Informed Pregnancy Podcast

Childbirth Education - Sarah Lavonne

Actress Alexie Gilmore, a stepmom to three kids, is expecting and due any minute.  After watching and celebrating pregnancy, birth, and parenting of her closest friends, they now turn the tables to offer blessings and advice and a few surprises from Dr. Berlin.  

Tongue Tie - Dr. Chelsea Pinto

Hilary Duff shares details about the last few days of pregnancy and what it was like to experience labor and delivery at home.  Spoiler alert: She's a total G.

In this fun and charming interview, very pregnant and super candid Hilary Duff talks about her childhood, career, first pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood experience and why her plans for her impending second birth have taken a significant and exciting turn. Photo by Laura Moll Photography

*Note: Adult Conversation and Language*  Yael Cohen Braun is the founder and CEO of 'F*ck Cancer', a nonprofit dedicated to early detection, prevention and garnering support for people affected by cancer. After birthing her first child she launched the judgment-free digital media community ‘Motherlucker’ and now, with two boys, she and her husband Scooter are expecting a baby girl. Join us for candid discussions about life and how we can better support one another through the more difficult times.

Nearly due with her second baby, actress Emilie de Ravin (Roswell, Lost, Once Upon A Time) stops for an informative and entertaining chat about pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood.  

Learn how easy, fun and beneficial it can be to do aerial yoga as we chat with aerial performers Kimberely Simonetti and Katie Sole.  Kimberely created and Katie is a certified instructor in Up Flying Yoga™ and Up Fly Aerial Dance™.

Can a forty-year-old virgin who hasn't done IVF really be in her third trimester of pregnancy? Childbirth educator doula and soon-to-be mom joins us to talk about the options, process, and experience of embryo adoption as well as her plans for childbirth and motherhood.

Part two of our interview with Kat Von D and Leafar Seyer is a candid talk about their relationship, pregnancy, and planning for labor, birth and beyond.  Co-Host: Nicole Sessions.

Kat Von D and Leafar Seyer stop by the Informed Pregnancy studio. In part one of this two-part series, they discuss intimate and interesting details of each of their backgrounds and upbringings and how they met and fell in love. Part two is a candid talk about pregnancy and planning for labor, delivery and beyond. Co-Host: Nicole Sessions.

Londin Angel Winters is an author, teacher and thought leader in the conversation of sacred intimacy. She helps people reclaim pleasure, thrive in sacred relationships and love like they've never been hurt.  She and her life partner authored 'The Awakened Woman's Guide to Everlasting Love' and founded Yoga of Intimacy™ which teaches the embodied practice of sustaining deeply passionate, long-term relationships.  She is a teacher of Love, Intimacy and Serpent Medicine. (That's right - Serpent Medicine.)

Celebrity health coach, holistic nutritionist and wellness expert Kelly Leveque combines her passion for health and the science of nutrition with a practical and optimistic approach to help her clients and readers improve their health, achieve their goals and develop sustainable habits to live a healthy and balanced life. She has a long list of clients among the Hollywood elite and she is the best selling author of ‘Body Love’.

What is truly different about pregnancy in your late 30's, 40's and beyond? OBGYN and perinatologist Dr. Emiliano Chavira talks about practical considerations for pregnancy and childbirth over 35.  Spoiler Alert: Its not all that different than pregnancy before 35.

In addition to hospital birth and home birth, there is the growing option to give birth at out-of-hospital birth centers. Birth center midwife Hayley Oakes shares details about the birth center setting and what its like to be under the care of birth center midwives for pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum. We also discuss pros and cons of birth center in relation to both hospital birth and home birth. Listen through to the end for a sweet surprise!