Los Angeles-based prenatal focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin searches for unbiased information on the most pressing topics for growing families with interviews from pregnancy and parenting experts, celebrities, and new and expectant parents. Entertaining and informative, new episodes drop weekly every Thursday. Keep up with Dr. Berlin and Informed Pregnancy Media online! informedpregnancy.com @doctorberlin Youtube LinkedIn Facebook X
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Ep. 454 How to Have an Empowered Hospital Birth with Hehe Stewart
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Hehe Stewart is a doula, educator, and the founder of one of the most engaging birth communities online. In short, her goal is to empower women in medical settings. Today's conversation will help you feel more confident about advocating for your own preferences, reducing the risk of unnecessary interventions, and switching off people pleasing so yo…
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One Way or a Mother is a new narrative podcast from Dr. Elliot Berlin, DC, host of The Informed Pregnancy Podcast. Each season is an intimate story of one woman, one pregnancy, and all of the preparations, emotions, and personal history leading up to the birth. Episodes feature the expectant mother along with her family, doctors, and birth work tea…
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Ep. 452 Obstetric Care: Behind the Curtain with Dr. Melissa Drake, MD
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Dr. Melissa Drake, MD pulls the curtain back on obstetric care and take us behind the scenes, discussing commonalities about the typical patient experience. Why do appointments feel rushed? Why do doctors seem burnt out? She discusses how she found herself drained by the demands of the modern medical system and decided to transform her practice mod…
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Ep. 451 Innovation & Motherhood with Garrett Kusmierz
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Garrett Kusmierz conceived on her first try but it led to a challenging postpartum journey. Her experience inspired her to change careers and create innovative products for new parents, like a biodegradable postpartum bra. What comes next for this momtrepeneur? Connect with Garrett: @garrettnwood @kozekozemama @kozekozemama on TikTok kozekoze.com W…
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Ep. 450 Navigating Stress with Dr. Alyssa Berlin, PsyD
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Dr. B is joined by special guest Dr. Alyssa Berlin, a perinatal psychologist, self trained chef, and his partner in parenthood as a mother of four. They discuss why stress, anxiety, and feelings of overwhelm are skyrocketing, especially for new parents, including clinical and non-clinical ways to reset and reclaim balance like culinary therapy and …
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Ep. 449 Birthwork & Motherhood with Jennifer Campbell
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Jennifer Campbell, a mother of eighteen (18!), might have the most unique background in birthwork. She discusses her work as a certified birth, bereavement, adoption, and surrogacy doula, childbirth educator, certified lactation educator, including how she's currently pursuing her IBCLC. Connect with the guest: @doulainreno, Facebook, doulainreno.c…
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Ep. 448 Somersaults and a VBAC with Isabelle Kosciusko
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Creative director and product designer Isabelle Kosciusko discusses her recent pregnancy and birth when, despite aiming for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), her baby wouldn't stop doing somersaults. Connect with the guest: @isabellekm and isabellek.design Ohm Mama: Dr. B's birth meditation as mentioned by Isabelle Want more pregnancy + parent…
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Ep. 447 Navigating Hyperemesis Gravidarum with Dr. Arielle Mitton
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Dr. Arielle Mitton is an internal medicine physician and board member of The HER Foundation (Hyperemesis Education and Research). She discusses the unexpected hurdles in her own pregnancy, including secondary infertility, which led her to a deep desire help others navigate hyperemesis gravidarum. Connect with the guest: @rainbowsurrobaby The HER Fo…
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Ep. 446 Perinatal Exercise with Sarah Zahab
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Registered kinesiologist, clinical exercise physiologist, and mother of two Sarah Zahab joins the podcast to talk exercise, motherhood, and her postnatal strength workouts, now streaming on Informed Pregnancy Plus. Connect with the guest: @continuumfit Facebook ContinuumFitness.ca Sarah's workouts available on IP+ Want more pregnancy + parenting? I…
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Ep. 445 Motherhood and Business with Sarah O'Leary
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Sarah O'Leary is a mother of two and the CEO of the wearable breast pump company Willow Innovations. She joins Dr. B in conversation about life in motherhood and business, two worlds that can sometimes be a challenging mix. Connect with the guest: Sarah O'Leary @willowpump Willow Pump on Facebook onewillow.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Infor…
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Ep. 444 Motherhood from 15 to 40 with Natalie Parlett
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Natalie Parlett is a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, personal trainer, gym owner, mother, and grandmother. She joins the podcast to discuss her motherhood journey which began when she had twins after becoming pregnant at age 15. Connect with Natalie: @natalieparlett and natalieparlett.com Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregn…
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Functional prenatal and postpartum nutritionist Jessica Zadeh returns to share the birth story of her first child. Jessica's nutrition masterclass is now streaming on Informed Pregnancy Plus. Connect with the guest: @holistic.mama.nutrition and wholisticmethodnutrition.com Jessica's nutrition master class on IP+ Want more pregnancy + parenting? Inf…
