Join me and physical therapist, Nicole Bobay as we discuss the problems associated with pelvic misalignment and her invention to treat it. Introducing the stability stick...stabilitystick.com

Join me and Marianne Stroud, CNM for a discussion on the basics of giving birth at the Holy Family Birth Center.

Much has been said recently, particularly by Vice President Harris and her campaign, about two women who died in Georgia after a chemical abortion. Join me for a fact-based discussion of what actually happened vs. what is being reported in the media.

I'll explain how the medications work, research describing the complications of using these medications, and the differences between what actually happened to these unfortunate women vs. what the media establishment is reporting.

Join certified nurse-midwife Erin DeFields, her husband Justin, and me as we discuss their exciting birth journey. How to plan for when plans change. How to gain and maintain trust with your healthcare team. How to make health care decisions that are consistent with your personal values.

www.fertilityandmidwifery.com

www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com

https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/erin-morris-defields-certified-nurse-midwife/

Much has been said recently, particularly by Vice President Harris and her campaign, about two women who died in Georgia after a chemical abortion. Join me for a fact-based discussion of what actually happened vs. what is being reported in the media.

I'll explain how the medications work, research describing the complications of using these medications, and the differences between what actually happened to these unfortunate women vs. what the media establishment is reporting.

Join certified nurse-midwife Erin DeFields, her husband Justin, and me as we discuss their exciting birth journey. How to plan for when plans change. How to gain and maintain trust with your healthcare team. How to make health care decisions that are consistent with your personal values.

www.fertilityandmidwifery.com

www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com

Learn more about Erin

This remarkable couple walks us through their birth journey with surprise, after surprise; and how they confronted and managed the dramatic change in plans as they occurred. It's a story of pain, perseverance, and victory. I know you'll enjoy it.

OBGYN Dr. Chris Stroud talks to nurse practitioners and hormone optimization experts Sarah Rothgeb and Ellise Koenn about thyroid hormones, vitamin D, testosterone replacement, and many other important topics related to hormone optimization.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

Holy Family Birth Center

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Do you dream of a peaceful postpartum? Are you a first time parent or had a difficult previous postpartum experience?

Whether you are currently pregnant or postpartum, go from feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, and lonely to feeling confident, supported and prepared with everything you and your partner need to enjoy your baby and experience postpartum peace. This online course taught by husband and wife, Nate & Amber Todd, includes 5 teaching modules and can be completed in one week or a weekend.

Download your free postpartum planning guide & learn more about the course here: www.peacefulpostpartum.org

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.

Jordan's Instagram

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Holy Family Birth Center

Founder of the best VBAC informational site in existence, Jen Kamel discusses her journey and some of the many lessons learned along the way.

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Sacred Lane Birth

Birth Arts International

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.

Call about a consultation (260) 222-7401

Find out more at https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/

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.

Is birth center birth right for you? Is it a safe option? What does the research tell us? Join me and my wife Marianne as we discuss this and much more on this episode of All Things Women's Health.

www.fertilityandmidwifery.com

www.fortwaynebirthcenter.com

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.

Julia Baker Bio

Sarah King Bio

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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.

Make an appointment with Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

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.

Do you dream of a peaceful postpartum? Are you a first time parent or had a difficult previous postpartum experience?

Whether you are currently pregnant or postpartum, go from feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, and lonely to feeling confident, supported and prepared with everything you and your partner need to enjoy your baby and experience postpartum peace. This online course taught by husband and wife, Nate & Amber Todd, includes 5 teaching modules and can be completed in one week or a weekend.

Download your free postpartum planning guide & learn more about the course here:

www.peacefulpostpartum.org

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.

Holy Family Birth Center

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

Birth Matters Classes

"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/

Dr. Alessio Fasano's Research

The Real Food Dieticians

"Real Food for Pregnancy" Lily Nichols, RDN

@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.

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.

Nicole Bobay, PT, MPT, WCS, CIMT is a physical therapist at 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.

Holy Family Birth Center

Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

Amber Todd is a counselor at 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.

Do you dream of a peaceful postpartum? Are you a first time parent or had a difficult previous postpartum experience?

Whether you are currently pregnant or postpartum, go from feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, and lonely to feeling confident, supported and prepared with everything you and your partner need to enjoy your baby and experience postpartum peace. This online course taught by husband and wife, Nate & Amber Todd, includes 5 teaching modules and can be completed in one week or a weekend.

Download your free postpartum planning guide & learn more about the course here:

www.peacefulpostpartum.org

Women often drive the healthcare for the family, so ladies, even this episode is for you to hear!

We unlock some of the secrets of testosterone, thyroid, and vitamin D and how small changes in these hormones can have huge impacts on a man's health and sense of well being.

Family physician Dr. Andrew Mullally walks us through the standard childhood vaccinations. Why the standard schedule? How did it come about? Which vaccines could/should you consider skipping? What about questions related to autism and vaccinations? Which are the most important? How do you talk with your provider about vaccines and your child?

Resources:

https://fertilityandmidwifery.com

Vaccines and autism: https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-educatio...

MMR Vaccination and Autism: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...

Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/...

Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24814...

Join me and Hallie Greider, owner of Birth Matters, as we discuss all things breast feeding. Why does it seem so difficult at times? What can be done to minimize those difficulties? How can you best prepare to be successful in your desire to breast feed your baby? What about weaning? Returning to work? Pumping? Questions to these questions and much more.

Check out these great resources:

http://birthmatters.com

hallie@birthmatters.com

Instagram: birth_matters

Breastfeeding Made Simple. Seven natural laws for nursing mothers, by Nancy Mohrbacher

Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple, by Namcy Mohrbacher

So That's What They're For! The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide, 3rd Edition, by Janet Tamaro.

In this episode, we explore the often complex issue of managing medications for a variety of mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, and anxiety during pregnancy and during the postpartum period. I'm joined by mental health nurse practitioner, Delaney Baumann, owner of Made to Thrive Mental Health Wellness.

Have you considered that there are steps you can take during pregnancy to reduce your risk of mental health struggles in postpartum? In this episode, OBGYN Dr. Chris Stroud and Christian Counselor, Amber Todd, describe the risk factors to discuss with your spouse & OB to take a proactive and preventative approach to perinatal mood disorders. 

Download Risk Factor Checklist: https://www.lifeinterconnected.com/risk

**Adapted from Postpartum Support International

FREE WEBINAR: Postpartum Emotions: Preparing Your Mind & Marriage for Postpartum

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Peaceful Postpartum: Emotional Wellness for Postpartum Parents

www.peacefulpostpartum.org 

Get started at FMCC with our team of providers who utilize this proactive approach:

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Dr. Cameron discusses caring for babies at the very edges of life. What should parents know about having a child in the NICU? What are the common conditions that require admission to the NICU?