The BirthGuide Podcast

Anne Nicholson Weber
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The BirthGuide Podcast

Experts, providers, advocates and families share resources to help you build your circle of support in the childbearing year. Find the care you need — before you conceive, while you’re pregnant, and after your baby is born. Chicago-focused but helpful to expectant families everywhere.

  1. Managing anxiety in pregnancy

    JAN 9

    Managing anxiety in pregnancy

    Send us a textIf you’re feeling anxious in pregnancy, you’re not alone . . . and you don’t have to gut it out. Featuring insights from a panel of experts — including a licensed clinical social worker, acupuncturist, and two doulas — this episode covers common sources of anxiety, the impact of information overload, therapeutic approaches, the importance of support systems, and strategies for recognizing and managing anxiety effectively.Please visit us at BirthGuideChicago.com or on faceb...

    42 min
  2. Coping with a NICU stay

    10/17/2024

    Coping with a NICU stay

    Send us a textThis episode is for families whose newborn requires a stay in the NICU. Whether anticipated or unexpected, a NICU stay is challenging. If this is your first baby, you're becoming a parent but are reliant on others to care for your newborn. If you have other children, you're balancing their needs and those of your infant. There can be feelings of anxiety, frustration, anger and loss -- not to mention significant logistical challenges. Our guests are three perinatal providers who ...

    42 min
  3. Hospital protocols vary! Here are six to learn about before deciding where to have your baby

    09/10/2024

    Hospital protocols vary! Here are six to learn about before deciding where to have your baby

    Send us a textBy the time you take childbirth classes and make a birth plan, it's typically pretty late to switch providers. That means there are things you need to know now, in your first or second trimester, BEFORE you make a final decision about where to have your baby. In this episode, host Anne Nicholson Weber outlines six of the most important protocols and policies that can vary widely from one birth setting to another. It's important to learn about these early in your pregnancy, ...

    10 min
  4. Anne's take: "No Regrets Birth"

    07/26/2024

    Anne's take: "No Regrets Birth"

    Send us a textHost Anne Nicholson Weber shares her thoughts on how to have a "no-regrets birth".Please visit us at BirthGuideChicago.com or on facebook or Instagram. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. You can see the full disclaimer here.

    13 min
  5. Chiropractic for the newborn

    06/19/2024

    Chiropractic for the newborn

    Send us a textChiropractic care for your newborn may not be something you've considered. In this episode, two pediatric chiropractors explain what treatment for a newborn looks like, how gentle adjustments can impact the functioning of your baby's vagus nerve to help regulate the newborn nervous system, and some of the myriad conditions that treatment can help address -- including sleep issues, constipation and reflux, colic, mobility and latching challenges. Please visit us at BirthGuid...

    32 min
  6. Aligning with your partner on decisions around pregnancy and childbirth

    05/07/2024

    Aligning with your partner on decisions around pregnancy and childbirth

    Send us a textA couple needs to make many decisions in pregnancy, and patterns of decisionmaking established now can impact your family’s life for decades. In this episode, two couples counselors and two doulas explore some of the common areas for conflict in pregnancy, and offer advice on how a couple can find their way through conflict to alignment.Please visit us at BirthGuideChicago.com or on facebook or Instagram. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a sub...

    50 min
  7. Navigating birth trauma, from preparation to reintegration

    04/10/2024

    Navigating birth trauma, from preparation to reintegration

    Send us a textChidlbirth can be traumatic. In this episode, two psychotherapists and a doula talk about what trauma is, how preparing for birth may help, and how to heal from a traumatic birth. Please visit us at BirthGuideChicago.com or on facebook or Instagram. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. You can see the full disclaimer here.

    45 min
  8. Plan now for a flourishing 4th trimester

    03/03/2024

    Plan now for a flourishing 4th trimester

    Send us a textIt can be hard to think past childbirth, but the postpartum period will be a more satisfying time if you’ve made the connections you’ll need ahead of time. Four Chicago-area providers who support postpartum mothers and their families share their expertise on planning for the 4th trimester.YOU’LL LEARN ABOUTThinking ahead of time what will be your needs and who might help youConfronting your specific fears and anxietiesChildbirth education classes are about more than informationC...

    50 min
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Experts, providers, advocates and families share resources to help you build your circle of support in the childbearing year. Find the care you need — before you conceive, while you’re pregnant, and after your baby is born. Chicago-focused but helpful to expectant families everywhere.

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  • Creator
    Anne Nicholson Weber
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The BirthGuide Podcast
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