Evidence Based Birth® podcast

Evidence Based Birth®

In the Evidence Based Birth® podcast, we cover the research evidence on hot topics about pregnancy and childbirth! Our mission is to help birth workers build the evidence based knowledge, skills, and power they need to protect families' ability to give birth with empowerment. The work we do has a huge impact on parents who are searching for accurate information to empower their prenatal, birth, and postpartum experiences!

In the Evidence Based Birth® podcast, we cover the research evidence on hot topics about pregnancy and childbirth! Our mission is to help birth workers build the evidence based knowledge, skills, and power they need to protect families' ability to give birth with empowerment. The work we do has a huge impact on parents who are searching for accurate information to empower their prenatal, birth, and postpartum experiences!

 

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EBB 380b - Combating Birth Trauma in Mexico with Sofía Herrera, Psychologist and EBB Instructor

After what should have been a joyful birth, Sofía Herrera (childbirth educator, EBB Instru... more

10 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:38

10 Dec 2025


#403

EBB 380a - Combatiendo el trauma del parto en México con Sofía Herrera, psicóloga e instructora de E...

Tras lo que debería haber sido un parto feliz, Sofía Herrera, (educadora perinatal, instru... more

10 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:25

10 Dec 2025


#402

REPLAY: EBB 221 - Evidence on Birthing Positions and Tried-and-True Midwifery Practices for Protecti...

In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Dekker explores the research on birthing positions and tried-... more

03 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:12

03 Dec 2025


#401

EBB 379 - A Challenging Birth Story with GBS, Prolonged PROM, Pitocin, and an Epidural, with EBB Chi...

After more than 80 hours of labor, Erica Wright found herself exhausted, emotional, and de... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:04

26 Nov 2025


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EBB 378 - Embracing the Dual Calling of Doula Work + Midwifery with Chanté Perryman and Elder Charlo...

Across generations, birth workers have held space for families with skill, love, and deep ... more

19 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:51

19 Nov 2025


#399

Bonus Announcement: Surprise Project for Doulas

Introducing the My Doula Visit Workbook by Evidence Based Birth®. A tangible, interactive,... more

17 Nov 2025

08 MINS

08:02

17 Nov 2025


#398

EBB 377 - Medicaid Coverage for Doula Care with Amy Chen, Senior Attorney at the National Health Law...

What if everyone had access to a doula, no matter their income? In this episode, Dr. Dekke... more

12 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:16

12 Nov 2025


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EBB 376 - How to Find and Interview a Doula with Team EBB Members Julie Fors and Chanté Perryman

Hiring a doula can be one of the most impactful choices you make during pregnancy, but how... more

05 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:48

05 Nov 2025


#396

REPLAY: EBB 218 - The Evidence on Perineal Massage during Labor with Dr. Rebecca Dekker

Can perineal massage during the pushing phase of labor really prevent tears? In this episo... more

29 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:37

29 Oct 2025


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EBB 375 - A Rainbow Baby and Preeclampsia Birth Story with Dr. Sara Ailshire and Dr. Siavash Samei

Dr. Sara Ailshire, an anthropologist and Evidence Based Birth® Research Team member, and h... more

22 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:27

22 Oct 2025


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EBB 374 - Educating the Public about Stillbirth Prevention with Ingrid Haas, Director of the Short F...

Filmmaker Ingrid Haas is the writer and director of PUSH, a short film created in partners... more

15 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:30

15 Oct 2025


#393

Signature Training Announcement - Unpacking New Research on Big Babies

What does the newest research on Big Babies say? We'll be unpacking it all during our live... more

13 Oct 2025

02 MINS

02:34

13 Oct 2025


#392

EBB 2 - What is Evidence Based Care?

Evidence based care is a term you hear often in medicine, but what does it really mean—esp... more

08 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:32

08 Oct 2025


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EBB 373 - How to Confront Tokophobia and Clear Fears about Childbirth with Alexia Leachman, Author a...

For some, the thought of pregnancy and birth fills them with a visceral panic they can't e... more

01 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:20

01 Oct 2025


#390

EBB 372 - Comfort Measures and a 41-Week Induction with Hopey Fink and Ben Levin, EBB Childbirth Cla...

At 41 weeks, Hopey Fink and Ben Levin's birth plans shifted after elevated blood pressure ... more

24 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:16

24 Sep 2025


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REPLAY: EBB 283 - How Colonialism, Environmental Instability, & Politics Impact Birth in Puerto Rico...

In today's episode, I'm revisiting a deeply important conversation with Tania Silva Melénd... more

17 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:11

17 Sep 2025


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EBB 371 - Reclaiming Black Midwifery in the South with Dr. Nikia Grayson, Chief Clinical Officer of ...

Dr. Nikia Grayson, nurse midwife, family nurse practitioner, and anthropologist, joins us ... more

10 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:49

10 Sep 2025


#387

EBB 370 - Updated Evidence on Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes

Gestational diabetes (GDM) is one of the most common health issues during pregnancy, and d... more

03 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:59

03 Sep 2025


#386

EBB 369 - What is Mistreatment in Childbirth? with Dr. Morgan Richardson Cayama from Team EBB

Dr. Morgan Richardson Cayama, public health researcher, doula, and member of Team EBB, joi... more

27 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:59

27 Aug 2025


#385

EBB 368 - Redemptive Cesarean after Planning a Home VBAC with Rikki and Nova Jenkins

Rikki and Nova Jenkins join Dr. Rebecca Dekker to share the personal and powerful story of... more

20 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:28

20 Aug 2025


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EBB 367 - Early AROM and High-Dose Pitocin with all Inductions? Breaking Down the Latest Induction T...

Jennifer Anderson, RN, experienced doula, Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, and member of ... more

13 Aug 2025

59 MINS

59:33

13 Aug 2025


#383

EBB 1 - Intro to Evidence Based Birth®

What happens when a nurse finishing up her PhD in evidence-based practice becomes a parent... more

06 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:10

06 Aug 2025


#382

Special Announcement - August with Team EBB

Welcome to a special announcement episode of the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast! This Augus... more

01 Aug 2025

04 MINS

04:19

01 Aug 2025


#381

REPLAY: EBB 216 - The Evidence on Prenatal Perineal Massage for Preventing Tears in Childbirth with ...

Curious if prenatal perineal massage actually works to prevent tears during childbirth? In... more

30 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:05

30 Jul 2025