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MyMaine Birth
by Angela Laferriere
MyMaine Birth is a space where we share the real life stories of families and their unique birth experiences in the beautiful state of Maine. From our state's biggest hospitals to Birth Center Births, and home births, every birth story deserves to be heard and celebrated. Whether you are a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth, these episodes are for you. As part of my commitment to capturing these incredible moments, I offer my services and support to families throughout the state of Maine. I also offer virtual birth coaching worldwide. As an experienced photographer I am dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of this special moment in your life. Thank you for tuning in, and I look forward to bringing you more amazing birth stories. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!
Episodes
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169. MyMaine Birth: Megan's third birth story, a homebirth with loving support from her midwife
Send us Fan Mail Megan’s story highlights how modern home birth in Maine can look when a family blends deep trust in physiology with practical support. After a hospital birth and an accidental unassisted birth from precipitous labor, she enters her third pregnancy knowing she wants a home birth…
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168. MyMaine Birth: Anna's first birth story, a home birth with loving support from her midwife
Send us Fan Mail Choosing a home birth for a first baby can feel bold, especially if you come from a family that is involved in the Western medical system. In this episode I sit down with Anna as she shares her candid Maine home birth story that moves from a pandemic-era relocation to a fast,...
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167. MyMaine Birth: Krista's two birth experiences and the story of the Bar Harbor Lobster Pound
Send us Fan Mail This week I chat with my friend Krista about her two cesarean birth stories in Florida and the choices that helped her feel steady through major curveballs. This conversation is packed with relatable, practical insight for anyone searching for positive cesarean birth stories....
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166. MyMaine Birth: Babywearing, bonding, and trusting your instincts, Mary's Maine Birth story
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mary from Mainely Babywearing joins me to share her Maine birth story and everyting she's learned about the beauty and practicality of babywearing. We talk about how baby wearing supports bonding, helps regulate baby's nervous system, makes daily life with a...
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165. MyMaine Birth: Katie's two Maine Medical Center birth stories with Doula support and why getting outside with your kids matters
Send us Fan Mail Katie’s experience at Maine Medical Center in Portland is packed with practical insight. She shares how an endometriosis diagnosis and surgery right before trying for a baby shaped her mindset, and why she chose InterMed for prenatal care while still prioritizing an unmedicated...
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164. MyMaine Birth: Emily's positive first birth at Mercy Hospital with midwife support, and the importance of trusting your gut when choosing your birth team
Send us Fan Mail Emily joins me to share how a positive pregnancy test on a trip to Greece turns into a pregnancy full of big decisions, including letting go of a home birth dream because of a medical complication and choosing the kind of support that actually feels right. We talk about switching...
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163. MyMaine Birth: When birth doesn't go as planned, Teal's two birth stories
Send us Fan Mail Birth can change in a second, and sometimes the part that lingers is not just what happened, but what you did not get to feel or remember. Teal joins me for a vulnerable, detailed conversation about her first birth in April 2020, when early-pandemic uncertainty collides with a...
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162. MyMaine Birth: When home birth gets real, Emma's three birth stories
Send us Fan Mail A birth can look “low risk” right up until the second it doesn’t, and Emma’s story makes that reality impossible to ignore. She joins us to share her three births in Maine: her first two were at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, then a planned home birth that became urgent…
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161. The Free Birth Society Scam: Untangling Free Birth from Free Birth Society with former Inner Circle Member Serendipiti Day
Send us Fan Mail This conversation draws a sharp line between the idea of free birth and the brand and ideology of Free Birth Society, described by a former inner circle member as a high control group. Serendipiti explains how constant content, binge listening to the curated podcast stories, and…
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160. The Free Birth Society Scam: From Free Birth Ideology to Licensed Midwifery, Nikki returns to share some updates
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with Nikki about her pivot from Free Birth Society circles and birth keeping back into a hands-on midwifery apprenticeship as she works toward CPM licensure. Nikki Shared her two free birth stories and her experience with the Radical Birth Keeper School…
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159. MyMaine Birth: Pitocin Overuse, Uterine Rupture, and the Critical Need for Informed Consent with Katie Spinks
Send us Fan Mail In today's episode we hold space for Katie Spinks as she shares the traumatic birth of her daughter Jolene, including a Pitocin induction that ends in uterine rupture, delayed care, and a devastating HIE diagnosis. From there, we zoom out to the bigger questions: what informed...
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158. MyMaine Birth: Hospital Trauma and the Pull Towards Free Birth, a doctor's honest perspective with Nathan Riley, OBGYN
Send us Fan Mail Freebirth and unassisted birth are getting more attention for a reason, and the most useful place to start is not with outrage but with curiosity. When families move away from hospital birth, it often has less to do with rejecting modern medicine and more to do with a loss of…
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157. The Free Birth Society Scam: Midwife Maryn Green of Indie Birth shares her story of birth autonomy without the hype
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt pulled between “trust birth” and “trust the system,” this conversation lives in the complicated middle where real autonomy actually grows. In this episode I’m joined by Maren Green of Indie Birth, a practicing midwife for over 15 years, mother of 10, and a...
