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Birth Agni

This Podcast explores how indigenously Birth has always unfolded, among women - our tribe, where children could see how breastfeeding was done and how birth happened. This an attempt to fetch the stories of the past as well as bring out the new India’s Birth culture to expose the defining features in both. This shall join the dots to where the increasing problems of postpartum anxiety, rising rate of surgical births and poor breastfeeding outcomes are coming from.Birth Agni - Agni meaning Fire, the

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69:40

#152 - Surabhi 's Birth Story | Glucose IV | Self...

Birth Agni ·

2025/12/21

Note - This is the last episode of the year 2025 We will be back in 2026! Happy festivities! Part II of Surabhi's birth story takes you through her journey of labor and birth. Discussion points Laboring at home to reaching the birth centre 2 hours awayExperience of labor on the wayExperience of labor at the centerThe various learnings in the experienceThe pushing stageBreastfeeding Placenta birth Tune in now! Support the show Sign up for Childbirth Preparatio...

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64:07

#151- Surabhi and Darshan's Birth Preparation |...

Birth Agni ·

2025/12/03

In this conversation, Surabhi Shekhar, founder Gubbi Gudu, women’s wellness specialist, prenatal/postnatal yoga guide, and doula-in-training joins us with her loving husband, Darshan, to share the story of their preparation for a birth center experience.They speak at length about the thorough preparation, the inner work at various crossroads, and discussions as a couple helped them arrive at their decisions and needs in this journey. Surabhi reflects on the emotional process of choosing where to

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21:40

#150 - Pregnancy at 40: Myths, Facts, and Real Stories

Birth Agni ·

2025/11/26

Ever wondered why the age of 35 suddenly becomes this big red sign in conversations about pregnancy? In this episode, we discuss fertility and the age of a woman’s egg.We will understand biology of what actually happens to your egg each cycle and how aging really affects fertility and a fascinating research paper I found , https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rmb2.12652How does your egg actually mature each cycle?What role do hormones play?How does age and the health of a woman factor in

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71:21

#149 - Oxytocin and its profound role in Pregnancy ,...

Birth Agni ·

2025/11/18

Oxytocin is a hormone whose effects on the body are hugely celebrated yet largely unknown. Dr Sarah Buckley's work on Oxytocin has extensive insights into how it affects women in pregnancy and birth.Focus pointsThe Oxytocin, Pregnancy and Due DatesHormones and the essence of Pain in childbirth Oxytocin and InductionImpact of interventions on Labor such as Epidural and CsecBirth Bliss and the experience of unmedicated , undisturbed birthsOxytocin along Breastfeeding and PostpartumDr. Sarah

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78:38

#148 - Traditional midwifery , regulations and...

Birth Agni ·

2025/11/12

Series: Midwives around the worldWhat is traditionally midwifery and what do midwives have to say about Birth work, licensure and the shifting dynamics among birthworkers. As a pregnant couple listening to this episode you will have clarity in your decision making when choosing a midwife or support team for your birth.Discussion Points1. Licensure in the world of birth.2. Do skills matter in unlicensed midwifery?3. Division in the world of midwifery on medical vs non medical - helpful or

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108:33

#147 - Birth and Inner Work for Parents and Birth...

Birth Agni ·

2025/11/04

Birth work is a complex territory. It is coming together of an expecting family with a birth worker and they work together with consistent dialogue about the changing desires and needs of a family and in Reba , our guest's words, the line or boundary of the Birth worker. Reba Daniel is a health journalist, birth doula & childbirth educator with over 17 years of experience providing healing and recuperative support for birth trauma experiences as well as deep inner work support to pregnant

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50:30

#146 - The road to Free Birthing with Sarah Schmid

Birth Agni ·

2025/10/28

Sarah Schmid is a medical doctor, author, and mother of ten children. Nine of her children, including a set of twins, were born in planned unassisted home births. For many years, she has been active online in various ways on the topics of self-responsible pregnancy and autonomous childbirth. She has written several books on the subject, the best known of which is “Freebirth – Self-directed Pregnancy and Birth” Other key areas of her work include traditional nutrition, gut health, and dental

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65:45

#145: Our Gateway into menarche and essence of...

Birth Agni ·

2025/10/21

What if we learnt that our menstrual cycles were a tool for growth. It is something that makes us women special and powerful. If we are looking at helping women see the Shakti or the power in themselves, the road begins at Menarche. I have been meaning to have an episode on this topic and keenly follow the work of elder home birth Midwife of 30 years, Jane Hardwicke. She is a grandmother , teacher, writer and educator in the realms of menarche, childbirth and menopause. She offers training on the

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53:56

#144 - Fertility and The Traditional Chinese Medicine...

Birth Agni ·

2025/10/14

There was a news article recently that said India’s fertility rate is down , First dip in two years. Generally , we are all observing a rise in the need for fertility as well. More and more IVF clinics and centers are coming along. When we think of supporting our conception or having a baby, we think the medical route, tests , pills and hormonal therapies, what if there was an alternative pathway, efficient and workable for couples , an area they can explore. That's the focus of today’s

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76:39

#143 - Part II Kriti's Birth Story - the story of...

