The Birth Rebel Podcast

Today I am going to talk about why I cannot ethically promote formula feeding and fed is best rhetoric and why we need to understand why downplaying formula feeding risks is dangerous and unhelpful to parents. We'll also chat about how our government and healthcare agencies are actually part of the problem. I acknowledge that some of this information may be hard to hear and that feelings of gu...

In this episode, we review a youtube video about Group B Strep that Dr. Momma Jones discusses. We're examining this video from our holistic & autonomous perspective on perinatal health!  Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. Dr. Fischbein now practices community-based birthing and works dir...

Things I'm Doing Different. Using my due month instead of the due date Seeing a pelvic floor therapist and webster certified chiro earlier in pregnancy Doing a Mother's Blessing Seeing a Functional Nutritionist that specializes in Prenatal Nutrition  Taking Iron Bisglycinate as an iron supplementation  Doing a Home Birth Created a Mother's Registry instead of a Baby Registry Resources: F...

In today’s episode, Amanda evaluates the research on IUGR ( Intrauterine Growth Restriction) and SGA ( Small for Gestational Age). We also take a look at how accurate the diagnosis of IUGR and SGA is and how parents can make an informed decision when presented with a possible IUGR/SGA situation. Amanda is a pharmacist turned birth and women’s health educator, whose own traumatic first birth experi...

Today I'm talking about how my 2022 went as a birth worker and what I'm looking forward to in 2023. Change is coming and some of that change means no longer offering some services. Check out my latest episode as I show you the behind the scenes of being a mom and business owner. The best time to start preparing for a better birth is during pregnancy! I've curated a checklist to help you prepare fo...

Today we talk about what America's current philosophy is on breastfeeding and how the formula shortages negatively targeted breastfeeding in the news media, revealing our society's true feelings on breastfeeding. Episodes to reference: What Doctors Don't Know About Breastfeeding with Dr. Jack Newman - 03 Relactation and Maintaining Milk Supply with Tomesha Walker - 11 World Health Organizations Gu...

Aubrey is a Registered Dietician, Registered Kangaroula, and Lactation Counselor. She specializes in perinatal and pediatric nutrition, and integrative and functional medicine, she supports women in improving their health, cycles, and fertility so they can have a healthy pregnancy and reduce their risk of complications and preterm delivery. Today Aubrey chats about breastfeeding babies and if moth...

Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. Dr. Fischbein now practices community-based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives  www.birthinginstincts.com  to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioner...

Dr. Stetzer is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Doctor that works with a lot of women who want to achieve a VBAC. Dr. Stetzer completed a residency at Michigan State University, Bi-County Community Hospital, and Henry Ford Hospital. He currently practices at MetroHealth. Today we talk about how he works with patients to achieve a VBAC in the hospital he works with.  VBAC Resources: ICAN: https://www...

Lactation Counselor vs Lactation Consultant... I've seen Lactation Professionals excluded from continuing education training because... they're not International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. I've seen IBCLCs call other Lactation Professionals dangerous and harmful or have heard them tell parents to only seek the advice of an IBCLC. Well, I'm here to clear the air and tell you what the di...

Alexis is a healing mentor and energy worker who supports mothers transitioning from being overwhelmed to thriving in motherhood through energy management and intentional living practices.   Alexis uses energy work and coaching to help families in designing the lives they have dreamed of while freeing themselves from the impacts of generational trauma and difficult birth experiences. &nb...

This episode goes over the domino effect of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I chat about the microbiome of moms and infants and how that impacts babies' risk for disease, allergies, and mental health. It Matters How You Birth: How birth affects your baby Health Professionals: Learn about how birth and the microbiome affect babies and their long-term health with the microbiome baby courses ...

Today, Christina introduces us to how we can use music therapy during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. We touch on using music therapy to cope with anxiety during pregnancy, music therapy to cope during birth and using it in postpartum to process your birth.  About our Guest: Christina Koenig, MT-BC, Birth Doula Christina attended Shenandoah University where she received her bachelor of music the...

Find Tomesha Walker   Instagram: @yourbirthdestiny Youtube:  @Birthing Destiny with Tomesha D. Walker    Website: https://www.birthohio.com/  Find me:    Instagram:@fruitofthewombirth  Website: www.fruitofthewombirth.com    Why there's a formula shortage: https://yhoo.it/3y40eNM  You Can Breastfeed: Breastfeeding Course: https://bit.ly/3t...

Aubrey is a Registered Dietician, Registered Kangaroula, and Lactation Counselor. Today she talks about the nutrients contained in breastmilk and the use of milk fortifiers for premature babies. She covers why they are used, the potential benefits, and the potential downsides to using human milk fortifiers. Find Aubrey: Matrescence Nutrition Access your FREE Guide on mastering 5 Techniques to Conq...

Maternal Mortality is a huge concern and many lately have been focusing on Maternal Mortality rates among BIPOC women. There's been a huge push in having more BIPOC people join the medical field to help lower rates. However, when looking at the structure of medical school and health care system I believe that will not help the rates. VBAC Resources: ICAN: https://www.ican-online.org/ Find me:...

Dr. Trill from Free to Feed chats with us about breastfeeding babies that have food allergies and busts myths on elimination diets, formula, and types of food allergies.   Resources in the video:  The science behind dietary protein to breast milk transfer: https://bit.ly/369wZxW     1-1 personal consultations: https://bit.ly/38T5vxP     Facts you need to know about breastfeeding: https://bit.ly/3x...

Drs. Rosen is a 1981 summa cum laude graduate of Life Chiropractic College. Over the past 4 decades he has taught pediatrics, craniopathy, primary healthcare management, practice management and chiropractic philosophy nationally and internationally to thousands of chiropractors, chiropractic students, healthcare providers, and on public forums. He is a certified SOT ® advance practitioner and cran...

Emily is a Doula and Childbirth Educator serving the DFW area. She is a mother of two, with 2 incredibly different birth & postpartum experiences.  She has certified continuing education in VBAC births, TENS unit for labor, and advanced peanut ball skills for labor & birth. Emily shares five things you should know before you decide to VBAC. Topics include: History of VBAC Mental Prep...

Dr. Jack Newman graduated from the University of Toronto medical school in 1970, interning at the Vancouver General Hospital.  He did his training in pædiatrics in Quebec City and then at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto from 1977-1981 to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1981 and Board Certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1981.  He has worked a...

Kathleen chats with me about how breastfeeding protects a mother's mental health but also how mental health comes into play with successful breastfeeding and how postpartum support and health is a major player in the equation. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner and Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press spe...

In this episode I share with you all about how my births went and if I could go back what I would change and do differently. What I would change for each birth: 1st Birth: Taken a childbirth class 2nd & 3rd Birth: Hired a doula 4th Birth: Had a support team that supported my goals 5th: Avoid Social Media Mom Groups  *side note: with my fifth baby I would also have had a homebirth because...

Welcome to The Birth Café Podcast. Angel Coleman is the Owner and Founder of  Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services . She is a  Certified Birth Doula ,  Postpartum Doula ,  Certified Lactation Counselor , and a Lamaze  Certified Childbirth Educator . *Apologize for some of the audio. Still learning and working out the kinks* Angel is very passionate about having healin...

"The Birth Cafe Podcast" is a thought-provoking podcast that fearlessly delves into the most controversial topics surrounding childbirth. Hosted by a certified Birth Doula, Lactation Counselor, and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and mama of 6Angel Coleman, listen as she interviews healthcare professionals in obstetrics, midwifery, and maternal health. Each episode confronts and exp...