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156. MyMaine Birth: Katie's planned home birth turned cesarean followed by two free births
Send us Fan Mail A home birth plan can unravel fast when fear, deadlines, and other people’s priorities start driving the room. Katie joins me to share three very different birth experiences that span from Maine, to France, and then Connecticut and what those births taught her about informed...
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155. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely returns to share her sixth birth story
Send us Fan Mail A pregnancy can look “low risk” on paper and still feel like walking through a storm. Keely, a nurse and mom of six, joins us to tell the full story of her sixth baby, including why she chose a home birth with an unassisted plan while carefully distancing herself from the most...
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154. The Free Birth Society Scam: Isabel's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk with Isabel about how the free birth society's “sovereign midwifery school” promise turned into confusion, missing transparency, and a culture that punished questions. We also unpack what it looks like to unlearn judgment, protect informed consent, and...
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153. The Free Birth Society Scam: Emma's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
Send us Fan Mail A glossy website, a “world's leading” tagline, and a $12,000 price point can make an online school feel vetted and legitimate. Then the curtain lifts. I sit down with Emma Moore, a fellow Mainer who grew up in Bangor and enrolled in the Free Birth Society’s Matribirth Midwifery...
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152. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters, Katelyn's First Home Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk with my niece Kately about becoming a mom at 19 and choosing a home birth in rural Maine where options are limited. We unpack a rapid, induced labor, unexpected third-degree tears, early breastfeeding struggles, and what it feels like when support stops…
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151. MyMaine Birth: How we Birth Matters, Angela's story
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss: Trigger warning for discussion of traumatic birth and maternal death childhood medical experiences that train compliance and silence intuition prenatal care without real informed consent fear based hospital child birth education classes a first…
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150. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Story of How a Family-Centered Free Birth rewrote her View of Birth after three Hospital Experiences
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: medically managed breech pregnancy care and a C-section experience processing disconnection after birth and rebuilding bonding through...
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149. MyMaineBirth: Choosing Home Birth with Confidence, Hannah's Three Birth Stories
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine Hannah's Three Birth Stories - from a COVID-era hospital birth with the midwives at Maine General in Augusta, to…
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148. MyMaine Birth: Katie's Maine Coast Hospital Autonomous Birth Story in Ellsworth
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Choosing the midwifery team at the hospital in Ellsworth amid MDI OB unit closure and high costs of home birth midwifery services...
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147. MyMaine Birth: A Surprise Free Birth, Grace Shares her Second Home Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: home birth in Maine finding a midwife after moving up the coast pregnancy while finishing a home build in winter early labor signs that...
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146. MyMaine Birth: Olivia's Maine Home Birth Story with Loving Care from her Midwives at MotherSeed Midwifery
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine Midwifery care in Maine The benefits of working with home birth midwives and a supportive OB late-pregnancy bleed,...
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145. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Three Birth Stories at Maine Medical Center in Portland
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In Episode 145 Hannah is here to share her three births that move from a long induction and cesarean to an empowered VBAC and then to a breath-led hospital birth…
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144. MyMaine Birth: Ivy's Three Pregnancy and Four Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor
Send us Fan Mail Ivy, a labor and delivery nurse shares four births that shaped her faith in her body and her care team, from a cleft diagnosis and cesarean to a healing VBAC and a swift boy-girl twin birth with a footling breech catch from her supportive doctor. We unpack preparation, provider...
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143. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Three - Receiving the Light and Holding the Charge, Cam's Story
Send us Fan Mail In this Episode I'm joined by Alannah and her husband Cam as he shares how a traumatic hospital birth shaped their early parenthood. They then trace the long road to a calm, unassisted twin home birth where Cam caught both babies, including their daughter who was breech. The...
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142. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Two - Alannah's Twin Freebirth Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Twin Home birth in Maine - *after the new 2020 Midwifery Licensure Laws and Restrictions Twin reveal at ten weeks and immediate loss of...
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141. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part One - Alannah's First Three Pregnancy and Birth Stories
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Alannah shares her first three birth stories—one traumatic hospital birth marked by separation and silence, a fast unmedicated second that rebuilt trust, and a pandemic‑era third where advocacy met policy. The theme is voice: consent, clear communication, and...
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140. MyMaine Birth: Thankful for Whapio, and The Beautiful Idea of Midwives as a Presence of Reassurance and a Fountain of Information
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Whapio's approach to birth as a presence of reassurance and a fountain of information All about the Monitricé Midwifery care and doula...
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139. MyMaine Birth: Tuning into Your Intuition In Birth, Natalie's Two Birth Stories
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Natalie's two Maine birth stories The fine line between tuning into your intuition and navigating fear and anxiety throughout your...
