# Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy A podcast by My Essential Birth. Birth is amazing, beautiful, wonderful . . . and it can throw you for a loop! Despite our very best birth “plans,” we can find ourselves taking some twist and turns during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum that we don’t expect. Enter the Pregnancy & Birth Made Easy Podcast! Hey mama! My name is Stephanie, and I’m a mom of three boys, and two girls, a professional doula, childbirth educator, and the creator of the Online Birth Course - My Essential Birth www.myessentialbirth.com. I love to help mothers just like you feel empowered and confident during pregnancy, birth, and into motherhood by taking my years of knowledge and personal/professional experience in the birth world and breaking down complex birth topics to make preparing for labor & birth a breeze! Every week, you’ll hear from myself & other women ready to share their knowledge with other pregnant moms about pregnancy and birth topics that will have you feeling knowledgeable and in the driver’s seat of your best birth experience. Your best birth starts here >>>> www.myessentialbirth.com/getstarted Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/424882.rss ## Latest episodes - [Relaxation Practice for Labor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/e4798c730990) (2026-10-22, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/20000476-relaxation-practice-for-labor.mp3 - [Birth Story: Unmedicated, Spiritual, and Supportive Hospital Birth with Justina & Kace Knowles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/feb803dae751) (2026-10-15, 41 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19968208-birth-story-unmedicated-spiritual-and-supportive-hospital-birth-with-justina-kace-knowles.mp3 - [Why "At Least You Have a Healthy Baby" Isn't Enough with Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/a0d2ef588861) (2026-10-07, 49 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19921192-why-at-least-you-have-a-healthy-baby-isn-t-enough-with-dr-kathleen-kendall-tackett.mp3 - [Birth Story: Unmedicated, Hospital Birth with Sally Steffy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/2788d5b998da) (2026-09-30, 45 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19883220-birth-story-unmedicated-hospital-birth-with-sally-steffy.mp3 - [Are You Pushing Wrong? What Your Pelvic Floor REALLY Needs for Birth with Dr. Sara Reardon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/01b2cdd121d8) (2026-09-24, 45 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19849165-are-you-pushing-wrong-what-your-pelvic-floor-really-needs-for-birth-with-dr-sara-reardon.mp3 - [Birth Story: What If I Can’t Handle Labor? How Mental Preparation & Support Can Change Your Birth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/720857d09048) (2026-09-16, 44 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19811017-birth-story-what-if-i-can-t-handle-labor-how-mental-preparation-support-can-change-your-birth.mp3 - [Preeclampsia, Protein & What Your Early Labs Are Really Telling You with Sarah Thompson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/6195626346a0) (2026-09-10, 43 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19779369-preeclampsia-protein-what-your-early-labs-are-really-telling-you-with-sarah-thompson.mp3 - [Birth Story: Not Asking for Permission & Preparing for Her Unmedicated Birth with Jo Gibson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/1ef609b50834) (2026-09-03, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19736880-birth-story-not-asking-for-permission-preparing-for-her-unmedicated-birth-with-jo-gibson.mp3 - [Vaccines: What Every Mother Needs to Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/1071d5099a08) (2026-08-27, 59 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19701763-vaccines-what-every-mother-needs-to-know.mp3 - [Unmedicated Birth: How to Have an Induction Without an Epidural](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/ab65c3bbc948) (2026-08-19, 46 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19661954-unmedicated-birth-how-to-have-an-induction-without-an-epidural.mp3 - [Prodromal Labor: How to Survive the Mental & Physical Exhaustion (From the Vault)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/c50b392b81e4) (2026-08-12, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19632638-prodromal-labor-how-to-survive-the-mental-physical-exhaustion-from-the-vault.mp3 - [From the Vault Birth Story: Unmedicated Hospital Birth with Jamie Peterson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/d28f81b73b28) (2026-08-06, 41 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19600439-from-the-vault-birth-story-unmedicated-hospital-birth-with-jamie-peterson.mp3 - [The Vault: Getting Ready for Birth & What Most People Aren't Telling You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/46833bfa1395) (2026-07-30, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19569968-the-vault-getting-ready-for-birth-what-most-people-aren-t-telling-you.mp3 - [The Vault Essentials: 3 Birth Plan Mistakes That Lead to Regret (And What to Do Instead)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/737fa3b6fc52) (2026-07-22, 21 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19526855-the-vault-essentials-3-birth-plan-mistakes-that-lead-to-regret-and-what-to-do-instead.mp3 - [Rebroadcast - Unmedicated