# Nurturing An Optimal Birth Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pathways-to-family-wellness-906626/nurturing-an-optimal-birth Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pathways-to-family-wellness-906626/nurturing-an-optimal-birth.md Podcast: [Pathways to Family Wellness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pathways-to-family-wellness-906626) Published: 2025-06-25T13:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.libsyn.com/nurturing-an-optimal-birth Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pathwaystofamilywellness/2025-6-25-Nurturing_An_Optimal_Birth.mp3?dest-id=801496 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pathways-to-family-wellness-906626/episodes/nurturing-an-optimal-birth Duration seconds: 3448 ## Resource In this episode we will continue our conversation with Chantal Traub about nurturing the amazing process of birth with optimal biomechanics as well as interoception and the polyvagal principles of nervous system harmony. Chantal Traub, NBC-HWC, CD(DONA), LCCE, CCCE is an experienced birth doula, childbirth educator and wellness coach. In her 20-plus years in practice, she has gained international recognition for her expertise on pelvic health and her innovative Pushing Power method. Through her classes, her one-on-one work and her doula practice, she helped thousands of moms to successfully journey through childbirth with increased understanding, ultimately minimizing trauma and enhancing the birth experience. You can find Chantal on podcasts such as "Next Question" with Katie Couric, "The Women's Health Podcast" and the Polyvagal Institute Conference. She co-authored an Amazon #1 best selling book, The Pelvic Floor: Everything you needed to know sooner. Find her Pushing Power workshops and one-on-one birth-coaching at chantaltraub.com . Current and past editions of the magazine can be found at: https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pathways-to-family-wellness-906626/episodes/nurturing-an-optimal-birth/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/pathways-to-family-wellness-906626/nurturing-an-optimal-birth.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.