Dr. Fox updates listeners on High Risk Birth Stories’ merge with the Healthful Woman podcast. High Risk Birth Stories will be published through Healthful Woman, so be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with new episodes ..read more

Adrienne Van Ardsall joins Dr. Fox to discuss her experience as a gestational carrier. Adrienne was the carrier for Simon and Adina Brief, who told their side of the story in a previous episode. She explains why she chose to be a gestational carrier, advice for women who are interested, and how she felt about the experience ..read more

In part two of her High Risk Birth Story, Penina shares her experience with IVF and delivering her son after previously choosing to terminate a pregnancy due to an abnormality. She also explains being proactive about mental health and her story of postpartum depression ..read more

In part two of Kayla’s story, she shares more about the postpartum experience. After giving birth to her son, Kayla experienced postpartum anxiety. She describes her symptoms, working with a therapist to overcome them, and how anxiety affected her second pregnancy ..read more

In this episode, Malkie Marrus shares that at 42 weeks into her pregnancy she passed out at home and had to be rushed to the hospital by an ambulance, where they discover that her baby has no heartbeat. She then describes the recovery process, both physically and emotionally, and how building a mikvah in her community was part of her healing journey ..read more

In part two of this episode, Nechama describes delivering her baby without her husband at the hospital due to being COVID positive. After being induced, Nechama struggles with intense contractions and a difficult relationship with her nurse. A uterine rupture then forces an emergency C-section. Nechama explains the steps she later took to heal, physically and emotionally, after this traumatic birth experience ..read more

Sarah Roer Bendheim, who previously joined the Healthful Woman podcast to discuss eating disorders, now joins High Risk Birth Stories to tell the story of delivering her twins. After four “uneventful” pregnancies, Sarah had two miscarriages and decided to pursue fertility treatments, including IUI and IVF. Later, she went into labor with her twins at 31 weeks ..read more

In part two of this episode, Shira Billett talks about her process of seeking therapy for PTSD and common grief experiences after losing a pregnancy. She and Dr. Fox touch on difficult topics like anxiety in subsequent pregnancies, stillbirth, and more ..read more

Dr. Shira Billett, who holds a PhD in Philosophy of Religion, shares her story of losing a twin pregnancy in 2014. Since this loss, Dr. Billet has become a resource for women and families going through the same thing. She explains how she found that “if I could do something that would make the world better, or help other people… that felt like some kind of alternative version of being a mother ..read more

In this episode, Ashley shares the story of her pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications. Aside from nausea and other typical symptoms, Ashley shares that her pregnancy and delivery went very smoothly. However, she suffered a hemorrhage shortly after the birth. As a psychotherapist, Ashley explains the emotional as well as the physical tolls of this experience ..read more