Episodes
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Episode 138-Back From Winter Break
We are back from our winter break and we are ready to catch you up on everything happening in our lives. Today Kim and Jess discuss births, life, and getting older. Grab your favorite beverage and join us. Cheers!
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Episode 137 - Postpartum Struggles And Solutions
There are so many systemic issues in our culture that make postpartum difficult for moms today. In this episode we interview Jessie Johnson, postpartumm doula. We discuss some of these systemic barriers that make it difficult for families to get the support they need, and also solutions to try…
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136- Preparing For Birth, The Good and The Bad
Today Kim and Jess discuss some of the things they find helpful when preparing for birth. And some things that are not so helpful. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy! Cheers!
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Episode 135- Kim And Jess Evolution As Birth Workers
Today Kim and Jess reminisce on their long friendship and how they have evolved as birth workers over the years. Grab your favorite beverage and join us as we wine about birth! Cheers
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Episode 134- A Politician And A Birthworker Walk Into A Bar
Today we whine a bit about how sometimes birth work is similar to politics.. Everyone has different opinions and we very often let those opinions divide us instead of working together for a common good. So grab a glass of whine and join us as we delve into this controversial topic. Cheers!
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Episode 133-Things We Have Seen In The Hospital
There are some big differences between hospital birth and out of hospital birth. There are also good providers and bad providers in both of those spaces. Today we whine about some of the crazy things we have seen while in the hospital. This isnt to bash on the hospital, but to draw awareness to…
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Episode 132- Friendship Changing Through The Years
Here at Wine About Birth, we have been friends for quite some time. We have also been through alot of changes. Throughout those changes our friendships had to change and grow. This sparked a conversation about grieving friendships that change or end through our life changes. Grab a glass of wine...
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Episode 131- Back In The Game
We threw in the towel and then realized we miss you guys! So after much self searching, we are back again. Thanks for all your support. We cant wait for all the fun episodes we have lined up. Cheers!
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Episode 130 - Interview With Our Kids
It has been 3 years since we last interviewed our kids and we wanted an update. Today we interview all the girls. Join us as we discuss everything from birth work to periods and body positivity with our little women. Cheers!
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Episode 129 - The Rule Of 3's
We always say that births come in sets of 3. We were proved very right in this rule when we had 3 babies in 1 day, on the full moon. It was an exciting day and an exciting month. Today we tell the tales of those 3 births, including an exciting unexpected face presentation. Grab a glass of your...
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Episode 128 - Winter Births
Oh the joys and hardships of birth in the winter. We have had a completely full schedule this month as well as several snow storms. Today we talk about some of those births and the special challenges that come with the cold, snow and ice. Grab a beer in front of your fireplace and join us as we...
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Episode 127 - A Big PUSH: The Unconscious Bias Bill
The Unconscious Bias Bill...what is it? And why is it so important for the future of birth? We have always recognized a vast difference in regards to birthing outcomes within different cultures and non-white communities across our country. The Unconscious Bias Bill, if passed, is a huge step in...
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Episode 126 - Triage And When To Head To The Birth
Triage...the time between the heads up that a client thinks labor is starting and the decision to head to the birth space. It is a tricky time as labor can sometimes fool us all. Today we discuss some of the ways we each handle this time period and some of the tools we use. Cheers!
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Episode 125 - Lets Talk About Sex Ed
Sexual education is so important for our growing children. We have found that the sexual education in our country is sorely lacking in efficacy. It isn't lowering teen pregnancy or sti transmission, and it isn't working well to teach our youth about healthy sexual relationships and boundaries....
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Episode 124 - Interview With A Hypnobirthing Instructor
Today we were delighted to sit down for an interview with Ivana Lombardo. Ivana is a hypnobirthing instructor and mother of two. She shared so much with us all about what hynobirthing is and how it can help mommas no matter what their birth plan is. We even found out it can help you in parenting...
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Episode 123 - Repeat Clients
Kim recently had the privilege of attending the birth of a 5 time repeat client. Our repeat clients are so special to us, so we thought we would make an episode all about what it is like getting to attend these births. We don't always fight over who catches a baby, but when we do its probably...
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Episode 122 - One Couples Experience With IVF
During our years of birth work we have supported many people who became pregnant through IVF. Its not an easy journey. Today we interview one couple about their experiences with IVF from the beginning to the birth. Its a long one so grab your favorite beverage, sit back and relax and enjoy. Cheers!!
