Down to Birth
Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on pregnancy, birth and postpartum --- beyond the clichés and beyond the system. With 40 years' combined experience in midwifery, childbirth education and advocacy, publishing, research and postpartum care, we've guided thousands of families toward safer, more empowered choices. Down to Birth is all about safe childbirth, while recognizing a safe outcome isn't all that matters. We challenge the status quo, explore women's rights in childbirth, and feature women from all over the world, shining shine light on the policies, culture, and systemic forces that shape our most intimate and transformative of life experiences. You'll hear the birth stories of our clients, listeners and numerous celebrities. You'll benefit from our expert-interviews, and at any time you can submit your questions for our monthly Q&A episodes by calling us at 802-GET-DOWN. With millions of downloads and listeners in 90 countries, our worldwide community of parents and birth professionals coms together to learn, question and create change, personally and societally. We're on Instagram at @downtobirthshow and at Patreon.com/downtobirthshow, where we offer live ongoing events multiple times per month. Become informed, feel empowered, and join the movement toward better maternity care in the United States and worldwide. As always, hear everyone, listen to yourself.
Down to Birth
#297 | A Patreon Q&A Special Episode to Ring in 2025
In this special New Year's Day episode, we’re giving you an exclusive peek into one of our private Patreon Q&A gatherings. Originally recorded in October, this off-the-record session features 18 thoughtful questions from our Patreon community, covering a wide range of topics related to birth, breastfeeding, pregnancy, and postpartum. We've only removed a few of the highly personal questions from our participants and the voices of any women who spoke directly to us on screen during the event.
If you’ve been curious about joining our Patreon community, this episode gives you a glimpse of one of the benefits you can enjoy. Our private Q&As are a chance to connect, get your specific questions answered, and dive deeper into the topics that matter most to you. Plus, we always make a commitment to answering all the questions of our live attendees -- so you can be certain your questions will always be answered on the spot when you attend live, and if you cannot attend live, you can always submit your questions beforehand and watch the video replay in your Patreon feed.
Make 2025 the year you invest in your birth and parenting journey—signing up is easy, and the support is invaluable! Go to our Patreon page here to join at Patreon.com/downtobirthshow. We wish you all a healthy, happy and fulfilling 2025 and we'll see you next week!
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