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Birth Agni

Birth Agni

De: Divya Kapoor
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This Podcast explores how indigenously Birth has always unfolded, among women - our tribe, where children could see how breastfeeding was done and how birth happened. This an attempt to fetch the stories of the past as well as bring out the new India’s Birth culture to expose the defining features in both. This shall join the dots to where the increasing problems of postpartum anxiety, rising rate of surgical births and poor breastfeeding outcomes are coming from.

Birth Agni - Agni meaning Fire, the Fire that brings us alive, transforms us and has the ability to burn. Birth is designed to affect a woman’s integrity. It is the fire of awakening that makes her life experience wholesome. Deep down her body knows what Birth is supposed to feel - a euphoria of bringing a new life on Earth. The cocktail of hormones are designed to give her a high.

However, birth today has quickly swayed away from a phase of joy to the one marked by Fear, the constant questioning of a woman’s capacity to Birth naturally and the ugly calculation of the odds of a healthy baby at the expense of the mother’s health. We forget that their health is interlinked and flourish as a dyad. In India, the urban rate of Cesarean Sections on an average until 2020 is a whopping 40% which is concerning.

Birth is linked to Patriarchy, Healthcare Politics and Women’s Rights. Respect in Birth is long due to women and it affects the core of who they are.


Join me Divya Kapoor, a Certified Birth and Lactation Counselor and aspiring Traditional Birth Attendant in the quest to shine light on what we can do as parents and a community to change the narrative.

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Episodios
  • #133 - The Painless Delivery Promise- Why it is not what you think!

    #133 - The Painless Delivery Promise- Why it is not what you think!
    Jul 30 2025

    Painless delivery’ sounds reassuring, but it’s often misleading. The truth is what’s sold as painless birth is often false advertising. Parents are rarely told about the downsides, or how numbing all sensation can actually interfere with birth.

    In this episode, we talk about

    • Why no epidural takes away all pain,
    • The downsides you’re rarely told about, and
    • Why pain in childbirth has a purpose.
    • How numbing everything can sometimes work against you,
    • How asking the right questions can help you make informed choices.

    Start by asking questions, reading up, and signing up for my Newsletter, The Birth Wrap for honest information on epidurals. And if you’re ready to dive deeper, my Childbirth classes will help you understand pain in birth, its profound significance, and the natural ways to work with it.

    Support the show

    Sign up for Childbirth Preparation Programs! visit www.birthagni.com/birthclasses

    This episode is supported and made possible by podcast recording and hosting tool Zencastr, it is impeccably made!

    Use my link : https://zen.ai/vxmuJUgYKKGTF3JuTuFQ0g to sign up and record flawless remote podcast , USE my code : BIRTHAGNI


    Support the show:

    Donations (India) - https://birthagni.com/birthagnipodcast#podcast-list
    Donations (world) -     buymeacoffee.com/birthagni

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    18 m
  • #132 - The uncomfortable truth behind the current condition of the Indian Maternal System with Dr Uplabdh

    #132 - The uncomfortable truth behind the current condition of the Indian Maternal System with Dr Uplabdh
    Jul 23 2025

    What’s really driving birth practices in India today? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the Indian medical system—where convenience often takes priority over physiology, and where C-sections are rising not always because of necessity, but because they fit better into hospital schedules. We also explore how the ancient wisdom of our traditional dais—the original birth workers—is being ignored in the new midwifery models, and what that says about who gets to define "modern" care.

    This is a conversation about over-medicalisation, missing voices, and the uncomfortable truths behind what we call “safe” birth today. If you're a parent-to-be, birthworker, or just someone who wants to understand the deeper layers of our system, this episode is for you.

    About the Guest: Dr. Uplabdh Gopal is a medical doctor and health policy researcher at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). His work spans healthcare systems, medical technologies, and regulatory reform, with a focus on innovation and equity. He has contributed to national and global dialogues on Universal Health Coverage, health resilience, and digital health.

    Support the show

    Sign up for Childbirth Preparation Programs! visit www.birthagni.com/birthclasses

    This episode is supported and made possible by podcast recording and hosting tool Zencastr, it is impeccably made!

    Use my link : https://zen.ai/vxmuJUgYKKGTF3JuTuFQ0g to sign up and record flawless remote podcast , USE my code : BIRTHAGNI


    Support the show:

    Donations (India) - https://birthagni.com/birthagnipodcast#podcast-list
    Donations (world) -     buymeacoffee.com/birthagni

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    41 m
  • #131- What No One Tells You About Ultrasounds in Pregnancy

    #131- What No One Tells You About Ultrasounds in Pregnancy
    Jul 16 2025

    Ultrasounds have become a routine part of modern pregnancy care — but how much do we really know about their origins, benefits, risks, and accuracy? We’ve all been told that ultrasounds are just a normal part of pregnancy — a way to “see the baby” and make sure everything’s okay. But have you ever wondered where this practice actually came from, what it’s truly meant for, and whether it’s always as harmless as it seems?

    This episode is for every parent who wants to understand what’s being done and why — and for birth workers who want to support families with facts, not just protocols.

    It’s not anti-ultrasound. It’s about asking better questions — because you deserve to know more than just “it’s routine.”

    Backed by science yet rarely discussed with expecting parents, this conversation dives into:

    • Where and why ultrasounds began in maternity care
    • How did they become routine?
    • The concerns around repeated scans
    • How accurate are growth scans and due date predictions, really?
    • How can you as a parent/mother/couple approach ultrasounds?

    Tune in now!

    Support the show

    Sign up for Childbirth Preparation Programs! visit www.birthagni.com/birthclasses

    This episode is supported and made possible by podcast recording and hosting tool Zencastr, it is impeccably made!

    Use my link : https://zen.ai/vxmuJUgYKKGTF3JuTuFQ0g to sign up and record flawless remote podcast , USE my code : BIRTHAGNI


    Support the show:

    Donations (India) - https://birthagni.com/birthagnipodcast#podcast-list
    Donations (world) -     buymeacoffee.com/birthagni

    • If you like what you hear, leave us
      • a rating on Spotify app and answer the question at each episode!
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    28 m
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