Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Functional prenatal and postpartum nutritionist Jessica Zadeh joins the podcast to discuss the third trimester of her first pregnancy in this before birth story. Jessica's nutrition masterclass is now streaming on Informed Pregnancy Plus. Connect with the guest: @holistic.mama.nutrition and wholisticmethodnutrition.com Jessica's nutrition master class on IP+ Want more pregnancy + parenting?  Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marianna Burelli is a Mexico City based actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She first joined us in episode 143 to discuss her first birth and how her baby moved out of the breech position. She returns to the podcast to share about the path of ups and downs leading up to her most recent pregnancy and birth. Connect with the guest: @mariannaburelli @amainatural amainatural.shop amainatural.mx Want more pregnancy + parenting?  Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part II of our holiday countdown, Dr. Berlin discusses numbers 5 through 1 of the top 10 most popular episodes of the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2024. Links to the Informed Pregnancy Podcast and other media mentioned in today's episode: #5 Ep. 418: Exploring Freebirth with Catalina Clark #4 Ep. 390: Dr. Nathan Riley and Low Intervention Birth #3 Ep. 413: Aly Michalka: Before Birth and Ep. 414: Aly Michalka: After Birth #2 Ep. 400: Ina May Gaskin on Midwifery #1 Ep. 416: Hilary Duff: A Birth Story Part 1 and Ep. 417: A Birth Story Part 2 Ep. 97 Catalina Clark: Before Birth Ep. 98 Catalina Clark: After Birth Ep. 20 Labor Day Surprises Part 1 Ep. 21 Labor Day Surprises Part 2 Ep. 22 Labor Day Surprises Part 3 Ep. 147 Dr. Jennifer Lang on Prenatal Nutrition Ep. 317 Holiday Rebroadcast: Hilary Duff Before Baby #2 Ep. 318 Holiday Rebroadcast: Hilary Duff After Baby #2 Ep. 92 Yael Cohen Braun: A Birth Story These Are My Hours a birth documentary Orgasmic Birth a documentary about oxytocin and birth  Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery an IP+ original documentary The Business of Being Born THE original and iconic birth documentary BellydanceBirth® with Maha al Musa Learn easy and gentle belly dance movements for pregnancy and birth. No previous dance experience (belly dance or otherwise) necessary! Baby Book Nook a video book review series dedicated to exploring informative books about pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and early parenting IP+ original Empowered Mama an IP+ original, Empowered Mama with host Arista Ilona was created to empower and inspire mothers by highlighting stories about pregnancy, birth, and motherhood through a lens of celebration and honor.  My Birth an IP+ original, MyBirth invites you into the intimate world of real mothers sharing unique birth stories through their own voices, with photos and videos capturing raw, emotional moments along the way. One Way or A Mother a new serialized visual podcast coming soon to IP+ *graphic animal birth video* elephant gives birth, saves newborn with “chiropractic adjustment” Want more pregnancy + parenting?  Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kick off our holiday countdown with Part I. Dr. Berlin discusses numbers 10 through 6 of the top 10 most popular episodes of the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2024. Links to the Informed Pregnancy Podcast and other media mentioned in today's episode: #10 Ep. 391: Surrogacy with Joyce Wheeler #9 Ep. 396: First Baby After 40 with Rachel Gerrol & Episode 397: Rachel Gerrol: After Birth #8 Ep. 399: All About VBACS with Meagan Heaton #7 Ep. 393: Directing Your Own Birth with Riley Ebsen #6 Ep. 388: Kara Sutton: Before Birth & Episode 389: Kara Sutton: After Birth Ep. 85: Pregnancy Over 35 with Dr. Emiliano Chavira Ep. 172: Surrogacy with Kelila Green Ep. 199: Pregnancy Over 40 with Michelle Johnson Trial of Labor Trial of Labor follows a small group of pregnant women and their journeys back to trusting themselves and their bodies after previous births ended in unplanned surgery. Each woman has chosen to plan a vaginal birth after Cesarean. Want more pregnancy + parenting?  Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preeclampsia, and specifically postpartum preeclampsia, is a serious and often misunderstood condition. We welcome two guests to discuss symptoms, treatments, and guidance about navigating the condition. Psychologist and mother Dr. Jamie Barstein shares about her personal experience with preeclampsia after her first baby and Dr. Nathan Fox, OBGYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist provides medical insight. More about Dr. Fox: healthfulwoman.com Listen to Dr. Fox's podcast here, now streaming on InformedPregnancy+ Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Birth doula, exercise scientist, founder of Mamaste Fit, and mother of four Gina Conley joins the podcast to talk about perinatal wellness and preparing the body for birth and postpartum. Connect with Gina: @mamastefit and mamastefit.com Gina's book Training for Two Start with a free trial and gain access to Mamaste Fit courses on IP+: The VBAC Preparation Course Condensed Childbirth Education Course Painfree Pregnancy Mini Course Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aerospace engineer Rachel Kenney builds and tests space instruments at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - and she just had her first baby. As someone living with Bipolar I disorder, she discusses her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period, including why she chose not to breastfeed at all because of her diagnosis. Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multidisciplinary artist Jackie Amézquita returns to discuss the birth of her baby in this "after birth" story. Connect with Jackie: jackieamezquita.com and @jackieamezquita Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guatemalan born Jackie Amézquita is a talented multidisciplinary artist who's work merges pre-Colombian cultural elements with contemporary community engagement. With past exhibits at The Hammer and The Museum of Art and Design in New York, she joins the podcast to discuss her pregnancy journey and life as an artist in this before birth story. Connect with Jackie: jackieamezquita.com and @jackieamezquita Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Siberian-born author, filmmaker, and creator of the Birth Into Being movement Elena Tonetti discusses her classic film Birth As We Know It, now streaming exclusively on Informed Pregnancy+. Birth Into Being, as a community of seekers and healers, is dedicated to conscious evolution and the creation of a thriving social structure based on love, compassion and common sense. Connect with Elena on Facebook Watch Birth As We Know It on IP+ Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Kirsten Thompson, MD is a former Wall Street analyst turned surgeon turned board certified psychiatrist. She is the founder of Remedy Psychiatry and Thompson Psychiatry and is a former Clinical Instructor at UCLA. She joins the podcast to discuss PMDD or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, including symptoms and treatments dhee to try. Connect with Dr. Thompson: @remedypsychiatry and remedypsychiatry.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last of this three part series, labor and delivery nurse Emily Johnston discusses her experience with the postpartum period. She's also a birth and postpartum doula and an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) dh to try. Connect with Emily: @littleloomrn and littleloomrn.com What is an IBCLC? Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second of this three part series, labor and delivery nurse Emily Johnston discusses her experience with birth. She's also a birth and postpartum doula and an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) with an interesting fertility journey to share. Connect with Emily: @littleloomrn and littleloomrn.com What is an IBCLC? Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of this three part series, labor and delivery nurse Emily Johnston discusses her pregnancy. She's also a birth and postpartum doula and an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) with an interesting fertility journey to share. Connect with Emily: @littleloomrn and littleloomrn.com What is an IBCLC? Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we chat with Paula James-Martinez, a passionate women's health advocate and founder of the non profit The Mother Lovers. Currently working with our friends at prenatal vitamin company Needed, she's a talented writer and producer who recently directed the birth documentary Born Free (now streaming on IP+). Connect with Paula: @bornfreefilm, bornfreefilm.com Filmmaker Paula James Martinez travels across the United States to understand what makes it the most dangerous and expensive nation to give birth in. From heartbreaking personal stories and harrowing facts to perspectives of experts both in the medical and legal fields, BORN FREE: BIRTH IN AMERICA shines a light on the true cost of giving birth in the US. The film is an invitation for every person to start a conversation about the state of maternal health. Watch Born Free on IP+ Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content. Keep up with Dr. B and Informed Pregnancy online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Revere is an elite certified birth and postpartum doula, newborn care specialist, and owner of Gold Coast Doulas in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She joins the podcast to share about her work and her new book Supported: Your Guide to Birth and Baby. Connect with Kristin: @goldcoastdoulas goldcoastdoulas.com Kristin's new book Tired As a Mother (a virtual class for mothers during pregnancy or very early postpartum) Blog Birth and Baby: One Size Doesn't Fit All Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef and nutritionist Mia Rigden returns to tell the birth story of her second child after an unplanned cesarean for her first birth. Connect with the guest: miarigden.com and @mia_rigden Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content HERE!  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! informedpregnancy.com Informed Pregnancy on Youtube Informed Pregnancy Media on LinkedIn @doctorberlin Facebook X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mia Rigden, a board certified nutritionist and classically trained chef from Marin County, pivoted back to nutrition after a whirlwind ride in the restaurant business. She's working toward a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and she joins the podcast to talk about her pregnancy and her intentions for the upcoming birth dh in this before birth story. Connect with the guest: miarigden.com and @mia_rigden Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holistic dentist Dr. Leedia Riman returns to tell the birth story of her third child after a traumatic first birth and an experience with postpartum depression. Connect with the guest: @drleedia and rdentalgroup.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Leedia Riman, a native of Lebanon and a holistic dentist practicing in Beverly Hills, joins the podcast to talk about her upbringing experiencing the Lebanese Civil War and the Gulf War, a traumatic first birth, postpartum depression, and her plans for her upcoming third child. Connect with the guest: @drleedia and rdentalgroup.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and everything in between, IP+ offers everything from prenatal workouts and yoga flows to original series and iconic birth films like The Business of Being Born. (Pssst, subscriptions are a great gift for parents-to-be!) Start your FREE TRIAL of Informed Pregnancy+ and get access to all our curated pregnancy and parenting content: https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/  Keep up with Dr. Berlin and the Informed Pregnancy Project online! www.informedpregnancy.com www.instagram.com/doctorberlin/ www.facebook.com/InformedPregnancy www.twitter.com/doctorberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices