Birth Agni

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• Update : Season 6 to be launched on 1st July'26 08.06.2026 2хв

  We took one more month to ensure the best comes to you. Thankyou for waiting dear listeners. I know the wait seems long. We will be back on July 1st'26 Support the show Sign up for Childbirth Preparation Programs! visit https://birthagni.com/services#childbirth-preparation-programs https://birthagni.com/copy-of-services#breastfeeding-preparation-program This episode is supported and made possible by podcast recording and hosting tool Zencastr, it is impeccably made! Use my link : https:...
• Announcement : Season 2026 - Home Birth | Pregnancy Series 28.02.2026 3хв

  Three weeks into February, in the soft glow of postpartum, our host, Divya shares a tender life update : welcoming her son in the quiet hours of December after a birth she deeply cherishes. Supported by her husband, daughter, and doula, this experience has begun a powerful season of slowing down, integration, and presence. In this episode, Rohit Kokane, head of productions at Birth Agni, explains the pause and officially announce the return of Birth Agni in June 2026 — with more real birth st...
• #152 - Surabhi 's Birth Story | Glucose IV | Self Acceptance | Placenta Birth 22.12.2025 1год 9хв

  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...
• #151- Surabhi and Darshan's Birth Preparation | Advocacy at a Birth Center 03.12.2025 1год 4хв

  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 choosin...
• #150 - Pregnancy at 40: Myths, Facts, and Real Stories 26.11.2025 21хв

  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/rmb2.12652 How does your egg actually mature each cycle?What role do hormones play?How does age and the health of a ...
• #149 - Oxytocin and its profound role in Pregnancy , Labor, Birth and Breastfeeding with Dr Sarah Buckley 18.11.2025 1год 11хв

  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 points The 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. Sa...
• #148 - Traditional midwifery , regulations and midwifery care for plus sized women with Maryn Green and Margo from the Indie Birth Association 12.11.2025 1год 18хв

  Series: Midwives around the world What 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 Points 1. 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 - helpf...
• #147 - Birth and Inner Work for Parents and Birth Workers with Reba Daniel 05.11.2025 1год 48хв

  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 pr...
• #146 - The road to Free Birthing with Sarah Schmid 29.10.2025 50хв

  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 h...
• #145: Our Gateway into menarche and essence of childbirth the spiritual container 22.10.2025 1год 5хв

  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 ...
• #144 - Fertility and The Traditional Chinese Medicine with Nicole Lange, founder LifeHealingLife | IVF | PCOS 15.10.2025 53хв

  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 focu...
• #143 - Part II Kriti's Birth Story - the story of surrender to inner calling | Meconium | Self Directed Birth | Inner Strength 08.10.2025 1год 16хв

  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 charm in their story....
• #142 - Part I - Why Kriti Chose a Home Birth – Her Pregnancy Story 01.10.2025 56хв

  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 doc...
• #141 - Postpartum Depression - my experience - Retake 24.09.2025 24хв

  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 d...
• #140 - Releasing Fear in Birth - The Hypnobirthing Approach with Katharine Graves , founder KGhypnobirthing 17.09.2025 53хв

  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 exp...
• #139 - Birth then and Now - 40 years of difference in the Indian Maternity Care with seasoned Birth Educator, author and former journalist Nutan Lakhanpal Pandit 12.09.2025 1год 7хв

  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 chan...
• #138 - Best way to Interview your Doula, Birthkeeper, Midwife 03.09.2025 23хв

  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 ...
• #137 - Aishwarya's VBAC Birth Story at a Birth Center 27.08.2025 1год 23хв

  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' be...
• #136 - VBACs - Do you have a choice? Risk of Uterine Rupture 20.08.2025 26хв

  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 als...
• #135 - Miscarriage and Preventive use of Progestrone 13.08.2025 23хв

  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 discuss Are 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 w...