On Birthful, working doula and former journalist Adriana Lozada talks pregnancy, birth and postpartum with top experts and new parents. Every episode distills the overload of pregnancy information down to the most relevant and useful stuff. Adriana Lozada is a mom, author, speaker, birth doula, postpartum educator, and healthy-sleep consultant. Visit Birthful.com. Please note: Adriana has years of experience but she's not a doctor, and does not expect anyone to treat the show like medical advice. Please always consult with your care provider. This show does not dispense medical advice.
What this show covers
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What listeners will find here
A hard-won twin birth story shaped by preeclampsia, IVF loss, and healing
Michelle Rose shares a vaginal twin birth that felt triumphant even after a long induction for preeclampsia, a magnesium drip, a failed epidural, and a serious hemorrhage. The episode also explores how IVF, four miscarriages, and EMDR trauma therapy shaped her healing.
A milestone episode turns personal with Adriana’s own birth story
Adriana marks the podcast’s 10-year anniversary by sharing her own birth story in a conversation led by her daughter, Seph. The episode also explores a birthday storytelling tradition, how it shaped Seph’s view of birth, and a major turning point for the show.
Nine unforgettable birth moments that center instinct, courage, and advocacy
Adriana marks a decade of podcasting by sharing nine standout moments from her doula career. The stories spotlight clients who trusted their instincts, embraced physiological birth, and pushed care teams to meet the moment—even in unexpected settings.
Episodes
![[Birth Stories] Triumphant Vaginal Birth of Twins Despite Preeclampsia and Triggering Interventions, with Michelle Rose](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/fI3ri1PLxRAcJyIotzJ3n0fhOnwKEiWflixWcVS0n1g/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMTkvNGU2MWVhOWEtZmFjZC00NTg4LWIzMTQtMjE0ODNkNzQ5NjIxX3BpdGVfcHJlZWNsYW1wc2lhX2FuZF90cmlnZ2VyaW5nX2ludGVydmVudGlvbnMuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Four Days After Her Water Broke and Still No Labor – Now What?!, with Sivan Dirks](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/BGiarqM_g6Zy4F5x5m7GrOeGLTC8SpjyjtABvfZ5VUM/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMTkvZDUwOTM0ODQtNzEwYi00YmQ2LTgxZjYtNjI1NGM1NzcwNzc0X19kYXlzX2FmdGVyX2hlcl93YXRlcl9icm9rZV9hbmRfc3RpbGxfbm9fbGFib3IuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Celebrating Our 10 Years With Adriana’s Birth Story!](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/9iXPDfKv17B2AVXc-ZHDwbMiQbiD5h5usiw1TA-xaJI/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMTkvNTVlZWZmZTMtOGVjNy00Mzg0LWExMDEtZjJiZTliZGNhYzdmXzZfdGluZ19vdXJfMTBfeWVhcnNfd2l0aF9hZHJpYW5hX3NfYmlydGhfc3RvcnkuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Weaving Together Four Unmedicated Births to Reveal Her Authentic Self, with Ujarak Appadoo](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/mlSat2Qw3_K13bNUj3AeinzW9TQees7W97dqsg1sM3s/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMTkvYzBkOGQ0ODktNjlhMi00NjM5LWE2NTYtYWJkYmZmMjgyZGViX25tZWRpY2F0ZWRfYmlydGhzX3RvX3JldmVhbF9oZXJfYXV0aGVudGljX3NlbGYuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] A