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.

Find out more about our guests:
Betty-Anne Daviss
Robbie Davis-Floyd
Ricardo Jones
Michael Klein
Ann Luce
Penny Simkin
Edwin van Teijlingen

Episode Credits:
Hosted by Karin Pogharian
Edited by Tim Kirby and Gijsbert Umbulsheer
Mixed by Gijsbert Umbulsheer, Viren Dhakan, and Mark Tulk
Sound design by Rich Cutler and Jay Blanchett
Original Music composed by George Jennings
Produced by Chickie Munch and Binnie Bunny Munch with Gerald Gerbil, Ed Goldberg, and Niki Hatzidis

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

Find out more about our guests:
Sandra Bardsley – visit Sandra’s about page and find her co-authored title “Creating a Joyful Birthing Experience” here.
David Chamberlain – visit David’s site here.
Robbie Davis-Floyd – visit Robbie’s website here. Robbie’s book “Ways of Knowing about Birth” is found here.
Ina May Gaskin – visit Ina May’s Wikipedia entry and learn more about The Farm Midwifery Center.
Phyllis Klaus – visit Phyllis online here. Find more information about When Survivors Give Birth workshops here.
Karen Melton – visit Karen’s site here.
Debra Pascali-Bonaro – visit her website here and listen to the Orgasmic Birth podcast here.
Thomas Verney – visit Thomas’s site and purchase his book, The Embodied Mind here.  

Episode Credits:
Hosted by Fiona Watt
Produced by Chickie Munch and Binnie Bunny Munch with Gerald Gerbil, Ed Goldberg, and Niki Hatzidis
Sound design by Jay Blanchett and Rich Cutler
Mixed by Gijsbert Umbulsheer, Viren Dhakan, and Mark Tulk
Edited by Tim Kirby and Gijsbert Umbulsheer
Original Music composed by George Jenings

Visit Catalysta’s Linktree for more.