Episodes

  • Life with Your New Baby

    Life with Your New Baby
    May 4 2019
    Adapting to life with a new baby presents many joys and challenges. Learn about the importance of self-care, relationship skills, tips for managing daily tasks and returning to work. [A transcript of this episode with links to resources is available at https://transitiontoparenthood.wordpress.com/for-parents/life-with-baby/.]\
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    20 mins
  • Caring for Your Newborn

    Caring for Your Newborn
    Apr 18 2019
    Offers a brief overview of key information – how to figure out what baby needs by observing their cues, how to meet those needs with feeding, diapering, dressing, and bathing, calming crying, and helping your baby to sleep well.
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    20 mins
  • Choices in Maternity Care

    Choices in Maternity Care
    Apr 6 2019
    We’ll talk about all the choices you make in your maternity care, from choosing a care provider and birthplace and developing a birth plan to what happens if unexpected complications arise and you have to make choices about interventions you were hoping to avoid. [A transcript of the episode is available at https://transitiontoparenthood.wordpress.com/for-parents/options-for-maternity-care/choices-in-maternity-care/]
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    22 mins
  • Birth and Baby’s First Hour

    Birth and Baby’s First Hour
    Mar 29 2019
    This episode covers second stage labor – the birth of a baby, third stage – the delivery of the placenta, and the first hour of baby’s life. Addresses when to push, how to push, and positions to aid labor progress. Talks about “the Golden Hour” of bonding with a new baby. [A full transcription of this […]
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    19 mins
  • Pain Medications for Labor

    Pain Medications for Labor
    Mar 18 2019
    An overview of medications for labor pain and childbirth. Includes benefits and risks of nitrous oxide, IV opioids (narcotics) and epidurals. Plus labor support after epidural.
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    20 mins
  • Labor Support

    Labor Support
    Mar 9 2019
    Continuous labor support, which can be provided by a partner or spouse, other family or friends, a professional doula or by medical caregivers has been shown to reduce interventions, improve outcomes, and improve satisfaction with the birth. This episode is all about how to provide effective labor support: by learning about childbirth, learning about what […]
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    20 mins
  • Comfort Techniques for Labor

    Comfort Techniques for Labor
    Mar 8 2019
    Comfort techniques for labor include cognitive strategies (visualization, affirmations), pleasant distractions (massage, music, aromatherapy), counter-irritants, and body mechanics (movement and massage) which can help make labor pain less intense and less unpleasant.
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    21 mins
  • Stages of Labor and the 3R’s

    Stages of Labor and the 3R’s
    Mar 8 2019
    An overview of the stages of labor, and how Relaxation, Rhythm and Ritual help for coping with labor pain.
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    21 mins