All Things Women's Health: Recent Episodes
Dr. Chris Stroud
Authentic, evidence-based, and life-affirming conversations addressing anything and everything related to women's health. From childbirth to infertility, from pregnancy loss to menopause, or homeschooling to personal trainers--if it involves women and their health, it's on the agenda.
Rachel and Collin Maio share the story of their 3 pregnancies and births and how they've found a balance between planning and flexibility when facing unexpected challenges like pre-eclampsia and unplanned homebirths.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Julie and Kevin McCann share the story of how the unique path of their family from hospital birth to birth center birth, infertility, miscarriage, multiple birth and more.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Christian counselor Amber Todd and her husband Nate talk about how awareness, planning, good counseling, and a plan can help couples prepare for the postpartum period and possible mental health issues that can affect both women and men after a baby comes.
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Jordan Dooley shares her journey experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss, searching for answers from functional medicine and a reproductive immunologist, pursing adoption, and ending up with 2 babies only a months apart - all in God's timing.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Christie Cochran talks about how Type 1 diabetes has impacted her life and her journey to motherhood. She shares how her diagnosis affected her childhood, how she prepared herself for pregnancy, learning to trust her body, balancing modern medicine and personal preferences, and more.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Birthing You - Christie's Doula Services
Taylor and Zach Smith share the story of their journey through recurrent pregnancy loss, how they handled the pain and confusion of their losses, how they learned to trust God's love for themselves and their children, and eventually found their way to a healthy baby.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Emily Venderley shares the story of her fertility journey through diagnoses of PCOS and endometriosis to finally having her son and hope for the future.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Shelby Eicher shares the remarkable story of her journey through loss, suffering, disappointment, surprise, and triumph on the way to her family as it is today. She talks about her and her husband's experience with pregnancy loss, infant loss, adoption, surprise pregnancy and more while they kept their eyes and hearts on God's will for their family.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Dr. Geoff Cly talks about his career as an OBGYN, how the loss of his own parents inspired the way he cares for patients, his experience as a robotics surgery innovator, the role of his faith in his practice of medicine, and more!
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Cly by visiting https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/ or by calling (260) 222-7401
Dr. Stroud talks to wife, mom, and pastoral counselor Amber Todd about birth experiences, including some of the common elements of positive birth experiences, the common elements of negative birth experiences, and what expecting parents can do to prepare mentally and practically to have the birth experience they want.
Holy Family Birth Center
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Amber’s free checklist, "10 ways to Prepare for the Spiritual Side of Birth"
Certified Nurse Midwives, all moms themselves, Rachel Maio, Nicky Schwanz, Erin Morris DeFields, and Marianne Stroud share their best professional and personal tips for successful breastfeeding including getting a good latch, supply issues, when and how to use a pump, overcoming hurdles like tongue/lip ties and birth injuries, and who to ask for help.
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Holy Family Birth Center
Kirsten Lane, BAI CD talks about the role of doulas in helping moms and families prepare for childbirth, have the best birth experience possible, and a successful transition to parenthood with a new baby. She explains what doulas do, who would benefit from a doula, how to find a good doula, and more.
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Dona International
Dr. Chris Stroud talks to Dr. Jill Stalling and Dr. Stephanie Grosvenor about tubal reversal procedure options for people hoping to achieve pregnancy after ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, and some kinds of sterilization procedures.
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Hallie Greider from Birth Matters talks about how the right education and access to knowledge before birth can empower parents the make the best choices for their family when it's time to have a baby. She covers birth options, informed consent vs. just consent, how to find a trustworthy provider, doulas, breastfeeding, and more.
Find out more about Birth Matters classes here.
Occupational therapists Julia Baker and Sarah King explain what occupational therapy is and how they specialize in helping women adapt to the new changes and demands that motherhood makes on their bodies.
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Dr. Chris Stroud covers the basics of a disease-based approach to treating infertility: investigating and treating the root causes keeping couples from getting pregnant instead of just managing symptoms. He explains the most common tests and treatments for both men and women and how to advocate for the infertility care you and your family deserve.
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Saint Paul IV Institute
Fertility Care Centers of America
Genevieve Stroud shares her story as a survivor of sexual assault and what happened when she found out she was pregnant a few weeks later. She explains how she felt in those moments, where she found hope and help in her faith and her community, the painful and difficult times, and more.
