Ep 121: Placenta Consumption with Maria Pokluda of BEST Placenta
Release Date: 04/16/2020
Ep 139: Farewell, Birth Kweens!
Birth Kweens
After 3+ years and 138 episodes, the Birth Kweens Podcast is coming to an end! Listen to this final episode to hear Karly and Ali wrap things up. Thank you all for supporting us and listening to the show over the past few years. We love and appreciate all of you!
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Ep 138: Four Birth Stories with Jeanette Fant
Birth Kweens
**TRIGGER WARNING: Infant Loss** Today we’re talking with Jeanette Fant about the births of her four babies. Jeanette has had a wide variety of birth experiences including medicated hospital births, a home birth, and the birth of her stillborn daughter, Natalie. Jeanette shares about how her approach to preparing for birth has changed over the years, what prompted her to choose a home birth for her youngest baby Nayeli, and how the devastating loss of her second baby Natalie has impacted her and her family’s lives. We’re so thankful Jeanette was willing to come on the show and share her...
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Ep 137: An Unmedicated Hospital Birth Story with Angie Ponce
Birth Kweens
Angie Ponce is with us today to share the story of the birth of her first baby! Earlier this year, Angie had an unmedicated hospital birth with the support of her husband and doula. We hope you enjoy Angie’s wonderful birth story! --- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Sign up for a subscription with today! Get your daily multivitamin or prenatal delivered right to your door by visiting . Use the promo code KWEENS at checkout for 10% off during your first 3 months! Get a monthly subscription box from and do some fun, hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) projects with your...
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Ep 136: Preconception & Prenatal Nutrition with Ryann Kipping, RDN, CLEC
Birth Kweens
In this episode we’re talking with about nutrition during preconception and pregnancy. Ryann is a clinically trained Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Lactation Educator, and Author of . She is the founder of The Prenatal Nutritionist, a virtual nutrition private practice, which focuses on preparing women for pregnancy and conquering nutrition during and after pregnancy. She helps women feel confident in their ability to properly nourish a growing baby through a real food approach. Aside from one on one nutrition counseling, Ryann is a nutrition writer and content creator on her...
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Ep 135: VBAC Success Story with Anissa Ballesteros
Birth Kweens
Anissa Ballesteros is here today to share her two birth stories with us. For her first baby, Anissa had planned and prepared for an unmedicated hospital birth but her baby was breech so she ended up having a cesarean. When she got pregnant with her second baby, she knew she wanted a different experience so she hired Karly and planned a home birth. Anissa shares about how difficult her cesarean birth was for her and how healing and positive her HBAC (home birth after cesarean) experience was. --- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Get a high quality, fully breathable, washable, and recyclable baby mattress...
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Ep 134: Preterm Birth and NICU Stays with Dr. Melinda Elliott
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Today we’re talking with Dr. Melinda Elliott about preterm birth and navigating an unexpected NICU stay. Dr. Elliott is chief medical officer of where she serves as the voice of the patient, working to ensure that the needs of critically ill and premature infants are being articulated and that the relevant treatment and product opportunities are identified. As an experienced neonatologist and researcher in neonatal intensive care, Dr. Elliott has committed her career to the care of vulnerable, premature infants and has researched the benefits of an Exclusive Human Milk Diet (EHMD)...
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Ep 133: A Midwife’s Birth Story with Chloë Lubell
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of is here to share her birth story with us! Chloë had been a midwife for many years before becoming pregnant with her first child. She shares in depth about her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences, including what it was like to have an ultra-fast labor and lots of other surprises along the way. Enjoy! --- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Get a high quality, fully breathable, washable, and recyclable baby mattress from ! Go to and enter code KWEENS to get $50 off and free shipping. Get comprehensive online childbirth education classes and 1:1 new parent support from ! Go to and enter...
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Ep 132: Representation and Inclusivity in Birth Work with Cheyenne Varner
Birth Kweens
In this episode we’re talking with of about representation and inclusivity in the birth world. Cheyenne is a birth and postpartum doula and graphic designer in Richmond, VA. She started The Educated Birth, a collection of childbirth education materials including , in 2016, when she couldn't find materials with representation of families of color. She has been learning, creating, and partnering with other professionals to provide more inclusive and accessible health education materials ever since. Cheyenne shares about how inclusivity and representation are lacking in the birth world and...
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Ep 131: Hospital and Home Birth Stories with Johanna Penn
Birth Kweens
shares her two birth stories with us in this episode. Her first son was born in the hospital after a long, difficult labor. This birth experience really impacted Johanna and it inspired her to go into birth work. It also caused her to make an entirely different birth plan for her second son who was born quickly at home. Johanna shares what her two very different labors were like for her, what she learned from them, and what kind of birth work she’s doing now (including her new podcast, ). Enjoy! --- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Get a subscription for bestselling children’s multivitamins to...
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Ep 130: The Identity Shift of Motherhood with Jessie Harrold of MotherSHIFT
Birth Kweens
In this episode we’re talking with of about how pregnancy and birth are rites of passage and what an enormous identity shift it is to become a parent. Jessie is a coach, women’s mentor and doula who supports women to traverse radical life transformation and other rites of passage. She is the founder of MotherSHIFT, a program to support women through the identity shift of motherhood, and author of a forthcoming book of the same name. Registration for her begins on September 1, 2020. Click here to access her free . --- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Get a high quality, fully breathable,...
info_outlineIn today’s episode we’re talking with Maria Pokluda about placenta encapsulation. Maria is a doula, childbirth educator, and placenta encapsulator who teaches encapsulation workshops through her training organization, BEST Placenta. In this episode we discuss:
- The history of placenta consumption
- A book about the topic – Placenta: The Forgotten Chakra
- The existing data on placenta consumption
- The benefits, risks, and contraindications of consuming your placenta
- What’s contained in the placenta and the benefits of those active ingredients
- The difference between placenta pills and tincture and how a tincture can be used long term
- The different methods of preparing a placenta for encapsulation
- Storage recommendations for placenta pills and tinctures
- The average number of pills people get
- Maria’s recommended dosing schedule
- A discussion about the CDC’s warning against placenta consumption
- Questions to ask your placenta encapsulators
- Click here to get more info about Maria’s placenta trainings
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