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True Birth

Helping women have better births and better birth experiences. Our experts share their perspectives on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. These are raw, honest stories about the experience of labor from the professional's point of view. Listen and get inside your OB/GYN or midwife's head. Our goal is to share the truth about pregnancy and birth with the listener and to explain our thought process. We see our role as one in which we guide and inform, presenting facts so that the laboring mother can make the best decisions for her.   If there are concerns during pregnancy or issues that need to be addressed before the birth, we present them, opening a dialogue and encouraging conversation; we give the options, but we can not and will not decide for the patient. We leave it up to her and her family. We are here to be as straightforward and transparent as possible and help a birthing woman have the optimal pregnancy, labor and birth experience. We serve the truth straight up in common English and steer clear of medical jargon. Our goal is to make medicine, obstetrics, and all relevant information as easily digestible as possible for the listener to enjoy, share and learn from. Each episode covers birth and prenatal topics through the eyes of Dr. Yaakov Abdelhak, a NYC metro area Perinatologist and Maternal Fetal Medicine Doctor, and his trusty side kick, Certified Nurse Midwife Kristin Mallon.
186 episodes

Episodes

Two Days, Two Docs: Stories from the Delivery Room: Episode #186

00:35:318/11/2025

New ACOG Guidance - "Transformation" to U.S. Prenatal Care Delivery: Episode #185

00:32:287/28/2025

Introducing Dr. Apig Mosses

00:26:267/21/2025

Sometimes You Don't Know: Birth Stories

00:29:527/16/2025

Re-Release: Epidurals in Labor & Delivery: Episode #78

00:56:366/9/2025

Fetal Head Size in Pregnancy: Episode #182

00:41:095/27/2025

Unicornuate Uterus: Episode #181

00:25:415/20/2025

Re-Release: C-Section Delivery Done Right: Dr. Abdelhak's Cesarean Birth Guide. Episode #50

00:50:495/12/2025

The Bad and the Ugly: RARE Life Complicating OB Conditions

00:48:405/5/2025

First Pregnancy vs Second: Episode #178

00:40:304/28/2025