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Functional prenatal and postpartum nutritionist Jessica Zadeh joins the podcast to discuss the third trimester of her first pregnancy in this before birth story. Jessica's nutrition masterclass is now streaming on Informed Pregnancy Plus. Connect with the guest: @holistic.mama.nutrition and wholisticmethodnutrition.com Jessica's nutrition master cl…
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Marianna Burelli is a Mexico City based actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She first joined us in episode 143 to discuss her first birth and how her baby moved out of the breech position. She returns to the podcast to share about the path of ups and downs leading up to her most recent pregnancy and birth. Connect with the guest: @mariannaburelli …
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Ep. 440 Holiday Top 10 Countdown: Part II
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In Part II of our holiday countdown, Dr. Berlin discusses numbers 5 through 1 of the top 10 most popular episodes of the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2024. Links to the Informed Pregnancy Podcast and other media mentioned in today's episode: #5 Ep. 418: Exploring Freebirth with Catalina Clark #4 Ep. 390: Dr. Nathan Riley and Low Intervention Birth…
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Kick off our holiday countdown with Part I. Dr. Berlin discusses numbers 10 through 6 of the top 10 most popular episodes of the Informed Pregnancy Podcast in 2024. Links to the Informed Pregnancy Podcast and other media mentioned in today's episode: #10 Ep. 391: Surrogacy with Joyce Wheeler #9 Ep. 396: First Baby After 40 with Rachel Gerrol & Epis…
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Ep. 438 Postpartum Preeclampsia with Dr. Jamie Barstein and Dr. Nathan Fox
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Preeclampsia, and specifically postpartum preeclampsia, is a serious and often misunderstood condition. We welcome two guests to discuss symptoms, treatments, and guidance about navigating the condition. Psychologist and mother Dr. Jamie Barstein shares about her personal experience with preeclampsia after her first baby and Dr. Nathan Fox, OBGYN a…
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Ep. 437 Preparing the Body for Birth & Postpartum with Gina Conley
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Birth doula, exercise scientist, founder of Mamaste Fit, and mother of four Gina Conley joins the podcast to talk about perinatal wellness and preparing the body for birth and postpartum. Connect with Gina: @mamastefit and mamastefit.com Gina's book Training for Two Start with a free trial and gain access to Mamaste Fit courses on IP+: The VBAC Pre…
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Ep. 436 Rachel Kenney: Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding with Bipolar I
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Aerospace engineer Rachel Kenney builds and tests space instruments at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - and she just had her first baby. As someone living with Bipolar I disorder, she discusses her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period, including why she chose not to breastfeed at all because of her diagnosis. Want more pregnancy + parenting?…
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Multidisciplinary artist Jackie Amézquita returns to discuss the birth of her baby in this "after birth" story. Connect with Jackie: jackieamezquita.com and @jackieamezquita Want more pregnancy + parenting? Informed Pregnancy Plus is a new streaming platform by pregnancy focused chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin. Dedicated to pregnancy, parenting, and…
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Guatemalan born Jackie Amézquita is a talented multidisciplinary artist who's work merges pre-Colombian cultural elements with contemporary community engagement. With past exhibits at The Hammer and The Museum of Art and Design in New York, she joins the podcast to discuss her pregnancy journey and life as an artist in this before birth story. Conn…
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Ep. 433 Birth As We Know It with Elena Tonetti
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Siberian-born author, filmmaker, and creator of the Birth Into Being movement Elena Tonetti discusses her classic film Birth As We Know It, now streaming exclusively on Informed Pregnancy+. Birth Into Being, as a community of seekers and healers, is dedicated to conscious evolution and the creation of a thriving social structure based on love, comp…
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Dr. Kirsten Thompson, MD is a former Wall Street analyst turned surgeon turned board certified psychiatrist. She is the founder of Remedy Psychiatry and Thompson Psychiatry and is a former Clinical Instructor at UCLA. She joins the podcast to discuss PMDD or premenstrual dysphoric disorder, including symptoms and treatments dhee to try. Connect wit…
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Ep. 431 Postpartum with Emily Johnston (Part 3)
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In the last of this three part series, labor and delivery nurse Emily Johnston discusses her experience with the postpartum period. She's also a birth and postpartum doula and an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) dh to try. Connect with Emily: @littleloomrn and littleloomrn.com What is an IBCLC? Want more pregnancy + parent…
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Ep. 430 Birth with Emily Johnston (Part 2)
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In the second of this three part series, labor and delivery nurse Emily Johnston discusses her experience with birth. She's also a birth and postpartum doula and an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) with an interesting fertility journey to share. Connect with Emily: @littleloomrn and littleloomrn.com What is an IBCLC? Want …
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