Although subscription-based models have been a huge success, today, customers are more interested (and comfortable) in making payments based on their usage – rather than paying fixed, subscription prices. This has caused the sudden rise in the consumption-based economy, compelling businesses to move from subscription-based billing models towards consumption-based billing models to satisfy these newfound needs of customers. This podcast series will prepare you for the future pricing models ar ...
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The Imagining the Past podcast series is brought to you by the Historical Novel Society Australasia (https://hnsa.org.au/) . We feature authors appearing at our biennial conferences (https://hnsa.org.au/conferences-events/) or have been recognised in our $150,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize (https://hnsa.org.au/ara-historical-novel-prize/) . Our HNSA hosts, Greg Johnston and Kelly Gardiner, discuss researching, writing and publishing historical fiction with acclaimed writers of the genre in i ...
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Join Cynthia Overgard and Trisha Ludwig once per week for evidence-based straight talk on having a safe and informed birth, which starts with determining if you've hired the right provider. If we had to boil it down to a single premise, it's this: A healthy mom and baby isn't all that matters. We have more than 30 years' experience between us in midwifery, informed rights advocacy, publishing, childbirth education, postpartum support and breastfeeding, and we've personally served thousands o ...
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Welcome to the Upside & Impact: Investing for Change Podcast! Produced by VegTech™ Invest, Upside & Impact is hosted by VegTech™ Invest CEO Elysabeth Alfano. In each episode, Elysabeth will dive deep with a leader in the impact investing space to uncover the potential financial upside and long-term impact investing in sustainable sectors like alternative energy, transportation, building materials, food and so much more. Topics will range from protecting biodiversity, natural resources, clima ...
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#279 | Leveling The Playing Field in Parenthood with Dan Doty of Fatherhood Ready
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Send us a Text Message. If you've ever felt that your husband is falling short or if you are a dad looking to be more available to your wife, this episode is for you. Today, we chat with Dan Doty, the co-founder of Fatherhood Ready and a passionate advocate for expectant dads. As a father of three, Dan brings his unique perspective on building a me…
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#278 | Inside Medical Billing: The Complexities, Ethical Concerns and Tips for Reducing Your Bill
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Send us a Text Message. Were you billed erroneously for your birth, or charged for something frivolous like "skin to skin contact" or "out of hospital birth"? Did you receive an exorbitant hospital bill for services you may not have asked for or even incurred? Are you worried that your hospital bills are going to go unpaid? Did you want to leave Ag…
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S8 Ep6: Imagining the Past—2024—Suzanne Leal
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Suzanne Leal chats with Greg Johnston about her 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize, CYA shortlisted novel, Running with Ivan, some of the differences between writing CYA and Adult fiction, and her interesting methods of research.By Imagining The Past
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How To Benchmark Your Investing Impact with Georges Dyer of IEN
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Executive Director of the Intentional Endowment Network (IEN), Georges Dyer, discusses the organization's recent pilot program for the Endowment Impact Benchmark. Joined by CEO of VegTech Invest and host, Elysabeth Alfano, the two discuss a resurgence for impact investing and the pressure for institutional organizations to lead on sustainable inves…
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#277 | Hyperemesis Gravidarum with HER Foundation: A Matter of Life and Death
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Send us a Text Message. Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is not morning sickness, but rather a potentially life-threatening complication of pregnancy that may cause weight loss, malnutrition, dehydration, disability due to severe nausea and/or vomiting and can cause long-term health issues for mother and baby, including death. Today, we are joined by Ki…
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#276 | July Q&A: Twins & Induction, Faith-Based Midwives, Weight Gain, Low Progesterone, TDAP, Botox, Hemorrhoids, Weight Gain
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to the July Q&A with Cynthia & Trisha. Today we kick off the episode with one mother's story of her transition from OB to midwife to an unintentional free birth her 9 pound, 4 oz baby born at home in her bathroom and then the premium medical bill she received from her OB for "extra counseling time." Next, we jum…
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S8 Ep5: Imagining the Past—2024— Lauren Chater
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Lauren Chater chats with Greg Johnston about all things beautiful, including the research and writing of her new novel, The Beauties.By Imagining The Past