***Content warning: this episode contains a general discussion of sexual assault. There are no graphic descriptions, but listeners who might find the topic difficult or triggering should use caution listening and are invited to see below for references that might be helpful even if they choose not to listen.
Resources:
Additional Resources for Mothers in Need
Catholic Charities
Women's Care Center
A Mother's Hope
Young Mothers of America
Amber Todd, Counselor
Counselor Amber Todd and Dr. Chris Stroud talk about the physical and mental circumstances that lead many women and men to experience mental health issues before and after having a new baby. They talk about anxiety, depression, and OCD, the role previous trauma can play in birth experiences, warning signs of postpartum mood disorders, the importance of support structures for every family, and more. Contact Amber: hello@ambertodd.org Amber's upcoming webinar https://www.ambertodd.org/postpartumemotions ("Postpartum Emotions: Emotional Wellness for Postpartum Parents")
Genevieve Stroud and Andrea Serrani share their experiences giving birth in a hospital and in Holy Family Birth Center. They talk about the similarities and differences with things like comfort, support, and safety, and they share how "birth as it was intended" at the birth center made a difference in their pregnancy, labor, and delivery. https://www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com/ (Holy Family Birth Center) https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/ (Fertility and Midwifery Care Center) http://www.birthmatters.com/ (Birth Matters Classes) https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Hospital-Birth-2nd-Worlds/dp/155832917X ("Natural Hospital Birth") by Cynthia Gabriel
Registered Dietician and Nutritionist Courtney Rinehold talks about the role food plays in overall health and wellness. She explains why food sensitivities can impact even an otherwise healthy diet, the most common sensitivities and how to avoid them, the biggest factors in weight gain and loss, and more. https://rinehold.com/ (https://rinehold.com/) https://www.massgeneral.org/children/mucosal-immunology/faculty/fasano-lab (Dr. Alessio Fasano's Research) https://therealfooddietitians.com/ (The Real Food Dieticians) "Real Food for Pregnancy" https://lilynicholsrdn.com/ (Lily Nichols, RDN) https://www.instagram.com/thewomensdietitian/?hl=en (@TheWomensDietitian) (Instagram)
Rhoda Baughman, CPM, CDEM talks about her vocation as a midwife and all about home birth as an option for families. She shares some of the reasons women and families choose home birth, prenatal care, safety, costs, and more. Then we hear from Mallory and Caleb Austin about their experience with home birth, how it compares with the hospital, and why they hope they'll never go back. https://agapebirthservices.com/ (Agape Birth Services)
Lindsey Tippmann shares her experience with Natural Family Planning - the good and the challenging parts. She talks about what it means to be truly open to life, how she and her husband discerned when to try to conceive and when to try to avoid pregnancy, overcoming the difficulties of loss, and embracing God's plan even when it's not what she wanted.
Dr. Leigh Bauer, DO, from Fertility and Midwifery Care Center, talks about the importance of hormones in women's health and what to do when someone is struggling with a hormone imbalance. She covers common causes and symptoms of hormone issues, safe options for hormone replacement, and more. https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/ (Fertility and Midwifery Care Center) https://www.customrx.net/resources/product-service-information/ (Custom RX Resources) https://www.belmarpharmasolutions.com/ (Belmar Pharmacy)
Nicole Bobay, PT, MPT, WCS, CIMT is a physical therapist at https://www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com/ (Holy Family Birth Center). In this episode, she talks about pelvic floor rehabilitation for women who struggle with pelvic pain, painful intimacy, urinary incontinence, urinary frequency/urgency, chronic constipation, and other common problems tied to the pelvic floor. She also shares her unique approach to treatment empowering women to heal body, mind, and soul. https://www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com/ (Holy Family Birth Center) https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/ (Fertility and Midwifery Care Center)
Amber Todd is a counselor at https://www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com/ (Holy Family Birth Center) specializing in infertility, pregnancy, infant Loss, prenatal, postpartum, and marriage counseling. In this episode, she talks about how good counseling and care can help women suffering with mental health challenges find healing. https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/counselors-friends-of-fmcc/ (Contact Amber) https://www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com/ (Holy Family Birth Center) https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/ (Fertility and Midwifery Care Center)