Birth: How To Prepare If This Is Your Goal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/e63d73288ce9) (2026-07-15, 53 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19494720-rebroadcast-unmedicated-birth-how-to-prepare-if-this-is-your-goal.mp3 - [Elimination Communication: Going Diaper Free From Birth with Andrea Olson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/5dca2d8ac5b2) (2026-07-09, 48 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19350667-elimination-communication-going-diaper-free-from-birth-with-andrea-olson.mp3 - [Your Legal Rights in the Birth Room with Attorney Hermine Hayes-Klein](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/23d6b6fef950) (2026-07-01, 72 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19350052-your-legal-rights-in-the-birth-room-with-attorney-hermine-hayes-klein.mp3 - [The Truth About Gestational Diabetes Testing, Nutrition & Birth with Midwives, Bonnie Baker & Karina Robinson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/f80990638444) (2026-06-24, 42 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19336401-the-truth-about-gestational-diabetes-testing-nutrition-birth-with-midwives-bonnie-baker-karina-robinson.mp3 - [Tongue Ties, Breastfeeding & Baby Development: Everything You Need to Know with Michelle Emanuel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/5ae4f9053a9f) (2026-06-17, 44 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19227386-tongue-ties-breastfeeding-baby-development-everything-you-need-to-know-with-michelle-emanuel.mp3 - [Birth Story: A Birth Center Water Birth & Letting Her Body Lead w/Kyla & Gabe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/cf35f25acead) (2026-06-10, 53 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19316097-birth-story-a-birth-center-water-birth-letting-her-body-lead-w-kyla-gabe.mp3 - [Can You Say No to Your Doctor During Pregnancy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/fa4ca94829c8) (2026-06-03, 19 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19274726-can-you-say-no-to-your-doctor-during-pregnancy.mp3 - [Before You Say Yes In Labor, Ask These Three Questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/e4da9b5c01ef) (2026-05-27, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19227223-before-you-say-yes-in-labor-ask-these-three-questions.mp3 - [Eating for Your Cycle, Gut Health & Fertility with Nora DeBora](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/dbfbc41e0054) (2026-05-20, 52 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19171999-eating-for-your-cycle-gut-health-fertility-with-nora-debora.mp3 - [Birth Story: Pitocin Induction, 24 Hours of Unmedicated Labor & a 9lb 12oz Baby — Mary Richardson's Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/cb6b8e41b81a) (2026-05-13, 49 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19147128-birth-story-pitocin-induction-24-hours-of-unmedicated-labor-a-9lb-12oz-baby-mary-richardson-s-story.mp3 - [Tylenol, Vaccines & Autism: What Every Pregnant Mom Needs to Know with Dr. Ari Calhoun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/1b219e850025) (2026-05-06, 67 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19117317-tylenol-vaccines-autism-what-every-pregnant-mom-needs-to-know-with-dr-ari-calhoun.mp3 - [Birth Story: When Birth Brings Both Loss and Healing | Sarah’s Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/09a56d8a565f) (2026-04-29, 59 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19080047-birth-story-when-birth-brings-both-loss-and-healing-sarah-s-story.mp3 - [Birth Story: Early Labor, Life Flight Refusal & a 32-Week Baby Who Stunned His Nurses with Christa & Morgan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/66fac3eb51bf) (2026-04-22, 93 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19053786-birth-story-early-labor-life-flight-refusal-a-32-week-baby-who-stunned-his-nurses-with-christa-morgan.mp3 - [3 Birth Plan Mistakes That Lead to Regret (And What to Do Instead)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/fa8ce97b688c) (2026-04-15, 21 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/19015296-3-birth-plan-mistakes-that-lead-to-regret-and-what-to-do-instead.mp3 - [Before You Say Yes to an Induction, Ask These 3 Questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/db9b81f22429) (2026-04-08, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18976447-before-you-say-yes-to-an-induction-ask-these-3-questions.mp3 - [Placenta Encapsulation: Should You Eat Your Placenta? Benefits, Risks & Postpartum Recovery w/Dr. Sophia Johnson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/84b3056ae6c1) (2026-04-01, 45 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18934925-placenta-encapsulation-should-you-eat-your-placenta-benefits-risks-postpartum-recovery-w-dr-sophia-johnson.mp3 - [Birth Story: Her Husband Caught the Baby Before His Coffee Was Ready - Veronica's Home Birth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/cda0c1eb428a) (2026-03-25, 66 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18865803-birth-story-her-husband-caught-the-baby-before-his-coffee-was-ready-veronica-s-home-birth.mp3 - [Reclaim Your Birth: Sovereignty, Intuition & the Dad's Surprising Role with Midwife, Catalina Clark](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/5a3e3aec77b9) (2026-03-17, 64 