Scheduled Surgical Birth and a Home VBAC: Both Based on Her Intuition, with Jessica Pinney](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/Jb1BtWCacxK2bIfq8ATlQPLcPQTKbe5Q6OqGMnq86GQ/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMTkvNTQxMDY4ODAtODYyMy00NTQ2LWFlZTMtMTY5YjU5N2U4YjEyX3RoX2FuZF9hX2hvbWVfdmJhY19ib3RoX2Jhc2VkX29uX2hlcl9pbnR1aXRpb24uanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Knowing All Was Well Despite Seven Hours of Pushing, with Tabitha DeLorio](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/AkH861g7pi3VCA8mIfc8cGdM2kXVDfUuxruKFbRrPGw/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMTkvNDUxZjMyYTEtODAxMi00NmU5LTg3NWItYmQ0MDI1ZTQzNmJmX25nX2FsbF93YXNfd2VsbF9kZXNwaXRlX3NldmVuX2hvdXJzX29mX3B1c2hpbmcuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Getting Baby to Flip From Breech With an ECV for a Flowing Vaginal Birth, with Kaitlin Moore](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/9_oETeCw-V_faZFqBvToyzqwL5peuTx-T8neA75x5Wc/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvOGIyMjVmOTQtY2E3MC00NGRkLThhYTQtMjU5MjJjYzQ1YWUyX2JyZWVjaF93aXRoX2FuX2Vjdl9mb3JfYV9mbG93aW5nX3ZhZ2luYWxfYmlydGguanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Fast Homebirths and Liminal Spaces With a Pregnant Funeral Director, with Anna Walsh](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/jAqdf62jkYRmDbqu05CpJeuDZM38da5jtoYw6d1YcqU/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvNDdjMDA4ZDEtNjc0NS00YjAzLTk4MGYtMmNiYzMyNjkzY2RmX2ltaW5hbF9zcGFjZXNfd2l0aF9hX3ByZWduYW50X2Z1bmVyYWxfZGlyZWN0b3IuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Creating a Beautiful Birth Experience Despite 5 Days of Interventions, with Olivia Styons](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/XJQ_DxG6vyrCKLpAqAyOtz_-SyfU5GPa7hfnAnYzlYw/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvMDZkY2VkMDYtNjU0YS00YWQwLWJiMTItZjhlMjZhOGJiZTdiX3J0aF9leHBlcmllbmNlX2Rlc3BpdGVfNV9kYXlzX29mX2ludGVydmVudGlvbnMuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] An Intentionally Unassisted Birth After Three Hospital Births, with Kemeera Nimahat](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/VJEhNirtgBjnpg3eez-9oMEcNf7Eyvwv2KZPoXaWiBY/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvZjQ0MjgyNzUtZDc3Zi00NDY5LWFmY2QtYjM2MDMzMjJjZDVmX3lfdW5hc3Npc3RlZF9iaXJ0aF9hZnRlcl90aHJlZV9ob3NwaXRhbF9iaXJ0aHMuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Can You Even Prepare for Baby Hiccupping While Crowning?!, with Danielle Fetty-Lovell](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/A9gS1ER3Totlrs-0gbNTt50cVPDirhW2fveFWJhj1wQ/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvZjFkYjVlMWYtNTUwNy00ZGFhLTg2ZjQtODU4ZThmNTkyNWI4X3Zlbl9wcmVwYXJlX2Zvcl9iYWJ5X2hpY2N1cHBpbmdfd2hpbGVfY3Jvd25pbmcuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] An Unexpectedly Unassisted Blissful Breech Birth, with Toni Shama](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/p0Eyl4I14q1yaeV9XhfLXYkdvIW6rdN62d5T_ISIbh8/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvYjNkNjVhY2UtOGMxOS00ZDMxLTk5ZWMtNjJmYTRkYTgxMWZlX191bmV4cGVjdGVkbHlfdW5hc3Npc3RlZF9ibGlzc2Z1bF9icmVlY2hfYmlydGguanBn.webp)
