Birth Matters

Lisa Taylor - Birth Matters NYC Childbirth Education & Labor Support

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The Birth Matters podcast is here to lessen your overwhelm on the journey into parenthood by equipping you on all things birth, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum & parenting. We'll interview parents about their experiences & birth pros on their expertise so that you can have an empowering, CONFIDENT journey into parenthood!

125 episodes • 0 archived •

S4 E125

125: A VBAC Success Story: The Power of Prep & Support

S4 E125·

March 14

1h 4m

S4 E124

124: Rachel’s VBA2C: A Black Mother and Advocate’s Path to Doula Work

S4 E124·

February 20

1h 8m

S4 E123

123: [TTC] IVF to Fast, Unmedicated Hospital Birth

S4 E123·

Dec 22, 2024

1h 18m

S4 E122

122: From 2 C-Sections to VBA2C Success: The VBAC Link with Meagan Heaton

S4 E122·

Oct 27, 2024

1h 10m

S4 E121

121: Finding Her Voice in a VBAC

S4 E121·

Oct 13, 2024

1h 14m

S4 E120

120: What’s Gentle Cesarean Birth?

S4 E120·

Sep 29, 2024

1h 2m

S4 E119

119: Rapid Arrival: An Unmedicated Hospital Birth After Switch to Midwife

S4 E119·

Sep 15, 2024

1h 24m

S4 E118

118: Water Breaks Early, Preemie in NICU: Chantal’s story

S4 E118·

Aug 18, 2024

1h 5m

S4 E117

117: Is Homebirth Safe? w/ Sorayya Kassamali Rickicki

S4 E117·

Jul 7, 2024

56 mins

S4 E116

116: The Power of Consent & Connected Care in Homebirth & Post-Birth Hospital Transfer

S4 E116·

Jun 23, 2024

1h 23m

S4 E115

115: Chiropractic to Avoid a Cesarean with Transverse 2nd Baby

S4 E115·

Jun 9, 2024

1h 2m

S4 E114

114: Healing from Birth: The Magic of Craniosacral Therapy with Regina Patane

S4 E114·

May 26, 2024

1h 23m

S4 E113

113: The Clutch Doula: Support When Things Don't Go According to Plan

S4 E113·

May 12, 2024

1h 1m

S4 E112

112: Choosing Homebirth Amid Prenatal Depression

S4 E112·

Apr 28, 2024

1h 14m

S4 E111

111: A Pediatric ICU Nurse’s 3rd Preemie

S4 E111·

Apr 14, 2024

1h 19m

S4 E110

110: A Yogi's Unmedicated Hospital Birth

S4 E110·

Apr 1, 2024

55 mins

S4 E109

109: A Black Doula’s 2 Unmedicated Hospital Births

S4 E109·

Mar 17, 2024

1h 17m

S4 E108

108: An Unbelievable Night in Harlem

S4 E108·

Mar 3, 2024

1h 19m

S3 E107

107: 3 Transformative Births, Pt 2: Empowering VBAC & Express Homebirth

S3 E107·

Aug 30, 2023

1h 13m

S3 E106

106: 3 Transformative Births, Pt 1: Traumatic Induction to Cesarean

S3 E106·

Aug 14, 2023

46 mins

S3 E105

105: Body Confidence Reclaimed in 2nd Birth

S3 E105·

Aug 5, 2023

1h 38m

S3 E104

104: An Endurance Athlete's Desire for an Unmedicated Birth (Part 2)

S3 E104·

Jul 31, 2023

54 mins

S3 E103

103: An Endurance Athlete's Desire for an Unmedicated Birth (Part 1)

