The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #218: Ina May’s Guide, Completely Revised and Updated

The mother of modern midwifery returns to tell you (yes, YOU) that if you didn’t have a “natural birth,” you are not a failure.

EPISODE #110: Risky Birth-ness

When you give birth by cesarean, doctors are required to warn you of the risks. But not so with vaginal delivery. Hillary interviews Kiera Butler about her recent article in Mother Jones on the risks of vaginal birth and why we should be talking about them more.

EPISODE #41: How to Be a Pregnant Butch

Artist A.K. Summers on her fabulous graphic memoir Pregnant Butch, and what it’s like to try to look tough and masculine while your body is growing a baby.

EPISODE #28: The Missing Chapter to Ina May’s Guide

I tell the mother of modern midwifery that she has let me down. **If you wanted a natural birth and didn’t get one, leave a comment on this blog post for Ina May Gaskin.** Part 2 of a three-part series on natural birth.