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138. MyMaine Birth: A First Time Mother Chooses Home - with Loving Care from her Midwife at Northern Sun Family Healthcare - Danika's Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine, and why Danika made this decision for her first birth experience Midwifery care and doula support How Danika...
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137. MyMaine Birth: Choosing Hospital Induction with Autonomy, Miranda's Waldo Hospital Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Miranda returns to share her third birth story, check out episode 18 of MyMaine Birth to hear the first part of her story What happens...
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136. MyMaine Birth: Melanie's Peaceful Home Birth after Healing and Hard Lessons
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine Melanie returns to share her story of a peaceful and uncomplicated home birth after healing from a traumatic first...
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135. MyMaine Birth: Cathy's Car Freebirth on the Side of the Road In The Maine Woods
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Cathy's Second Birth Story, an unplanned Freebirth on her way from Lubec to Ellsworth Hospital Hear Cathy's First Birth Story recorded...
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134. MyMaine Birth: Mollys Mercy Hospital Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Molly's second birth story - check out episode 17 of MyMaine Birth to hear the first part of her story! Mercy Hospital Birth Story The...
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133. MyMaine Birth: Pushing Against The Tide, Kia's Mercy Hospital Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Mercy Hospital Birth Story The mind games and manipulation around the term "hospital policy"... spoiler - its not the law, and you can...
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132. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Three Birth Stories and her Journey from Hospital to Home Birth
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Kelli's three Maine birth stories Home birth in Maine The evolution from hospital to home birth Midwifery care and doula support ….and…
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131. MyMaine Birth: The Free Birth Society Scam, Nya's Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Nya's views on birth growing up and how they have changed since decompressing from this manipulative and controlling community What…
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130. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Story of a 5 Year Fertility Journey followed by a Home Birth involving a True Shoulder Dystocia with Care from her Loving Midwives at Northern Sun Family Healthcare
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Hannah's 5 year fertility journey Home Birth in Maine Midwifery care and doula support A 6 day NICU stay for meconium aspiration ….and…
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129. MyMaine Birth: Brittany's Home Birth on Her Own Terms
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine The benefits of choosing your own path in pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early parenting Undisturbed birth ….and…
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128. MyMaine Birth: A Home Birth with Transfer to Mayo in Dover-Foxcroft, then a 7 year Fertility Journey, followed by a Redemptive Home Birth - Megan's Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine Navigating a transfer to the hospital from a planned home birth and a beautiful example of the way midwives and...
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127. MyMaine Birth: Gloria's Two Maine Home Birth's with Loving Care from Sacopee Midwives
Send us Fan Mail Get 10% OFF MyAutonomous Birth, the self-paced, Online Course HERE Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Choosing Home birth in Maine Midwifery care with Sacopee Midwives...
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126. MyMaine Birth: Devon's Second Home Birth with Loving Care from Sacopee Midwives
Send us Fan Mail Get 10% OFF MyAutonomous Birth, the self-paced, Online Course HERE Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Home birth in Maine with midwifery care and support from Sacopee...
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125. The Free Birth Society Scam: Victoria's Freebirth Story and Her Experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Victoria's positive freebirth story Her experience with the freebirth society's matribirth midwifery institute ….and a whole lot more!...
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124. The Free Birth Society Scam: Molly's Three Birth Stories and Her Experience with the Radical BirthKeeper School and MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Molly's Two Hospital Birth Stories on Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts Her Journey through the Radical Birthkeeper School The Beautiful...
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123. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely's Five Birth Stories, Current Pregnancy Journey, and Her Experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Keely's first two home births The complications that lead to her birthing her third baby in a hospital Finding natural healing outside…
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122. The Free Birth Society Scam: Nikki's Two FreeBirth Stories and Her Experience with The Radical BirthKeeper School and MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
Send us Fan Mail Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Nikki's Two Freebirth Stories on her land in New Hampshire Her views on birth growing up and what lead her to the Free Birth Society…
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121. MyMaine Birth: The Power of Trusting Yourself More Than the Medical System, Cathy's Birth Center Story
Send us Fan Mail Get 10% OFF MyAutonomous Birth, the self-paced, Online Course HERE Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: A Birth Center Birth at Women's First in Machias, Maine The thought...
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120. MyMaine Birth: Kelli's Three Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor, Maine
Send us Fan Mail Get 10% OFF MyAutonomous Birth, the self-paced, Online Course HERE Are you a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth? You’re in the right place! In this episode, we discuss: Birth stories at EMMC in Bangor, Maine The special perks and unique...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
MyMaine Birth is a space where we share the real life stories of families and their unique birth experiences in the beautiful state of Maine. From our state's biggest hospitals to Birth Center Births, and home births, every birth story deserves to be heard and celebrated. Whether you are a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth, these episodes are for you.
As part of my commitment to capturing these incredible moments, I offer my services and support to families throughout the state of Maine. I also offer virtual birth coaching worldwide.
As an experienced photographer I am dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of this special moment in your life.
Thank you for tuning in, and I look forward to bringing you more amazing birth stories.
Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!
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