guests: gluten-freemusic.com Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and p...

Intense meltdowns are part of the parenthood experience. As toddlers test our limits, our nervous systems activate and we begin wondering if we're terrible parents. Child development and child behavior specialist Devon Kuntzman discusses how parents can better navigate and understand those moments, reframe their child's behavior, and work toward helping them build long term emotional resilience. C...

Globetrotting physician assistant and health tech entrepreneur Esther Friedman Schwartz discusses her rocky pregnancy journey. Connect with the guest: LinkedIn Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys as they prepare for an empowered birth and postpartum experience. Each episode f...

We have a brand new addition to the Informed Pregnancy family! This week on the podcast we have a special holiday audio preview of the first 3 episodes of Growing with HeHe. Or check out the full visual series here! Growing with HeHe is an intimate short-form video series following HeHe Stewart’s real-time first pregnancy journey. You may know her as a doula, educator, and advocate for trauma-info...

We have a brand new addition to the Informed Pregnancy family! Here's a special holiday audio preview of the first 3 episodes of Growing with Garrett. Or check out the full visual series here! Growing with Garrett is an intimate short-form video series following Garrett Kusmierz’s real-time pregnancy journey as she prepares for a more empowered second birth and postpartum experience. The series wa...

International songwriting couple Amanda Nordelius and John Russell discuss their creative and home lives, including how they met on stage at Universal Studios and a surprising home breech birth. Connect with the guests: gluten-freemusic.com Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two all new intimate short-form video series following Garrett and HeHe's real-time pregnancy journeys...

Carli Roth and Joshua Katz are expecting their first baby after a successful pregnancy with eggs retrieved before they even met. They discuss their journey to pregnancy and what inspired them to create a company based on an often uncomfortable topic - hemorrhoids. Connect with the guest: @getnorms @carli_ar @joshuadanielkatz getnorms.com Grow with us on ⁠IP+⁠! Informed Pregnancy Media presents two...

Dr. Joel Warsh is a Los Angeles based integrative pediatrician, speaker, and advocate for balanced discussions around children's health and vaccination. Combining conventional and holistic approaches, he recently authored a forthcoming book exploring nuanced, evidence based conversations about this complex topic. Connect with the guest: @drjoelgator theshotbook.com Grow with us on IP+! Informed Pr...

Kristin Mundy is a doula and childbirth specialist with a focus on birth after loss. She's the host of the Rainbow Connection, a podcast for mothers who have experienced. This episode discusses topics that may be uncomfortable for some listeners, including pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss. Please listen with care. Connect with the guest: @therainbowconnectionpodcast thedoulalif...

Margot Del Rey is a French born fashion veteran turned holistic postpartum and lactation specialist. After a transformative move to California, she founded Sisterhood, an integrative postpartum and motherhood support practice combining Ayurvedic care and yoga based healing. Connect with the guest: @with.sisterhood withsisterhood.com Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podc...

Los Angeles based actor, singer, and mom of two Jenna Pastuszek discusses her experience with birth, motherhood, rehearsals, and what "break a leg" means to her. Connect with the guest: @thejennap jennapastuszek.com Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC. Each season is an intimate story of one...

Francesca Fondevila is a postpartum care provider and the founder of Mother Bones, a boutique in home practice offering nourishment, bodywork, and ritual support for new moms. She discusses postpartum as not only a recovery period but as a transformative passage of becoming. Connect with the guest: @_mother_bones_ mother-bones.com Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠ present an all new podcast!...

Sarah Lavonne discusses her work as a registered nurse, childbirth educator, and the founder of BundleBirth , a global education company training nurses in physiological birth. Connect with the guest: @BundleBirth @BundleBirthNurses bundlebirth.com YouTube BundleBirth on IP+ Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr...

Nurse practitioner Emilie McLain joins the podcast to discuss her path to practicing midlife gynecology including how to understand and navigate the hormone shifts of perimenopause and beyond. Connect with the guest: @emcstoj LinkedIn The Top 34 Symptoms of Menopause Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot...

Double board certified OBGYN and medical geneticist Dr. Dallas Reed joins the podcast to discuss a deeply personal family experience, how she's bridging obstetrics, pediatrics, and genetics, and what every parent to be should know. Connect with the guest: @MyriadGenetics prenatalscreening.com Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a Mother is a new narrati...

Lauren Gaba Flanagan discusses the road to motherhood, how she learned more from TikTok than her doctor, and a surprise of twins for her second pregnancy. Connect with the guest: lgflanagan.com Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC. Each season is an intimate story of one woman, one pregnancy,...

Neonatologist and Chief Medical Officer of Prolacta Bioscience Dr. Melinda Elliott discusses nutritional care in the NICU, the high stakes decisions parents have to face, the differences between potential outcomes for fragile babies, and her own personal high risk pregnancy experiences. Prolacta Bioscience is a privately held life sciences company that has touched the lives of more than 100,000 pr...

What if your perinatal care team truly worked together? Prenatal bodyworker turned community builder Sally Hayes discusses Matrikas, a national network that she founded in order to connect birth community providers and brands with the goal of collaborative care becoming the norm. Connect with the guest: @we.are.matrikas wearematrikas.com Sally Hayes on LinkedIn Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahm...

A month after giving birth, actress Aimee Carrero reflects after allowing time to process the experience and she discusses what it's been like settling into motherhood. Start with the first of her three part pregnancy and birth journey here. Connect with the guest @aimeecarrero Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from...

Oklahoma City native Stephanie Entin has spent over 20 years in the birth space. She joins the podcast to discuss her work as a doula, dietician, prenatal yoga and meditation teacher, and birth photographer as well as two of her own very different births. Connect with the guest: @littleplumphoto littleplumphoto.com Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an all new podcast! One Way or a...

Former science teacher turned genetic counselor Natalie Richeimer joins the podcast to discuss her journey through IVF and a VBAC after a traumatic first birth. She set her sights on a more informed, empowered birth for her second child, seeking autonomy and healing as a Covid lockdown birth was imminent. Connect with the guest: @lotsofbracha Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠Mahmee⁠⁠⁠ present an al...

Influenced by experiences with both traumatic and empowering births, labor and delivery nurse and prenatal coach Kelly Hof joins the podcast to discuss her medical journey both personally and professionally, including information and guidance on prenatal coaching. Connect with the guest: @kellychof Facebook LinkedIn kellyhof.com/empowered The Birth Journey Podcast Informed Pregnancy Media and ⁠⁠⁠M...