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What is Stakeholder Engagement & Is It Important for Food Systems Shift? With Dr. Sasha Goodman
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Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm's recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University student, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along with host, Elysabeth Alfano, the two discuss the top 5 findings of the white paper and the impact on the diversifie…
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#275 | How to Interview Your Pediatrician with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh
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Send us a Text Message. Dr. Joel Gator Warsh is a classically trained integrative pediatrician with a holistic health practice in California. His approach to care puts parents at the center of the decision-making process. In today's episode, we discuss the key questions parents should ask when interviewing a pediatrician (and yes, you should interv…
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#274 | Myofunctional Therapy: How To Assess and Help Your Baby
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Send us a Text Message. The importance of healthy oral function is essential not only for infant feeding but also for a person's entire life. Poorly shaped palates, low resting tongue posture, restricted tongues, and mouth breathing are all common signs of oral restrictions or tension that can begin in the womb and influence one's health from infan…
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Elysabeth Alfano and Brittany Damico Recap US SIF 2024
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CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano is joined by Brittany Damico of O-Six Impact Partners to recap their time at the US SIF conference 2024 in Chicago. The former Florida congressman mentioned in the podcast was Carlos Curbelo. The article Brittany referred to is: https://www.morningstar.com/financial-advisors/reddit-posts-show-investor…
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#273 | Special Q&A Featuring Nancy Wainer on VBAC and More
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Send us a Text Message. In last week's episode (#272) you met legendary midwife-author Nancy Wainer. Well she's back today for Part II, where she joins us in a Q&A-style episode to answer our listeners' questions. Nancy experienced the first planned VBAC in the United States and she coined the acronym itself in her first book, Silent Knife, publish…
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#272 | Nancy Wainer, CPM and Pioneer of the VBAC, Shares Her Journey from Mother to Midwife
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Send us a Text Message. This episode has been a long time coming and is finally here! Meet Nancy Wainer, the legendary woman who began the Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) movement. Not only did Nancy coin the term VBAC, but she is the first on record in the United States to experience a planned VBAC. Nancy has been a midwife, fierce birth advoc…
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S8 Ep4: Imagining the Past—2024—Melissa Lucashenko
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Melissa Lucashenko discusses with Greg Johnston the research and writing of her novel, Edenglassie.By Imagining The Past
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What Trends are in the Food and Energy Sectors? With Women in ETFs
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Amberjae Freeman of Etho Capital, Matthew Dean of University of California, and host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, spoke on a panel that was moderated by Teri Geske at a Women in ETFs event. They discussed the trends in the new energy economy, food systems transformation and disruptions in transportation, along with the accompanying …
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#271 | June Q&A: Boundaries When Pregnant, Pre-eclampsia & AROM, Mobile Monitoring, Posterior Babies & Pelvic Shape, Placenta Consumption for PPH
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the June Q&A with Cynthia and Trisha! Today, we start the episode with all the romantic, hilarious, and random ways our community met their spouses, and we finish the episode with one woman's question to us: "If you were a dog, what kind would you be?" -- you'll hear us reach out to a friend on the spot to answer …
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#270 | Trusting Birth: The Journey From Maiden to Mother with Lea @trusting_birth
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Send us a Text Message. Can you imagine giving birth without ever "checking on" your baby? Without a test, an ultrasound, a need for reassurance from others that your baby is okay? And, what does it mean to cross the threshold from Maiden to Mother? How does a woman step into her wiser feminine self, relinquishing her controlled, organized, masculi…
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Can We Impact Energy Consumption with Food Systems Shift? With Rob Du Boff and Rob Barnett
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Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss the overlap of energy use and food systems and how shifting one can shift another. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcast features the CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, as s…
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#269 | Healing, Protecting, and Restoring Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. Lizzie Kieffer
