The Birth Nerds Podcast

008 It's a Jungle in There

Dez talks about the birth of her placenta, recovering from a third degree tear, and her time as a NICU parent in this continuation of the birth story of her daughter Nevaeh.  Housekeeping- for the next little while we will not be uploading as often. We hope to return to weekly uploads by September. We will keep our listeners updated. We're also excited to be vendors at the Empowering Fearless Birth conference on March 21st. We have a ticket to give away! To enter, share this episode on our social media (in a public post) and tag us. We cant wait to see you there! Birth nerd alert: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/12578-kangaroo-care [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/12578-kangaroo-care] https://www.mcsprogram.org/our-work/newborn-health/kangaroo-mother-care/ [https://www.mcsprogram.org/our-work/newborn-health/kangaroo-mother-care/] Follow The Nerds on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thebirthnerdspodcast/ [https://www.facebook.com/thebirthnerdspodcast/])  and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thebirthnerdspodcast/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thebirthnerdspodcast/?hl=en]) Let us know what you thought! As always, please like, review, and comment. We are so grateful for our amazing audience of fellow nerds!

007: Born Another Day

Dez shares the story of her 7 year old Nevaeh! PROM: https://extranet.who.int/rhl/topics/pregnancy-and-childbirth/pregnancy-complications/prelabour-rupture-membranes/antibiotics-prelabour-rupture-membrane-or-near-term Birth Nerd Alert: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-inducing-labor-water-breaks-term/

006 Nayme Ghaime

The nerds explore the hilarious world of Utah baby names. https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/of-the-most-unique-names-in-utah-valley/collection_f0d3f110-c84f-565d-af2c-bcee5ee2940d.html#1 [https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/of-the-most-unique-names-in-utah-valley/collection_f0d3f110-c84f-565d-af2c-bcee5ee2940d.html#1] Birth Nerd Alert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff_Sr. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff_Sr.]

005 A Person’s A Person No Matter How Small

Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy and drugs that cause miscarriage.  In this episode, Als talks about her ectopic pregnancy with her baby, Drew Francis. Birth Nerd Alert:  https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/ http://nationalshare.org/ https://stillbirthday.com/

004 Our Moral Objections to Modern Christmas

With Christmas behind us, the Nerds share all the things they hate about Christmas.... but also what they love. Follow the nerds on Facebook and Instagram!  Deseret News Article about Jewish Hallmark Movies: https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/12/6/20997216/hallmark-hanukkah-movie-double-holiday-date-countdown-christmas-antisemitism-chanukah-jewish-menorah