Birth Agni ·

2025/10/08

This is the story of Kriti's Labor and Birth and how they made the decisions moving through each phase. The highlight of the story is 'Self direction' . It is not important where you really birth, what is important at the core of it all is how 'self directed' a family is in their birth choices. Kriti and Ashish are a grounded couple who take time to decide what is good for them, they listen in and are great examples of strength, inner strength. There is vulnerability and

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56:38

#142 - Part I - Why Kriti Chose a Home Birth – Her...

Birth Agni ·

2025/09/30

Kriti and Ashish left behind a city life to build a farm and live in a remote village - all because it meant a slower life of connection. "We would not have had a baby had we been in the city", Kriti says and then goes on to share how living with nature, they started craving to have a third energy in her own words in the world around them.In this episode, Kriti also shares how the collective women echoed a sense of strength in birth but when she went the regular route of going to a doctor,

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24:40

#141 - Postpartum Depression - my experience - Retake

Birth Agni ·

2025/09/23

Postnatal Depression - My experience...This is a Retake of the first episode of Birth Agni, postpartum depression, because it is an important discussion area. It’s me, vulnerable, traumatised by the Birth experience , cornered in the family power dynamics and sleep deprived.I share what my own experience in this episode along with Symptoms of Postnatal Depression as different from Postpartum Blues.Ways you can recognise itWhat helped me heal from itWhat should Father/Family/Partners doHow family

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53:49

#140 - Releasing Fear in Birth - The Hypnobirthing...

Birth Agni ·

2025/09/17

Fear and birth—two words that often get tangled together. Katharine Graves, an internationally recognised hypnobirthing expert and trainer , founder of KGhypnobirthing takes us through the grounding methods in hypnobirthing and working with fear in Birth.We discuss:Overcoming fear in BirthDiscerning Fear from IntuitionWater Birth and the role of mind in BirthWeather all fear can be wiped out before Birth About the Guest:Katharine Graves is an internationally recognised expert on hypnobirthing, and

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67:39

#139 - Birth then and Now - 40 years of difference in...

Birth Agni ·

2025/09/12

Nutan L Pandit has been teaching birth preparation since 1978.Back then, the Indian birth scene was very different. Nutan aunty gave birth using breathwork taught by a foreigner — so calmly, in fact, that the nurses were shocked she was already pushing while chatting! This was in Mumbai, with no ultrasounds, and one baby in face presentation. Her doctor, Dr. Jay Dhurandar, was part of a system that wasn’t yet afraid of birth the way it often is today.This episode dives into the massive changes Nutan

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23:38

#138 - Best way to Interview your Doula, Birthkeeper,...

Birth Agni ·

2025/09/03

Choosing the right doula, midwife, or birthkeeper for your birth journey is more than just credentials and experience — it’s about alignment. In this episode, we walk you through a heart-centered approach to choosing your birth team.We start with a self-inquiry activity to help you tune into what you truly need and desire as the first step before drafting your questions.Then, we’ll guide you through sample questions to ask during interviews (yes, interviews!) . Think of it as creating your own

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83:59

#137 - Aishwarya's VBAC Birth Story at a Birth Center

Birth Agni ·

2025/08/26

VBACs are often dreaded in the medical system. Birth Centers are open to supporting them. This story is about a successful VBAC in a birth center, yes, but its not just that. It is about a woman trying to find her way back to herself, back to her Birth wisdom and her empowered self. It is also about how she feels she was treated during the experience. There is another very strong yet subtle emotional conflict that is happening and that is about a quest to have 'A Kind of Birth' because

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26:28

#136 - VBACs - Do you have a choice? Risk of Uterine...

Birth Agni ·

2025/08/20

Once a Cesarean , always a Cesarean - you must have also heard this common notion. Fortunately, this is far from truth. Yet , So many women feel cornered and helpless when they become pregnant again, like the decision has already been made for them. In this episode, we’re getting real about that phrase and why it’s not the whole story.We get into the actual evidence and physiology behind uterine rupture — what it is, how likely it is (with facts, not fear), and why it’s also something that can

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23:20

#135 - Miscarriage and Preventive use of Progestrone

Birth Agni ·

2025/08/13

A Listener reached out sharing her regret over taking Progestrone the first time around, reason Age 35+Women are given progestrone in Pregnancy routinely for the following reasons:Bleeding in Current PregnancyHistory of Miscarriage Age - 35+ In this episode, we discussAre all these reasons legitimate to use progestrone - a steroid hormone preventively in Pregnancy?Are there any side effects you should know of?Step by Step sample of my guidance to my parents when they come with a issue.What can you

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12:43

#134 - Natural Pain Relief - What they do not teach...

Birth Agni ·

2025/08/06

The Embedded Gift of Pain Relief is the name I have given to the very foundation you need first in your laboring journey, without which no pain relief technique works efficiently.And this has come from experience. When I started out as a childbirth educator, the techniques I taught fell flat for some women because this very foundation was missing. Soon after, I started my training as a traditional birthkeeper/midwife and supported women birthing outside the system. This taught me what was

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18:20

#133 - The Painless Delivery Promise- Why it is not...

Birth Agni ·

2025/07/30

Painless delivery’ sounds reassuring, but it’s often misleading. The truth is what’s sold as painless birth is often false advertising. Parents are rarely told about the downsides, or how numbing all sensation can actually interfere with birth.In this episode, we talk about Why no epidural takes away all pain, The downsides you’re rarely told about, and Why pain in childbirth has a purpose. How numbing everything can sometimes work against you,How asking the right questions can help you make

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