The Birth Lounge Podcast

The Birth Lounge Podcast

Hosted by: HeHe Stewart

We're exploring option from conception to childhood to help women take control of their fertility, birth experience, postpartum healing, and motherhood journey! This is a safe space for all parents to hear what the...

Episodes

Ep. 142: The Beginning of Homebirth with Katelyn Fusco

Episode #144

Let’s rewind the clock—and I means AGES— I want to talk about how we used to birth—before we moved it to hospitals. Lets go all the way back to how physiological birth is expected to work. Today, Katelyn Fusco, Host...
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Ep. 141: Friday Free Talk: The Bishop Score

Episode #143

Today is all about inductions and how to know if you are a 'good candidate' for one. HeHe is diving into a tool that the women's health field uses to rate a a pregnant person’s cervix in order to determine their...
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Ep.140: Your Child's Physical Development in the First Year with Pediatric PT, Kara Masse

Episode #142

This episode is all about your child’s physical development in the first year of life! Pediatric Physical Therapist, Kara Masse, joins HeHe on the show to take about muscle development, rolling, crawling, and walking!...
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Ep. 139: Friday Free Talk: When Nurses Perpetuate the Patriarchy

Episode #141

Inside The Birth Lounge, HeHe does a weekly group prenatal visit with our members! We chat about all things pregnancy, planning for birth, and preparing for postpartum. This week's episode of The Birth Lounge Podcast...
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Ep. 138: The Truth about Exercise in Pregnancy with Kayla Mehr

Episode #140

Today’s guest is a dear friend of mine and a fitness expert specializing in prenatal and postnatal corrective exercise! Kayla Mehr, Founder of Your Fit Mom, is joining HeHe in an episode that is getting down and dirty...
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Ep 137: Friday Free Talk, When "Checking In" Hinders the Process

Episode #139

When people check in with us, it's generally done with good intention, but sometimes "checking in" can do more harm than good! There are multiple places in women's health and birth work where this rings true! When it...
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Ep. 136: An Inside Look at Obstetrical Violence

Episode #138

Have you ever heard the term “obstetrical violence” and wondered what it meant? Or maybe you envisioned this blatant act of disrespect or an assault of sorts. These are both examples of obstetrical violence, but is...
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Ep. 135: Friday Free Talk: Don't Stop Pushing

Episode #137

Inside The Birth Lounge, I teach my Secret Sauce to Pushing. Part of that formula is based on your baby's position in your pelvis! I actively advise against what's called 'directed pushing,' where birthing people are...
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Ep.134 Why Preparing for Postpartum is Essential BEFORE Birth with Ariana Witkin, MD

Episode #136

  Today’s episode is all about planning for the unexpected parts of postpartum! HeHe is joined by MaMa MD, Ariana Within, to dive into how to thrive (not just survive) in the weeks right after birth! Postpartum is...
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Ep. 133: Friday Free Talk: Your Responsibility in Labor

Episode #135

Everyone in the birth room has a job—your provider, your nurse, your partner, and you…but, what does your job really look like? Probably different than you think if your goal is to have your dream birth! Deep...
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Ep. 132: A Basic Understanding of Your Menstrual Cycle with Ginny Parham

Episode #134

Today, HeHe is joined by Ginny Parham, a Period Coach who help women with bed bound periods turn them into kick ass periods so they can live their lives to the fullest. She created the 90-Day Pain-Free Period Method...
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Ep 131: Friday Free Talk: The 7 Slippery Slopes of Birth

Episode #133

Do you really need childbirth education classes? Wondering if you can get all the information you need for a good birth by reading books and taking a one-hour online course? This largely depends on how you define...
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