I know that we often hear about when inductions are not medically necessary, but I'm wondering if you can discuss when they actually are 100% medically necessary.

I would never recommend that you do an ultrasound in late pregnancy without a very specific, intentional, purposeful reason for doing it.

It's a very easy thing for providers to get away with doing routinely

because who doesn't want to see their baby,

but it is linked to much higher interventions and worse outcomes.

Are all breach positions safe to naturally birth?

No.

No. No.

Correct.

So I said you literally have free reign of every other grandmother name that you want,

except the name that my baby's going to call me.

She got very upset, very, very defensive.

I think it's pretty straightforward.

You just say if she's not going to call you mama and she can call you whatever you prefer,

we prefer it not to be Glenda.

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum

support specialist.

And I'm Trescia Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified

lactation consultant. And this is the down-to-birth podcast. Childbirth is something we're made to do,

but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture? Let's

dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Yeah, I knew that would happen. Okay. Hey, everyone. Hello. It's Wednesday.

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