Understanding Informed Consent & Refusal

Holiday shopping for a pregnant or postpartum mom, or for yourself? This is your one-stop list of the best gifts for pregnant and postpartum moms, all holistic and focused on support! We cover all of the things that moms rave about. Like...Nourishment gifts like freezer meals, bone broth, herbal infusions, and gift basketsSelf care gifts, from experience gifts to postpartum recovery kits and loungewearEducation gifts, including books, classes, and coursesHome and baby gifts for the crunchy momUnconventional gifts that feel like real support, like cleaning, laundry, and postpartum doula care✨ Links and offers:25% off all courses & enrollment for Holistic Doula School with code HOLIDAY through Christmas!Shop our cookbooksExplore our Amazon gift guideJust Ingredients protein and electrolytes (10% off with code TAYLORSHAFFER)Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

Nina Spears, aka The Baby Chick, has spent over a decade supporting moms as a birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth educator, and massage therapist. She's also the founder of Baby Chick, a digital resource with close to 3,000 free articles for expecting and new parents, and the author of The Baby Chick Guide to Positive Pregnancy.In this episode, we talk about the two things that actually move the needle in pregnancy prep: education and support, and why neither one works well without the other. You can fnd Nina at https://www.baby-chick.com/ or connect with her on Instagram or TikTok.We're covering:Why information alone doesn't prepare you for birth, and what actually doesThe social contract, and why you have to invest in your village before you need itWhy "my husband has two weeks off" is not a postpartum planPracticing positions, comfort techniques, and hard conversations before labor, not duringWhy every birth, including scheduled C-sections and epidurals, benefits from a doulaGrab the book: The Baby Chick Guide to Positive PregnancyWant more postpartum prep resources? Check out Blood Bone + Broth!Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

This month we’re answering your questions with guest cohost Sarah Marie Bilger. We cover everything from protein needs and prolapse to placenta encapsulation, BV options, and what we’d tell our first-time-pregnant selves.In this episode, we cover:How much protein you need during pregnancy, and whether that changes postpartumWhen the umbilical cord around baby’s neck is a concern, and why so many doulas say it’s usually normalWhether a fast birth or a fast pushing stage can contribute to prolapseWhether placenta encapsulation is worth itYour options for treating BV during pregnancy: antibiotics, herbs, or other protocolsOur thoughts on breastfeeding in publicWhat to do when you and your partner disagree about keeping baby’s name a secret until birthWhen to start going back to church postpartum, and whether to stay home in the early weeksWhat we would tell our first-time-pregnant selvesListen to Sarah on the Entering Motherhood podcast!Want your question answered in next month’s Q&A? DM us on Instagram at @holisticpregnancy.co or email [email protected].🎉 Birthday special: Take 50% off all courses with code BIRTHDAY at holisticpregnancyco.com/courses! Valid thru Thanksgiving (11/26/26!)Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

Informed consent isn't a form you sign at intake, it's an ongoing conversation that should happen before every intervention. This episode is a framework, not a fear tactic, walking through what informed consent actually means and the questions worth asking before you agree to anything in labor.In this episode:What informed consent actually is, beyond signing a formThe four components: risks, benefits, alternatives, and your right to refuseWhat a real informed consent conversation should sound like from a providerA simple framework of questions to use in the momentWhy true emergencies work differently, and why that doesn't undo the rest of the frameworkYour right to change your mind, even after you've already said yesReady to get informed for your own birth? Check out Unshakeable Birth!Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

Gina Mundy has spent over 23 years as a birth injury attorney, analyzing labor and delivery cases to understand why things go wrong, and how families can prepare before they ever step into a delivery room. She's the author of A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth and host of The Childbirth Attorney Podcast.In this episode, we talk about the patterns Gina sees over and over in birth injury cases, starting with Pitocin and artificial rupture of membranes. Gina walks through what "slow and steady" actually means with an induction, what the drug manufacturer's own guidelines say about dosing, and why breaking the water is rarely the risk-free intervention it's presented as. She also shares what a Cochrane review of 15,000 deliveries found about doulas and outcomes, and why she recommends one to every family she talks to.In this episode, we cover:The pattern behind most birth injury cases, and why spontaneous vaginal births are rarely involvedWhat "slow and steady" means with a Pitocin induction, and what the manufacturer's own guidelines recommendWhy breaking the water is treated as routine, and what it's actually correlated with in her casesHow to tell when you're being pressured into an intervention versus given a real medical indicationWhat the research says about doulas and C-section, operative delivery, and intervention ratesConnect with Gina at https://GinaMundy.com or on Instagram at @ginamundy.Get the book: A Parent's Guide to a Safer ChildbirthListen to The Childbirth Attorney PodcastReady to get informed for your own birth? Check out Unshakeable Birth!Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

