Starts Tuesday March 9th at Noon on PDX.FM Channel Two

Hosted by Karen Wells & Erica Matteson

When talking about pregnancy, childbirth, starting a family‚ everyone has an opinion. New parents are bombarded with messages from healthcare experts and professionals, from media and television, from doting friends and family and even from within – each pulling in their own way to influence the decision making process. Where can a mom and dad find the balancing voice?

The Pregnancy Place brings all the voices in pregnancy, childbirth and the first years into one place without judgment, fear or pressure. Hosts and Birth Doulas, Karen Wells and Erica Matteson, bring everything to the table from experts in birthing, practical tips and tools, candid conversations with real moms and dads‚ all in an effort to equip and empower parents to have more satisfying journeys in early parenting.

On The First Episode:

What is a Doula anyway? The Pregnancy Place, on PDX.fm, Channel 2 is hosted by Birth Doulas Karen Wells and Erica Matteson. Join them in their conversations about the benefits and perspectives of Doulas and what they bring to birthing parents‚ perfect launching point for this new show dedicated to being a balanced voice in all things pregnancy.

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About The Hosts:

Karen Wells has been a Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator for over 10 years. Her passion is giving new moms and dads access to the tools they need to build happy, healthy, thriving families. From an emergency c-section with her first child to a waterbirth at home with her third, Karen has experienced and has learned to appreciate the full spectrum of options in birthing. Her goal is to bring a balancing voice the polarizing effects of differing opinions and encourage parents to find the paths that sooth their families‚ individual needs.

Erica Matteson has worked as a professional birth and postpartum doula for the past ten years, and her goal is to bring families and care providers together in dialog therefore creating better outcomes for the childbearing year. The most empowering thing a mother can feel during childbirth and in those first few weeks of motherhood is to know she has a voice. Being a mother of three boys and experiencing many birth related interventions, Erica can speak to the heart of the matter without being judgmental. She provides information in a non-biased manor allowing each family to find the tools that will support their unique parenting style.