[Birth Stories] An Unexpectedly Unassisted Blissful Breech Birth, with Toni Shama
2 Oct 2024 · 39 min
![[Birth Stories] When Place-Of-Birth Policies Keep You Thinking Instead of Birthing, with Emily Salahuddin](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/0aCeUWWNuqwgLRT2SXU63z3bVgbE6Om_YQyjc5y2CMs/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI1LzQvMTQvMjAvYjRkM2FiMWEtZjM5NC00ZTlmLWIxNTYtMmNhZjc2YjJiYjAxX3BvbGljaWVzX2tlZXBfeW91X3RoaW5raW5nX2luc3RlYWRfb2ZfYmlydGhpbmcuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Two Non-Epidural Inductions: With and Without the Fetal Ejection Reflex, with Meredith Finch](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/9kxuSOyEl-j6HfkwXo246H06j5qWQq0OEu0Ah6-SFVM/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzEwLzI5LzIwLzc3MjFjNzc2LTFjYWYtNDAwOS04N2QxLWIzMDE0OWRjNDE2YV9vX25vbi1lcGlkdXJhbF9pbmR1Y3Rpb25zX3dpdGhfYW5kX3dpdGhvdXRfZmVyLmpwZw.webp)
![[Birth Stories] From Traumatic Cesarean to Healing (and Fast!) VBAC, with Morgan Moy](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/GyWDGo8VqeJ5y21Ip67ea7l0E-lMBMNxvJ1bbiz-gQw/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzEwLzIyLzIwL2E2NzMxYzM2LWY5YzItNGQ5MC1iYjhhLTExNGFkYjIwNDk2ZF8xX3RyYXVtYXRpY19jZXNhcmVhbl9oZWFsaW5nX3ZiYWNfLV9tb3JnYW5fbW95LmpwZw.webp)
![[Birth Stories] How Birth Took Her to Her Edge When She Least Expected It, with Vanessa Janek](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/1ypYh_nUuIdGP5eWsPJCsxswIuDxyg41mr4pmEYbO9w/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzEwLzE2LzAvMTYyMTRjNTAtNjFkZC00NGMyLWExMWUtYmNmY2Q2ZjU0M2QwX29va19oZXJfdG9faGVyX2VkZ2Vfd2hlbl9zaGVfbGVhc3RfZXhwZWN0ZWRfaXQuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] When the Curveballs Come Before and After the Birth, with Mandy Alexander](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/iELzylNZq_CH0f3lssbRskVFEpxqN-adWlfP4FrUkng/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzkvMjUvMTEvYmQ3NjJiODAtY2QxMy00OWVmLWFmNmUtZGJmMTlmNTZmYTk4X3RoZV9jdXJ2ZWJhbGxzX2NvbWVfYmVmb3JlX2FuZF9hZnRlcl90aGVfYmlydGguanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] The Power of Having A Strong Advocate When Her Plans Derailed, Tara Langsdorf](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/ULKHEUGLmLseIca6IWKHo8Ax9KFA05hN8NrsyFBf2ns/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzkvMTgvMTQvNzU1ZjI4ZjgtZTFiOC00N2ViLTlhZjQtZTQyYTQ1NDg3NDYxX3ZpbmdfYV9zdHJvbmdfYWR2b2NhdGVfd2hlbl9oZXJfcGxhbnNfZGVyYWlsZWQuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] How She Prepared Differently to Avoid Another Managed Birth, with Danielle Ford](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/xVoqoH4kzWx6wKy25obBX7Cs1_m0lJvb9xODJhOMyFw/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzkvNC8xNC85OGNlNDdlZC01NTdkLTQ4MmQtYTk4Zi03OWQxYTk0ODIzYzJfcmVkX2RpZmZlcmVudGx5X3RvX2F2b2lkX2Fub3RoZXJfbWFuYWdlZF9iaXJ0aC5qcGc.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Leaning Into Peer Support After Her Unplanned Surgical Birth, with Dr. Amber Thornton](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/wKiIURFMDYQYutkp51OrNallw0OtGF9oaMzXpx6lbow/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjEvMTQvZGY0NWQwNDUtNjE5Zi00YjM0LTkyOWMtNmI1YjMzZDQ0MDU2X2Vlcl9zdXBwb3J0X2FmdGVyX2hlcl91bnBsYW5uZWRfc3VyZ2ljYWxfYmlydGguanBn.webp)