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Send us a Text Message. Dr. Lizzie Kieffer is a doctorate of physical therapy with a specialty practice in women's pelvic floor health. She joins us today to let us in on the little-known secret to protecting, relaxing, strengthening, and restoring your pelvic floor. She teaches us three simple techniques you can initiate immediately after birth to…
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#268 | Navigating Infant Food Reactivity in the Breastfed Baby with Dr. Trill @Free.To.Feed
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Send us a Text Message. Dr. Trillitye Paullin is a molecular biologist and founder of Free to Feed, a consultation service for navigating infant food reactivity in breastfeeding dyads. Today, Dr. Trill joins us with one of her clients, Chelsea, a first-time mom who found Trill and our podcast and reached out to help spread the research around newbo…
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Sustainable Investing in Tumultuous Times with Bill Davis from Stance Capital
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Stance Capital's Bill Davis discusses sustainable investing in tumultuous times, taking a deep dive on this episode of Upside & Impact: Investing for Change with Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcast features the CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, as she speaks with guests in the green finance and i…
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S8 Ep3: Imagining the Past—2024—Robbie Arnott
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Robbie Arnott discusses with Greg Johnston the many intricacies of writing the novel Limberlost, based on his family folklore and longlisted for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize—Adult Category.By Imagining The Past
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#267 | May Q&A: Pre-eclampsia & Gestational Diabetes, Steroids for Pre-Term Labor, Declining the Anatomy Scan, IM vs. IV Pitocin, Preventing Mastitis
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Send us a Text Message. Hello everyone! Cynthia and Trisha are back with the May Q&A episode. Today, we kick it off with an enlightening discussion on the worst parenting advice you have ever received--here's to all the things we never need to hear as mothers! Next, we hear one woman's beautiful take on her cesarean scar. Then, we dive into your aw…
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#266 | The ARRIVE Trial Reaches Overseas: Birth Culture in France with Nicola Thompson and Her Daughter
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episode is a four-way conversation between us and a mother and daughter who are living in France. Nicola Thompson is a former L&D nurse of 30 years who worked in the U.S., and is now working in France as a traditional birth attendant, full-spectrum doula and IBCLC. Sasha Sharif, her daughter, is a mother of two with …
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Plant-based Innovation Q1 2024 Results with Dr. Sasha Goodman
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Portfolio Manager of EATV, Dr. Sasha Goodman discusses the EATV ETF’s Q1 results and explains the benefits of diversifying one’s portfolio to include exposure to the global food and materials transformation. Specifically, he illustrates that EATV invests in high growth companies offered at low growth prices. EATV is diversified across the entire su…
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#265 | The Art of Hands-Off Birth with Beautiful One Midwifery
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Send us a Text Message. Tiffany and Kelly of Beautiful One Midwifery are a midwife team in California who both began their birth work as doulas. As a result, they designed their practice from a hands-off, hands-out approach--meaning, the woman is the focal point of all decision-making making, and interventions are only utilized with her absolute pe…
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S8 Ep2: Imagining the Past—2024—Fiona Kelly McGregor
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Fiona Kelly McGregor discusses with Kelly Gardiner the many intricacies of writing her novel, Iris, shortlisted for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize—Adult Category.By Imagining The Past
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#264 | Breastfeeding Q&A: Pacifiers, Pumping, Bottles, Domperidone & IGT, Flat Nipples, Weaning and Breast Implants
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our first breastfeeding-only Q&A with Trisha & Cynthia. Trisha is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with thousands of hours of clinical experience. Today's episode follows the format of our regular monthly Q&A episodes, where women call in with questions and we wrap u…
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Why Are Institutional and Philanthropic Investors Focusing on Food? With Holly Freishtat and Caitlin MacLean of The Milken Institute
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Caitlin MacLean, Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute and Holly Freishtat, Senior Director at Feeding Change, discuss blended capital and why instiutional and philanthropic investors are using this approach to focus on food. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcast features the CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, as sh…
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#263 | Amanda's Good Birth Despite Abandonment, Harassment and Threats
