What needs to transform in the world of birth? Policy? Practice? Education? It’s all of the above and more. In this episode of The Beautiful Work Challenge we hear from midwives, doulas and birth practitioners who know what needs to be done and are trying their best to transform a world of pain. Join us for The Beautiful Work Challenge: On Birth | The Transformation.

What’s happening today in the world of birth? The Situation begins with the birth of patrism and a visit with Dr. Joseph Boulevard DeLee as he invents the field of obstetrics. We also stop by Hollywood to bathe in Tinstletown’s approach to birth. Welcome to the age of medicalized, techno-driven birth. What you don’t know can definitely hurt you.

There’s no instruction manual for birth, but there are people who can shift the way we think about preconception, conception, pregnancy, birth and bonding. The Beautiful Work Challenge: On Birth begins with The Essence, where we introduce guests  who encourage us to think twice about pregnancy, motherhood and the essence of birth.