![[Postpartum Stories] When Anxiety and Panic Come Out of Nowhere, Kayla Sanmiguel](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/c1t6W7jOphaadLw-BlnXhNUEE0Dfr3X_Am_Hq3pssoQ/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvZThkZTQzOWMtODJjZC00YTk4LTg3MTMtNmZhYTM3MTdlYTE0Xy0wNF93aGVuX2FueGlldHlfYW5kX3BhbmljX2NvbWVfb3V0X29mX25vd2hlcmUuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Fast Birth, Hard Postpartum](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/OWzsooOzLOWA0R0jfKlRs0A8yJKOBiLsEw8Sm7kFjmw/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzYvMjQvMTgvZDYxMGRmNTAtMDU1Zi00ZTRhLWFlMzctNjEzMTYzNzZhYTg5X2IwYjU4MmI3M2M1Zl9zNi0wMl9mYXN0X2JpcnRoX19oYXJkX3Bvc3RwYXJ0dW0uanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] How She Confidently and Calmly Gave Birth in a Moving Car, Laura Loos](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/1Ztw-d3P5LmBtP6J37al_EQkJESf3To4riilLhX1ue4/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvNjZkNjJkNDMtMDY2My00MWJmLWE5YmEtNDI1OGZlYWJmYjI2X2ZpZGVudGx5X2FuZF9jYWxtbHlfZ2F2ZV9iaXJ0aF9pbl9hX21vdmluZ19jYXIuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] How She Reframed Birth Toward Pleasure and Let Her Power Flow, with Maya Ehnat](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/tSNgYNpDKuLOkswgvnaFLNpxC1utM3B4U_OCkTIoiT4/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvYmYxMTA2N2MtZDE3NC00ZWQ0LWE1NTItYzZmZjkzNjg4NzgyX2RfYmlydGhfdG93YXJkX3BsZWFzdXJlX2FuZF9sZXRfaGVyX3Bvd2VyX2Zsb3cuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Story] How Harnessing Her Birth Hormones Allowed Her to Forgo an Induction, Danellia Arechiga](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/zlOesQR-n3lL2UI7wSMiRzfQJIN_OXJOA7TXuxfzpQg/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvMzQ4ZWI5YjktZWUwYi00ZTE2LWJkMDYtNjk0NzQzNGZkZjg1X3RoX2hvcm1vbmVzX2FsbG93ZWRfX2hlcl90b19mb3Jnb19hbl9pbmR1Y3Rpb24uanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] How Her Goals of “No Epidural and No Whining” Helped Her Befriend the Labor Pain, with Celeste and Claudiu Bancos](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/Gy88oJb70zheA5pOC0fsU74i1VHydbQ-SOeSU73PfYI/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvMzZiZjQ2ZDktZGE3Zi00MDY1LWFjODgtZTVmOWEwZGZkMDYyX19ub193aGluaW5nX2hlbHBlZF9oZXJfYmVmcmllbmRfdGhlX2xhYm9yX3BhaW4uanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] Birth Is as Mental and Emotional as It Is Physical, with Megan Othling](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/_GnGjH9YGT5Xp3WtWMhWPNSYERPthJiNpzjmIUdl5No/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvNDNmN2ExZTgtZjRkMS00ZjkzLWI3M2EtZmVmMjQ3MGI1MWYyX2hfaXNfYXNfbWVudGFsX2FuZF9lbW90aW9uYWxfYXNfaXRfaXNfcGh5c2ljYWwuanBn.webp)
![[Birth Stories] So Was It a Waterbirth?, with Hailey McHone](https://d1d0yn71g1fneg.cloudfront.net/imgproxy/aYxVCzapMilpNxamh_LwjQkMij3VKjIdWbTnNtKNBHE/rs:fill:300:300:0/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpYS5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tL2ltYWdlcy8yMDI0LzgvMjAvMTQvNGIwMDE0OGMtOTJjMi00NTA4LWJiZGMtMjhlMjQ1MDgxMjNlXzkzMTEtZTQ4NTg3MTVjZjE4X3M1LTAzX3NvX3dhc19pdF9hX3dhdGVyYmlydGguanBn.webp)
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