Thinking Birth | Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum

Claire Sax and Tara Beth Olson A doula supports mom and her partner during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Listen and learn more about how a doula can help you transition smoothly into parenthood.Is your partner wondering what how a doula could help? Give him this handy little 15 minute podcast - he or she can listen while commuting, making dinner, doing dishes, giving you a massage....

Thinking Birth is the brain child of Claire Sax and Tara Beth Olson, both DC doulas working primarily in the district and in Northern Virginia.  Thinking Birth is a resource for pregnant women wanting to make educated decisions about their pregnancy and childbirth.  Not only do we cover general pregnancy and childbirth topics, but we also discuss issues that are specific to the birthing culture in the Washington DC region. During this episode, we discuss the Zika virus and Claire answers common questions about how it can affect your pregnancy. The Zika virus, which has been blamed for birth defects, is spread by a type of mosquito that is found in every country in the Western Hemisphere, except Canada where it is too cold.Please remember that we are not medical professionals. Any information you hear in our podcasts is not intended as medical advice or as a substitution for valid medical evaluation.  For more information about the Zika virus, please visit the CDC website. New case of sexually transmitted Zika in Texas.Programming NoteWe promised our second episode would be an interview with Kristen, a mom who recently gave birth to a baby at Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia. As you heard, our first interview with her crashed our computer. Boo! As you can imagine, as a fourth-time new mom, her schedule is tight. So we will hang tight until we can schedule another interview with her. Until then, enjoy our next few episodes!

Claire Sax, Ashley Pacheco, and Tara Beth Olson Thinking Birth is the brain child of Claire Sax and Tara Beth Olson, both DC doulas working primarily in the district and in Northern Virginia.  Thinking Birth is a resource for pregnant women wanting to make educated decisions about their pregnancy and childbirth.  Not only do we cover general pregnancy and childbirth topics, but we also discuss issues that are specific to the birthing culture in the Washington DC region. During this, our very first episode* we will introduce ourselves and answer some common questions about our birth philosophy and our doula work in the Washington DC area.(*Technically this isn't our first episode. As we mention in the podcast, we recorded Episode 1 but our editor convinced us to scrap it because there was too much background noise. (You can hear the TV entertaining the kids, plus they insisted on needing our help every few minutes.) So we re-recorded it. Also, we recorded Episode 2 with our friend Kristen, who told us all about her experiences at Fair Oaks Hospital, but then the computer crashed. So really, this is our third attempt at getting our first podcast up. Phew! We're gonna make it. Slow and steady, but it is coming along.)There are still some technical issues - the mic's volume and gain were set too high, which causes some unpleasant high tones - but we hope that you turn the volume down a bit and enjoy listening as you learn a little more about who we are as doulas and birth workers in the DC area.We are so excited you are here!