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Send us a Text Message. Amanda Holden was planning a home birth with her first baby, having hired a midwife she loved. When she reached 42 weeks, her midwife terminated her care abruptly, due to Colorado state law prohibiting midwives from attending late-term home births. With a heavy heart but optimistic mindset, Amanda and her husband made the de…
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#262 | April Q&A: Prenatal Vitamins, Premature Rupture of Membranes, Painless Breech Birth, Precipitous Labor, HypnoBirthing, Prenatal Hypertension
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the April Q&A episode with Cynthia & Trisha. Today, we invite you to guess the two things that Cynthia and Trisha will never talk about on the podcast. Hint: They are not scandalous or controversial. Shoot us a DM with your guesses! Next, hear the most annoying habits from our podcast community regarding their par…
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Is There an Investment Opportunity in Food Systems Transformation? With Jen Bartashus of Bloomberg Intelligence
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Senior Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, Jen Bartashus, joins host and CEO of VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano on Upside & Impact at the Farm, Food, & Fuel Summit. They discuss conference and their panel experiences as well as their predictions for the sector in the next five to ten years. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcast features…
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#261 | Emma the Naked Doula on Pleasurable, Orgasmic Birth and Her New Book
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Send us a Text Message. Emma Armstrong, author of The Fearless Birth Book, and Instagram birth influencer at @thenakeddoulaofficial, joins us today to delve into the meaning of pleasurable birth. We ask the questions, "Why should a woman want a pleasurable birth, what does it even mean, and what holds women back from experiencing pleasure instead o…
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S8 Ep1: Imagining the Past—2024— Amelia Mellor
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Amelia Mellor discusses with Greg Johnston the intricacies of writing CYA Historical Fiction, and her novel, The Bookseller’s Apprentice, winner of the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize—CYA Category.By Imagining The Past
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#260 | Triplets at Home! With Traditional Midwife Kristine Lauria @globalmidwife64
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Send us a Text Message. You won't find an obstetrician anywhere in the United States who will birth triplets vaginally in the hospital, but today you'll hear the story of traditional midwife Kristine Lauria who welcomed them at home with the respect and reverence for birth every woman deserves. Kristine witnesses some of the most "high risk" births…
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Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? With Mahesh Roy of IIGCC
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Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? Mahesh Roy, Investor Strategies Programme Director of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, discusses the IIGCC perspective on investing in food systems transformation to combat Climate Change and partake in the potential growth of the sector. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcas…
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#259 | Resisting Coercion: Carolyn Marrone's Story of a Miscalculated Due Date and Standing Up To Pushy Providers
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Send us a Text Message. When Carolyn was pregnant with her first baby, she went past her "due date." After declining an induction at 41+6, her doctor questioned her integrity as a mother, stating, "I am surprised your motherly instinct (to protect your baby) hasn't kicked in yet." Knowing that she and her baby were ok, she continued to wait despite…
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#258 | March Q&A: Implants & Breastfeeding, Giving Birth Advice, Ultrasounds, Newborn Transition in Waterbirthing, Posterior Babies, Family Boundaries
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Send us a Text Message. We are back with the March Q&A episode with Cynthia & Trisha. We kick off today's episode with an unbelievable, once-in-a-lifetime story of an OB who holds off a mother's pushing to tie a bow in the baby's hair before being born! Next, we get into our questions beginning with a mother who wants to offer important birth advic…
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What Is The Investment Case for the New Energy Economy? Tony Fusco of Blue Horizon Capital
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What is the investment case for the new energy economy? Tony Fusco, Partner at Blue Horizon Capital, discusses a transitioning energy economy and what this could mean for your portfolio on Upside & Impact: Investing for Change, a podcast distributed by the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) ETF Central. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcast featur…
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#257 | Labor & Delivery Nurses' Roundtable: How Their Hands are Tied to Doctors' Orders
