Podcasts by Transition to Parenthood
20-minute episodes summarize key information you need to prepare for labor, birth, and the early days of parenting. Host Janelle Durham, co-author of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn is a mom, doula, parent educator and childbirth educator. She pulls together research-based recommendations with realistic advice from her experience with thousands of families. Episode transcripts and links to more resources available at transitiontoparenthood.wordpress.com.
Further podcasts by Janelle Durham, MSW, LCCE, ICCE
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Life with Your New Baby from 2019-05-04T00:14:16
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 ...
ListenCaring for Your Newborn from 2019-04-18T02:52:32
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 h...
ListenChoices in Maternity Care from 2019-04-06T19:18:55
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 an...
ListenBirth and Baby’s First Hour from 2019-03-29T22:59:54
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, a...
ListenPain Medications for Labor from 2019-03-18T19:37:36
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.
ListenLabor Support from 2019-03-09T01:17:41
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 outcom...
ListenComfort Techniques for Labor from 2019-03-08T19:54:10
Comfort techniques for labor include cognitive strategies (visualization, affirmations), pleasant distractions (massage, music, aromatherapy), counter-irritants, and body mechanics (movement and ma...
ListenStages of Labor and the 3R’s from 2019-03-08T19:43:24
An overview of the stages of labor, and how Relaxation, Rhythm and Ritual help for coping with labor pain.
ListenUnderstanding Labor Pain from 2019-03-06T18:07:19
I discuss the physiology of pain and ways that people who have been through birth describe how contractions feel. Given all of the physical changes and challenges of labor, it’s not surprisi...
ListenLabor Pain Toolbox from 2019-03-06T17:05:26
Podcast Episode 1: The most common question from people preparing for labor is ‘how will we handle the pain’? This episode provides an overview of all the tools that we can stock in a Toolbox for C...
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