Dr. Laura Brayton is a holistic chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner with more than 20 years of experience helping women optimize fertility, pregnancy, and maternal health through root-cause medicine and holistic lifestyle practices. She's the host of the Well-Adjusted Mama podcast and creator of the documentary Conscious Conception: An Empowered Pregnancy + Birthing Story.In this episode, we talk about what conscious conception actually means and why it starts well before a positive pregnancy test. Dr. Brayton breaks down how the nervous system affects fertility, why stress can signal the body that it isn't safe to conceive, and how epigenetics means both partners' health, not just the mother's, shapes the pregnancy to come. She also gets into the toxin load hiding in everyday products, the gut-fertility connection, and why she has couples do a preconception cleanse together.In this episode, we cover:What conscious conception means, and why it's relevant even if you're years away from tryingHow a stressed, sympathetic nervous system can work against fertility and conceptionWhy 50 percent of baby's genetics and toxin exposure come from the partner, and what that means for preconception prepThe environmental toxins worth addressing first, and where to find better product alternativesHow gut health and food sensitivities tie into hormone balance and fertilityPractical ways to get a reluctant partner on board with preconception changesConnect with Dr. Brayton at https://www.drlaurabrayton.com or on Instagram at @drlaurabrayton. You can also listen to Well-Adjusted Mama!Ready to prep for pregnancy? Check out Real Food Prenatal!Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

Third trimester comes with a lot of decisions, all at once. This episode is a full, evidence-based rundown of everything worth doing before baby arrives — GBS testing, pelvic floor prep beyond kegels, finalizing your birth preferences, choosing a pediatrician, and lining up your support team, so nothing gets missed.In this episode:The 12 things to focus on this trimester, and the "why" behind each onePelvic floor prep that goes beyond kegelsThe questions to ask your pediatrician and birth providerBuilding your birth preferences as a decision frameworkSetting up your support team and preparing emotionally, not just physicallyResources mentioned:GBS testing handout: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GBS-Handout.pdfThe Miles Circuit: https://www.milescircuit.com/Download the third trimester checklist!Want more holistic postpartum prep resources? Check out Blood Bone + Broth! Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

The 5-5-5 rule — 5 days in bed, 5 days on the bed, 5 days around the bed — is one of the better postpartum recovery frameworks out there. This episode walks through what's physiologically happening in your body and mind during each phase, what's normal, and what's not.In this episode:What the 5-5-5 rule is and where it comes fromWhat's physically happening in each phase — bleeding, healing, hormones, feedingNormal vs. concerning signs at each stageWhy protecting this time matters more than anything else💡 Want more holistic postpartum prep resources? Check out our postpartum prep course!Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

Most hospital bag lists are overpacked with things you'll never open. This episode breaks down what's truly worth bringing and organized in helpful categories!In this episode, we cover:What you need for labor (and what hospitals already provide)Creating a physiologic birth environment: lighting, sound, scent, and comfortCoping tools that support labor, and why a doula is worth consideringWhat you need for postpartum recovery, baby, and your support person in the first day or two after birthPaperwork and documents to have readyWhat to leave at home (aka things you do not actually need)📚 Download the free hospital bag checklist 💡 Check out Unshakeable Birth for holistic resources and birth prep!Got a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)

After a summer away, I'm back and using this episode to catch you up on where I've been, what's changing about the show, and where it's headed this season!In this episode:Recap of my summer (I left Instagram!)The shifts I'm making for the showNEW! Topic suggestion form NEW! Guest application formA few sneak peeks at what's coming this seasonGot a topic you want covered? Fill out this formWant to be a guest? Apply here____________________________________________________________________________*As always, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.____________________________________________________________________________NEXT STEPS:>> Courses>> Email list >> FREE nutrition guide>> Postpartum cookbooks Please consider leaving a rating and review to share the love! :)