S3 E103·

Jul 23, 2023

1h 8m

S3 E102

102: Proactive Steps for Unmedicated Hospital Birth

S3 E102·

Jun 21, 2023

1h 5m

S3 E101

101: No Rush to Hospital When Water Breaks for Empowering Birth

S3 E101·

May 16, 2023

1h 35m

S3 E100

100: When Baby Prefers Car Over Waterbirth

S3 E100·

Apr 11, 2023

1h 36m

S3 E99

99: Strong Circle of Support for Unmedicated Birth & Beyond

S3 E99·

Apr 1, 2023

1h 31m

S3 E98

98: Belly Birth for Breech with Bicornuate Uterus

S3 E98·

Mar 11, 2023

1h 7m

S3 E97

97: Signing an AMA to Labor at Home Despite Anxiety

S3 E97·

Mar 1, 2023

1h 5m

S3 E96

96: A Pelvic PT Delays Induction

S3 E96·

Dec 13, 2022

1h 23m

S3 E95

95: A Jewish Doula's 2nd & 3rd Unmedicated Hospital Births

S3 E95·

Nov 18, 2022

1h 26m

S3 E94

94: When Prep & Advocacy Pay Off

S3 E94·

Oct 31, 2022

1h 16m

S3 E93

93: Empowered Induction for Preeclampsia

S3 E93·

Oct 13, 2022

1h 9m

S3 E92

92: A NYC Dancer’s Homebirth

S3 E92·

Sep 28, 2022

1h 18m

S3 E91

91: Arriving at Hospital Just in Time to Push

S3 E91·

Aug 31, 2022

52 mins

S3 E90

90: A Runner’s Fast Labor

S3 E90·

Aug 18, 2022

54 mins

S3 E89

89: Loving Laboring at Home Too Much

S3 E89·

Aug 4, 2022

1h 11m

S3 E88

88: An Aussie’s 2nd Unmedicated Hospital Birth

S3 E88·

Jul 19, 2022

1h 8m

S3 E87

87: In Labor at a Seder

S3 E87·

Jul 12, 2022

59 mins

S3 E86

86: Managing Anxiety with Birth Team Choices

S3 E86·

Jul 5, 2022

1h 32m

S3 E85

85: Will Early Labor Ever End?

S3 E85·

Jun 28, 2022

1h 1m

S3 E84

84: Self-Advocacy When Being Gaslighted

S3 E84·

May 17, 2022

1h 1m

S3 E83

83: Precipitous Pushing: A Doula’s Quick Thinking

S3 E83·

May 10, 2022

1h 2m

S3 E82

82: An Afro-Caribbean Psychotherapist’s Homebirth

S3 E82·

May 3, 2022

53 mins

S3 E81

81: Breech Belly Birth & Embracing Your Weird

S3 E81·

Apr 26, 2022

1h 22m

S3 E80

80: A Rainbow Breech Baby’s Belly Birth

S3 E80·

Apr 19, 2022

1h 22m

S3 E79

79: Baby Debuts Early to Beat the Pandemic

S3 E79·

Apr 12, 2022

1h 16m

S3 E78

78: A Pelvic PT’s Curve Balls in Pushing

S3 E78·

Apr 5, 2022

46 mins

S3 E77

77: Transferring Care for a Peaceful Homebirth

S3 E77·

Mar 29, 2022

1h 13m

S3 E76

76: When Your Mom is an L&D Nurse

S3 E76·

Mar 22, 2022

1h 4m

S3 E75

75: Daddy, Catch the Baby on the Sidewalk!

S3 E75·

Mar 15, 2022

48 mins

S3 E74

74: A NYC Doula's Home VBAC after Cesarean for Breech

S3 E74·

Mar 8, 2022

1h 2m

S3 E73

73: Feeling Heard When Birth Doesn’t Go as Planned

S3 E73·

Mar 1, 2022

1h 17m

S2 E72

72: Gratitude Through a Well-Supported Hospital Induction

S2 E72·

May 25, 2021

1h 13m

S2 E71

71: A Dancer-Trainer’s Waterbirth & Pelvic Recovery

S2 E71·

May 18, 2021

1h 14m

S2 E70

70: Low-Income Folks Deserve Homebirths, Too!