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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, three current and former L&D nurses join us in a roundtable-style conversation to share their behind-the-scenes experiences on the L&D floor. These three women get raw, real, and honest about what pulled them to this line of work and for one, what forced her to leave. They share their experiences and that…
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#256 | Transforming Your Hospital Birth Experience with Taylor Dilk @taychayy
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Send us a Text Message. Like many mothers, Taylor Chamberlain Dilk had no idea where to begin in preparing for childbirth. Lucky for her she has a large social media presence and requested recommendations from her audience, and lucky for us, Down to Birth Show came highly recommended. Once she started digging in, she felt her inner maternal voice r…
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The Investment Thesis Behind Food Systems Transformation: Lombard Odier’s Thomas Hohne-Sparborth
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Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Upside & Impact: Investing for Change podcast on the NYSE platform ETFCentral.com. Host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, discusses with Thomas who pays and who benefits from food systems transformation. VegTech Invest’s …
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#255 | What's Up with Intrauterine Growth Restriction: An Off-the-Record-Style Conversation with Dr. Stu Fischbein
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Stu Fischbein for his third appearance on Down to Birth Show. We start the conversation by catching up on some of the latest problems occurring on the birth scene including VBACs, aspirin in pregnancy, the monetization of birth, late pregnancy ultrasounds, big babies, and due dates, befor…
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Beyond Meat: Examining the Stock Surge and Sink After the Earnings Call
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On this episode of Upside & Impact, Elysabeth discusses the recent surge and sink in stock price for Beyond Meat after their Q4 2023 earnings call. She breaks down the the potential reasons for analysts' response to the call and what it portends for the future of the company. VegTech Invest’s Upside & Impact podcast features the CEO of VegTech Inve…
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#254 | February Q&A: Vomiting in Labor, Cord Traction, Pacifiers, Probiotics and Plugged Ducts, Breast Milkshake, PPH, Bicornuate Uterus
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the February Q&A with Cynthia & Trisha. To kick things off, we share some of your New Year's Resolutions--don't miss this as Trisha makes Cynthia momentarily speechless! Next, we dive into your questions beginning with: Is cord traction really necessary to birth the placenta? Another woman explains that she always…
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#253 | The ACOG Files: Exploring the Guidelines That Support Physiologic Birth
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Send us a Text Message. In today's episode, Cynthia and Trisha break down some of the current guidelines published by ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists). You'll see many of these guidelines favor physiological birth and stand for minimal medical intervention in exactly the ways we recommend, which makes it all the more per…
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#252 | A Father's Perspective on his Baby's Inaccurate IUGR Diagnosis
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Send us a Text Message. IUGR or Intrauterine Growth Restriction is the latest trend on the obstetric scene--a diagnosis that has afflicted many mothers unnecessarily. Eric, a father of two daughters, joins us on the show today to discuss his experience with his wife's IUGR experience. When an early ultrasound told them their baby was measuring smal…
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#251 | HPV and Your Abnormal Pap May Not Be What You Think: Cervical Cancer Prevention with Nathan Riley, MD
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered why we actually need to get a pap smear or why the testing guidelines frequently change? The presence of HPV or the Human Papilloma Virus is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer and is the reason behind the pap smear. A pap smear looks at the health of the cells in our cervix and the pr…
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#250 | January Q&A: Cervical Massage, VBAC Provider Red Flags, Due Date Calculation, Infant Sleep, Sufficient Milk Supply, RhoGAM and More
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Send us a Text Message. Hello and is it too late to still say Happy New Year?! Cynthia & Trisha are back with the first Q&A of 2024 in season five of the Down to Birth Show! We kick it off today by sharing some of your highs and lows from the holiday season. Next, we get into our questions beginning with a mother who had low milk supply with her fi…
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#249 | Katie Spinks Breaks the Silence: Pitocin, Uterine Rupture, and Life-Altering Consequences
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Send us a Text Message. Pitocin has been named the most over-used and abused drug in maternity care. It is increasingly used for elective induction despite the lack of FDA approval for this purpose. Rupture of the uterus is a known adverse reaction to this drug, and its use is contraindicated when there is fetal distress or overstimulation of the u…
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