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Several hospitals across Massachusetts are routinely separating pregnant people from their partners or chosen labor support person — sometimes for hours, days, or even weeks. Discover why this is happening, and why it should never be allowed. Then, make your voice heard: sign our petition urging Governor Baker to issue an Executive Order to end this separation practice.

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Recorded 12/30/20

Join us as we interview Aline Bourdeau, Melissa's Memere! Aline, a mother of four, shares her experiences learning about menstruation, getting pregnant, and giving birth, before taking us back to what childbirth was like in the 1950s and 1960s.

You won’t want to miss this episode—she’s a wonderful storyteller and an absolute hoot! Yes, it’s a bit longer than usual, but… Read more

In this episode, Melissa Anne DuBois, one of the childbirth educators here at Babies in Common and co-host of this Show, shares her birth story...she gave birth to her first child on Christmas Day 2012.  
Happy Holidays to all! Join us for the holiday edition, some surprises included! Read more

Recorded Wednesday, December 16th, 2020.

Our guest today is Sheryl White, a well-known baby sign language teacher in our area. She’s also a certified infant massage instructor, Reiki Master, and trained in her father-in-law Dr. Burton White’s program, “New Parents as Teachers,” based on his book The First Three Years of Life.

Sheryl has been teaching classes to parents, teachers,… Read more

Recorded December 9, 2020

We thought it would be interesting for our audience to hear our birth stories. In this episode, Melissa interviews Jeanette about her births. (You’ll hear one of Melissa’s birth stories later this month.) Read more

Today is Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about fertility and how paying attention to your overall health, nutrition, mindset, and sleep can influence your ability to get pregnant.

Our guest today is Sarah Clark, author of Fabulously Fertile—Supercharge Your Fertility Naturally. You can learn more about Sarah and her work at fabfertile.com.

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Recorded Friday, November 13, 2020 

Today we’ll be talking about the words we choose and why they matter, in the context of infant feeding and parenting. 

Our guest today is my dear friend Renee Beebe, who is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice in Seattle, Washington.  She’s been a lactation consultant for more than 20 years, doing home visits and… Read more

Join us as we talk with Kirsten Kowalski-Lane, CNM, CPM about her journey from birth doula to homebirth midwife to hospital midwife to birth center midwife...and how she managed to co-found and co-own the first midwife-owned birth center in Massachusetts.  

The American Association of Birth Centers defines a birth center as a home-like setting where care providers, usually midwives, provide… Read more

The words we use matter! Join us today as we explore the words we use when talking about feeding and parenting.  We're joined by International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Renee Beebe, who lives and works in Seattle, Washington. You can find out more about her at http://www.second9months.com Read more

Listen in as Emily—a nursing mom of more than five years—shares her experience planning to breastfeed while taking a significant medication, navigating postpartum depression, nursing the same child for five years, and exploring the concept of respectful parenting. Emily has been a middle school English teacher for 14 years and recently completed her second master’s degree in Counseling… Read more