Ranked #1
Episode 10 - An Injured Mother/$16M Lawsuit Winner Offers Her Perspective on Doulas & Abuse
Episode 10 - An Injured Mother/$16M Lawsuit Winner Offers Her Perspective on Doulas & Abuse
In this episode, Cristen speaks with Caroline Malatesta, the Alabama mother who won a lawsuit against her hospital after... Read more
4 Jul 2017
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42mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 21 - Birthing While Black in Alabama | Sabrina Azemar
Ep. 21 - Birthing While Black in Alabama | Sabrina Azemar
Trying to find support for a vaginal birth after a c-section (VBAC) can be a struggle; when you are black, overweight, o... Read more
5 Aug 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 29 - After Sexual Assault by OB, "I Found My Voice & I'm Not Stopping" | Marissa Hoechstetter
Ep. 29 - After Sexual Assault by OB, "I Found My Voice & I'm Not Stopping" | Marissa Hoechstetter
Marissa Hoechstetter is one of more than 17 women currently suing Columbia University and its associated hospitals for a... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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49mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 33 - "We Are Changing the Conversation on Doulas & Advocacy" | Doula Trainer Nickie Tilsner
Ep. 33 - "We Are Changing the Conversation on Doulas & Advocacy" | Doula Trainer Nickie Tilsner
Advocacy, burnout, self care, sustainability, and the patriarchy--they're all in this episode! Our guest is Nickie Tils... Read more
26 Jun 2019
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46mins
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Ranked #5
Ep. 14 - The Problem with Implied Consent | Lawyer Hermine Hayes-Klein
Ep. 14 - The Problem with Implied Consent | Lawyer Hermine Hayes-Klein
In this episode of Birth Allowed Radio, we talk about what it means to say no to a procedure in the delivery room, when ... Read more
20 Oct 2017
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48mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 27 - "As a Doula, I Felt Like A Witness to Rape" | Kirsten Clark
Ep. 27 - "As a Doula, I Felt Like A Witness to Rape" | Kirsten Clark
Alabama doula Kirsten Clark talks about an intense experience watching obstetric violence happen right in front of her, ... Read more
21 Dec 2018
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55mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 20 *Full Episode* - Plus Size Birth | Jen McLellan
Ep. 20 *Full Episode* - Plus Size Birth | Jen McLellan
Normal, healthy births happen every day, and for women of every size. And yet birth care professionals often alienate pl... Read more
14 Jul 2018
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50mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 13 - For Doulas: Gena Kirby on Getting Dads and Partners Involved in Birth
Ep. 13 - For Doulas: Gena Kirby on Getting Dads and Partners Involved in Birth
In this episode, Cristen speaks with Gena Kirby, doula trainer extraordinaire, about her remarkable success at getting d... Read more
5 Oct 2017
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49mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 24 - "They Wouldn't Let Me Call it Assault Because We Need to Protect the Doctor" | Anon. Nurse
Ep. 24 - "They Wouldn't Let Me Call it Assault Because We Need to Protect the Doctor" | Anon. Nurse
WARNING: This story includes graphic detail and may be difficult to listen to.Part 1 of 2: In this stomach-churning epis... Read more
5 Oct 2018
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33mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 32 - "I'm not vulnerable any more." | Katherine DiPaulo on Alleged Sexual Assault During Labor
Ep. 32 - "I'm not vulnerable any more." | Katherine DiPaulo on Alleged Sexual Assault During Labor
TW: Alleged Sexual Assault and Birth Assault This is Katherine DiPaulo's story. She alleges she was sexually assaulted ... Read more
13 Jun 2019
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52mins
Ranked #11
Episode 6 - A Feminist OB Puts Her Patients in Charge & Outcomes Improve
Episode 6 - A Feminist OB Puts Her Patients in Charge & Outcomes Improve
In this episode, Cristen speaks with an obstetrician who saw her practice's Cesarean rates drop after they implemented a... Read more
9 May 2017
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53mins
Ranked #12
Episode 11 - A Doula Discusses How to Advocate Without Getting Kicked Out of the Room
Episode 11 - A Doula Discusses How to Advocate Without Getting Kicked Out of the Room
In this episode, Cristen speaks with Traci Weafer, a Southern doula who believes that speaking up for laboring women and... Read more
23 Aug 2017
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55mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 31 - Support After (Home) Birth Loss | Mother Ada Johnson and Midwife Sarah Butterfly
Ep. 31 - Support After (Home) Birth Loss | Mother Ada Johnson and Midwife Sarah Butterfly
What do you do when someone in your life has a stillbirth? In this episode of Birth Allowed Radio, Ada Johnson talks abo... Read more
15 May 2019
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48mins
Ranked #14
Episode 3 - A Doula Fights the System
Episode 3 - A Doula Fights the System
In this episode, a doula based out of New York City talks about the abuse she experiences and witnesses as she supports ... Read more
4 Apr 2017
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52mins
Ranked #15
Episode 8 - Woman Records Confrontation with Hospital re: Consent, Experts Refute Hospital Defense
Episode 8 - Woman Records Confrontation with Hospital re: Consent, Experts Refute Hospital Defense
In this episode, Cristen speaks with "J," an Indiana mother who recorded the meeting with her hospital about a non-conse... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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1hr 4mins