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18843503-reclaim-your-birth-sovereignty-intuition-the-dad-s-surprising-role-with-midwife-catalina-clark.mp3 - [Hospital Birth: The System is Broken, Not You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/b0fa5ccda478) (2026-03-11, 37 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18831046-hospital-birth-the-system-is-broken-not-you.mp3 - [Birth Story: "Any Woman Who Wants an Unmedicated Birth Absolutely Can" w/Haley Sampson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/43a87ab95924) (2026-03-04, 45 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18786831-birth-story-any-woman-who-wants-an-unmedicated-birth-absolutely-can-w-haley-sampson.mp3 - [What No One Told You About Fertility & Gestational Diabetes w/ Dr. Kiltz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/7a6bf67a8fc1) (2026-02-25, 68 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18743792-what-no-one-told-you-about-fertility-gestational-diabetes-w-dr-kiltz.mp3 - [VBAC Success Story w/ Sarah Agus-Bina](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/d396f9e29133) (2026-02-18, 61 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18707123-vbac-success-story-w-sarah-agus-bina.mp3 - [Early Brain Development in Pregnancy with Neuroscientist, Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/df823b3ebc0e) (2026-02-11, 45 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18664818-early-brain-development-in-pregnancy-with-neuroscientist-dr-greer-kirshenbaum.mp3 - [Top 16 Birth Myths from 1940's to Today](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/511d4e050d02) (2026-02-04, 37 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18624438-top-16-birth-myths-from-1940-s-to-today.mp3 - [From Fight Camp to Birth: How a Pro Fighter Prepared for Labor w/Madie Meacham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/6bbaaaf9c105) (2026-01-29, 55 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18588500-from-fight-camp-to-birth-how-a-pro-fighter-prepared-for-labor-w-madie-meacham.mp3 - [Pregnancy Nausea? Do THIS Before Medication](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/afc743d3c081) (2026-01-21, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18509139-pregnancy-nausea-do-this-before-medication.mp3 - [Choosing ONE Word or Intention for Your Birth Experience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/f0ca1437055d) (2026-01-14, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18409692-choosing-one-word-or-intention-for-your-birth-experience.mp3 - [REBROADCAST: Birth Story: Unmedicated Birth Story of Embracing the Beauty of Natural Childbirth with Morgan Adams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/abd17fd5bbb3) (2025-12-30, 45 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18409679-rebroadcast-birth-story-unmedicated-birth-story-of-embracing-the-beauty-of-natural-childbirth-with-morgan-adams.mp3 - [From Hospital to Birth Center: An Empowering Second Birth Story w/Rebekah Foderaro](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/1c9988ecce68) (2025-12-24, 47 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18402726-from-hospital-to-birth-center-an-empowering-second-birth-story-w-rebekah-foderaro.mp3 - [10 Contractions & a Toilet Baby: Positive Home Birth Story w/Ashley & Bryan Worley](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/cafac74dcc67) (2025-12-17, 44 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18368617-10-contractions-a-toilet-baby-positive-home-birth-story-w-ashley-bryan-worley.mp3 - [Home Birth Story: Prayer, Prenatal Depression, & the Best Birth Story w/Kaitlyn & Kale Hallman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/23114bc6d9cd) (2025-12-10, 71 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18330574-home-birth-story-prayer-prenatal-depression-the-best-birth-story-w-kaitlyn-kale-hallman.mp3 - [From Induction Plans to Roadside Baby: Birth Story w/MEB Mama, Karlen Barr](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/195f4801d6d1) (2025-12-03, 48 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18287731-from-induction-plans-to-roadside-baby-birth-story-w-meb-mama-karlen-barr.mp3 - [I Love My Baby… AND I’m Struggling | Why This Is NORMAL in Motherhood with Dr. Margo Lowy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/bc044382d8e5) (2025-11-26, 51 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18258395-i-love-my-baby-and-i-m-struggling-why-this-is-normal-in-motherhood-with-dr-margo-lowy.mp3 - [9lb 12oz Baby Home Birth — No Cervical Checks, No Stitches, Taylor's AMAZING Birth Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/09838efd35e6) (2025-11-20, 71 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18225113-9lb-12oz-baby-home-birth-no-cervical-checks-no-stitches-taylor-s-amazing-birth-story.mp3 - [Stop Worrying About Sleep Training - Do THIS Instead!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/44427524ce92) (2025-11-12, 55 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18175536-stop-worrying-about-sleep-training-do-this-instead.mp3 - [Getting Ready for Birth: What Most People Aren't Telling You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1471731529/5d4179a230db) (2025-11-05, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/424882/episodes/18138422-getting-ready-for-birth-what-most-people-aren-t-telling-you.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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