Dez talks about the birth of her placenta, recovering from a third degree tear, and her time as a NICU parent in this continuation of the birth story of her daughter Nevaeh. Housekeeping- for the next little while we will not be uploading as often. We hope to return to weekly uploads by September. We will keep our listeners updated. We're also exci…

Dez shares the story of her 7 year old Nevaeh! PROM: https://extranet.who.int/rhl/topics/pregnancy-and-childbirth/pregnancy-complications/prelabour-rupture-membranes/antibiotics-prelabour-rupture-membrane-or-near-term Birth Nerd Alert: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-inducing-labor-water-breaks-term/…

The nerds explore the hilarious world of Utah baby names. https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/of-the-most-unique-names-in-utah-valley/collection_f0d3f110-c84f-565d-af2c-bcee5ee2940d.html#1 Birth Nerd Alert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff_Sr.

Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy and drugs that cause miscarriage. In this episode, Als talks about her ectopic pregnancy with her baby, Drew Francis.Birth Nerd Alert: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/http://nationalshare.org/https://stillbirthday.com/…

With Christmas behind us, the Nerds share all the things they hate about Christmas.... but also what they love.Follow the nerds on Facebook and Instagram! Deseret News Article about Jewish Hallmark Movies: https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/12/6/20997216/hallmark-hanukkah-movie-double-holiday-date-countdown-christmas-antisemitism-chanukah-jewish-…

In this fun Christmas episode, the Nerds explore the Nativity, the culture around birth in Ancient Israel and what it would have been like to raise a perfect child.Walking With the Women of the New Testament by Heather Farrell: https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Women-Testament-Heather-Farrell/dp/1462114210/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26GCS3KOWUK4H&keywords=walkin…

In this episode, we take nerd to the next level as we discuss our ideas of birth in the wizarding world, specifically Harry Potter's culture. Join us as we stumble across a fifteen year old forum, theorize how pregnant folks get around, and laugh ourselves silly at some of the things we come up with!Sources we use in the show:The "Harry Potter" ser…

Meet the Nerds, Dez and Als, in our pilot episode as we explore how we became birth nerds, some of our thoughts surrounding birth and our hopes for our podcasting future.Birth Nerd Alert: Wharton's Jelly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharton%27s_jelly

Introducing The Birth Nerds Podcast! A Utah based podcast wherein two friends discuss parenthood, history, and fandom with a unique birthy twist.