S2 E70·

May 11, 2021

49 mins

S2 E69

69: Postpartum Anxiety After a Great Birth

S2 E69·

May 4, 2021

1h 6m

S2 E68

68: Care Choices Calm When Complications Come

S2 E68·

Apr 27, 2021

54 mins

S2 E67

67: A Rainbow Baby’s Unmedicated Birth

S2 E67·

Apr 20, 2021

55 mins

S2 E66

66: An Opera Singer’s 2 Hypnobirths

S2 E66·

Apr 13, 2021

1h 27m

S2 E65

65: Grief in Growing a Family

S2 E65·

Apr 6, 2021

1h 5m

S2 E64

64: Non-Linear Grief: A Brooklyn Homebirth

S2 E64·

Mar 30, 2021

1h 17m

S2 E63

63: A Black Birth Pro’s Fast 2nd Birth at Home & Tongue Tie

S2 E63·

Mar 23, 2021

59 mins

S2 E62

62: A Wellness Practitioner’s Early Induction for HELLP Syndrome

S2 E62·

Mar 16, 2021

1h 9m

S2 E61

61: [TTC] A Lesbian Couple's Overlapping IVF Pregnancies

S2 E61·

Mar 9, 2021

52 mins

S2 E60

60: [TTC] The Fifth Vital Sign: Lisa Hendrickson-Jack on FAM

S2 E60·

Mar 2, 2021

1h 9m

S2 E59

59: [TTC] Reframing a Challenging Vaginal Birth

S2 E59·

Feb 23, 2021

1h 31m

S2 E58

58: [TTC] Fertility Warrior Jasmine Katatikarn on The Artist Mindset to the Fertility Journey (Ep. 58)

S2 E58·

Feb 16, 2021

51 mins

S2 E57

57: [TTC] IVF for Unexplained Infertility

S2 E57·

Feb 9, 2021

55 mins

S2 E56

56: [TTC] Fertility doula & 2 IVF birth stories (Pt 2)

S2 E56·

Feb 2, 2021

51 mins

S2 E55

55: [TTC] Fertility Doula & 2 IVF Birth Stories (Pt 1)

S2 E55·

Jan 26, 2021

55 mins

S2 E54

54: [TTC] Life and Loss: Shared by a Black Full Spectrum Doula

S2 E54·

Jan 19, 2021

1h 22m

S2 E53

53: [TTC] 2nd IVF with frozen embryo, Homebirth Transfer (Pt 2)

S2 E53·

Jan 12, 2021

53 mins

S2 E52

52: [TTC] 2nd IVF with frozen embryo, Homebirth Transfer (Pt 1)

S2 E52·

Jan 5, 2021

1h 1m

S2 E51

51: Unexpected Early Induction for Lack of Fetal Movement

S2 E51·

Dec 29, 2020

46 mins

S2 E50

50: Surprised an Un-Scary Birth: Unfounded Fears

S2 E50·

Dec 22, 2020

1h 15m

S2 E49

49: Arriving Just in Time to Push & Pumping on a Train

S2 E49·

Dec 15, 2020

1h 20m

S2 E48

48: 3 Birth Stories from 1 Mama

S2 E48·

Dec 8, 2020

41 mins

S2 E47

47: A Black Lactation Counselor’s Fast 1st Hospital Birth

S2 E47·

Dec 1, 2020

47 mins

S2 E46

46: Sorry, House Hunters, My Water Broke!

S2 E46·

Nov 24, 2020

1h 3m

S2 E45

45: Birth Team Story Circle: Optimal Support, Unmedicated Hospital Birth

S2 E45·

Nov 17, 2020

1h 26m

S2 E44

44: A Psychotherapist's Strategies for Quick Induction w/o Pain Meds

S2 E44·

Nov 10, 2020

1h 1m

S2 E43

43: A Black Mom's Care Team Choices for Baby's Cleft Diagnosis

S2 E43·

Nov 3, 2020

1h 2m

S2 E42

42: A NYC midwife's quick first labor

S2 E42·

Oct 27, 2020

1h 7m

S2 E41

41: Two Induced Births with Hospital Midwives

S2 E41·

Oct 20, 2020

1h 29m

S2 E40

40: [TTC] IVF with Donor Sperm to Homebirth

S2 E40·

Oct 13, 2020

1h 21m

S1 E39

39: A Tale of 2 NYC Homebirths

S1 E39·

May 26, 2020

1h 33m

S1 E38

38: An Epic-Length Labor, Homebirth to Cesarean (Part 2)

S1 E38·

May 19, 2020

1h 13m

S1 E37

37: An Epic-Length Labor, Homebirth to Cesarean (Part 1)

S1 E37·

May 12, 2020

1h 18m

S1 E36

36: Induction for Cholestasis to Cesarean Birth for Fetal Distress

S1 E36·

May 5, 2020

1h 25m

S1 E35

35: Birth During Covid-19: Want Partner? Hurry, Induce!

