Claudia’s first pregnancy unfolded during the COVID pandemic while she was working in emergency medicine. As a first-time mom and healthcare worker, she navigated heightened stress and uncertainty throughout her pregnancy.

She had a surprise induction that led to an epidural vaginal delivery. Afte...

Cheyenne’s three birth experiences reflect a journey shaped by preparation, intuition, and evolving trust in her body and decision-making.

Her first birth was planned as an out-of-hospital birth center delivery with midwives. At 41 weeks and one day, she went in for a routine non-stress test at the hospital, expecting to return home afterward. Instead, the test reve...

Lauren Makler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cofertility, a fertility platform that helps women freeze their eggs for free when donating half, making egg donation less transactional and egg freezing more accessible. Named one of Fast Company’s 2023 Most Creative People in Business and to Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500 list, as well as featured in top press outlets including Vo...

Magdalena got diagnosed with hormone positive breastcancer at 30 years old, just 3 months after her wedding, while trying to conceive. After surgery and radiation, she was put on medication that put her into medically induced menopause, with the recommendation to stay on that medication for 5 to 10 years. After two years, with the consent of her doctors, she paused her medica...

Ellen’s third labor progressed from a slow start to a very quick delivery. She gave birth at the hospital, supported by the same midwife who assisted with her previous two children. Despite a smooth delivery, the family remained in the hospital for three nights following the birth. In this episode, Ellen discusses her experience with postpartum depression and shares the resou...