S1 E35·

Apr 28, 2020

1h 24m

S1 E34

34: Birth During Covid-19: Advocacy for Partner Support

S1 E34·

Apr 21, 2020

49 mins

S1 E33

33: Virtual Doula Support in the Covid-19 Pandemic

S1 E33·

Apr 14, 2020

1h 12m

S1 E32

32: Trying to Change OBs for Vaginal Breech

S1 E32·

Apr 7, 2020

57 mins

S1 E31

31: A Parent's Cancer Diagnosis During Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety

S1 E31·

Mar 31, 2020

1h 12m

S1 E30

30: Delaying Induction: Self-Advocacy Strategies

S1 E30·

Mar 24, 2020

1h 32m

S1 E29

29: Yoda-Quoting Nurse Helps Support Induction w/o Pain Meds

S1 E29·

Mar 17, 2020

1h 6m

S1 E28

28: A Prenatal Yoga Teacher’s Unmedicated Hospital Birth on Long Island

S1 E28·

Mar 10, 2020

1h 9m

S1 E27

27: Induction w/o Pain Meds for Autoimmune Condition Sjogren’s

S1 E27·

Mar 3, 2020

47 mins

S1 E26

26: A Pediatric Nurse's 2 Preemie Births with Hospital Midwives

S1 E26·

Feb 25, 2020

54 mins

S1 E25

25: 911 to Hospital for Unmedicated Birth Inspires Doula Work

S1 E25·

Feb 18, 2020

42 mins

S1 E24

24: An Attorney's Hospital Induction w/o Pain Meds, with doula support

S1 E24·

Feb 11, 2020

1h 7m

S1 E23

23: A Healing, Unmedicated 2nd Birth with Uber Pool, Ferry, Subways, Trader Joe's & a Chapel

S1 E23·

Feb 4, 2020

1h 12m

S1 E22

22: Induced 2nd Premature Hospital Birth w/o Pain Meds (Part 2)

S1 E22·

Jan 28, 2020

44 mins

S1 E21

21: Pre-term Labor During Girlfriend Time While Dad's Away (Part 1)

S1 E21·

Jan 21, 2020

59 mins

S1 E20

20: Unmedicated hospital birth after 3rd Tri Move to Georgia

S1 E20·

Jan 14, 2020

1h 8m

S1 E19

19: NYC Model & Wellness Coach's Unmedicated Birth in Maryland

S1 E19·

Jan 7, 2020

57 mins

S1 E18

18: Cesarean for Breech & HELLP Syndrome

S1 E18·

Dec 31, 2019

1h 6m

S1 E17

17: A Grumpy Scotsman's Hospital Birth

S1 E17·

Dec 24, 2019

41 mins

S1 E16

16: Home Birth in the "Upside Down" for 2nd-timer Inspires Doula Work

S1 E16·

Dec 17, 2019

34 mins

S1 E15

15: Induction for Cholestasis with Doula Support in 1st birth, Switch to Midwife for 2nd

S1 E15·

Dec 10, 2019

49 mins

S1 E14

14: A NYC Actor's Vocal Work in Birth

S1 E14·

Dec 3, 2019

1h 17m

S1 E13

13: Clubfoot Diagnosis & Early Induction (Pt 2)

S1 E13·

Nov 26, 2019

50 mins

S1 E12

12: Clubfoot Diagnosis & Early Induction (Pt 1)

S1 E12·

Nov 19, 2019

49 mins

S1 E11

11: Self-Advocacy in Induced Birth & Breastfeeding

S1 E11·

Nov 12, 2019

1h 24m

S1 E10

10: Singing Baby Down with a Midwife

S1 E10·

Nov 5, 2019

36 mins

S1 E9

9: Induction w/o Pain Meds & Baby Music Therapy

S1 E9·

Oct 29, 2019

1h 16m

S1 E8

8: A Physician's Perspective on Giving Birth

S1 E8·

Oct 22, 2019

59 mins

S1 E6

7: Choosing Home Birth for a 2nd Baby

S1 E6·

Oct 15, 2019

57 mins

S1 E6

6: An Uncomplicated Hospital Birth with Doula Support & Epidural

S1 E6·

Oct 8, 2019

57 mins

S1 E5

5: Hospital Induction with Doula Support

S1 E5·

Oct 1, 2019

46 mins

S1 E4

4: When Water Breaks in Birth Class

S1 E4·

Sep 24, 2019

51 mins

S1 E3

3: Host Lisa's 2nd-born's homebirth (Ready, Get Set, CATCH!)

S1 E3·

Sep 17, 2019

1h 5m

S1 E2

2: Host Lisa's 1st-born's Birth Story

S1 E2·

Sep 17, 2019

1h 11m

S1 E1

1: Welcome to the Birth Matters podcast!

S1 E1·

Sep 6, 2019

4 mins

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