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Episode 121 - Back From Our Long Break
We have been gone for a long time...didnt know if we were coming back. But lo and behold we realized we miss you guys and also our time processing births together. So we are back. Cheers and Enjoy!!
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Episode 120- Skills And Drills Weekend
Linden Tree Midwifery hosted a skills and drills weekend. We had a blast! Today we share highlights from that weekend, as well as the baby storm that followed. Cheers!
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Episode 119 - Meredith And Jess Have A Birth Marathon
Today Meredith and Jess had the rare privilege of recording on our own. We also recently had a marathon of births. Today we share the three births we had the privilege to attend together. 2 birth center births and a home birth. Enjoy and Cheers
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Episode 118 - Our Village Is Growing
As our midwifery practice grows, we have taken on some new people to help us thrive in the busyness. Today we introduce you to some of our new village members and share some of our birth stories from recent births. Enjoy and Cheers!
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Episode 117 - Continuity Of Care
Today we have 2 guests on to talk about continuity of care. Katie Black is Linden Tree's resident RN, birth assistant and student midwife. Nicole is our client, friend and Katie's first continuity of care in her midwifery training. Hear all about Nicole's birth with her rainbow baby and how...
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Episode 116 - Happy New Year...Late As Usual
Today we look back on our 2022 successes... as well as failures...and talk about our plans to rise up like a fire phoenix in 2023. We also share the stories of some of our December births. Cheers!
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Episode 115- Kim's Midwifery Wisdom Experiences
Kim spent 10 days at the Midwifery Wisdom Conference in Texas. Today we talk about some of the things she learned and the lessons we are trying to incorporate into our practice and lives. Cheers!
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Episode 114- When Birth Goes Out Of Our Scope
As out of hospital providers, we work with low risk clients. There are some gray areas to what is considered low risk and what is considered high risk. Today we discuss some of those factors and how difficult it can be to make the call that someone is too high risk for our care.
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Episode 113- Interview With OBGYNS
Listen in as we interview 2 OBGYN's in a nearby hospital practice. We discuss how much the experience of our clients improves when we collaborate and have mutual respect. A shift needs to happen in the US. This conversation is our way of trying to improve the culture between midwives and OB's and...
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Episode 112- Our New Space
We are back from our long break and our space is finally up and running. Today we talk about our grand opening, what we have been up to during our break and several birth stories of the week. Cheers!!
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Episode 111- Getting Midwives In VA Access To Medicatons For Birth
Certified Midwives In Virginia are trained to possess and administer medications for birth. Our law in Virginia prohibits midwives from doing this. Midwives In all states but 2 legally can use medications to help make birth safer. The Virginia Midwives For Safe Community Births are actively…
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Episode 110- Never Would I Ever...Birth And Parenting Edition
Today Kim and Jess talk about some of the things they swore they would never ever do...as parents, birth workers and in life in general. As we get older we realize everyone is on their own journey and more support and less judgement is key. So grab a beer and enjoy all the things we have done we...
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Episode 109- Returning To Work Postpartum
Meredith is back to work after her postpartum period, so we thought this was a fitting time to discuss that transition that so many moms find so tough. We share our experiences going back to work and also the experiences of our listeners who wrote in. Cheers!
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Episode 108- How We Recenter Ourselves During Stress
We have been in a beautiful phase of transition. It has been very exciting but also very stressful. Today we talk about some of the ways we calm our brains during times of stress and also talk about focusing on the positive and how damn lucky we really are. We also share an intense birth story of...
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Episode 107- Interviews With The Guys
Today we interviewed two guys that know absolutely nothing about birth. There were lots of laughs and incorrect answers to trivia questions about birth and anatomy. Grab a beer, enjoy and hopefully have some laughs along with us. Cheers!!
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Episode 106- Our Weekend Of Births And Full Moons
We had a wild weekend of births, creek swimming, concerts and full moons. In today's episode we talk about the 3 births we did this weekend as well as the fun we got into. Cheers!!
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Episode 105- Our Birth Rituals
Today we talk about some of the rituals/habits we have before during and after births. We hope you enjoy them and have some laughs along the way. Cheers!
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Episode 104- Meredith's Postpartum
Meredith has spent the last month enjoying her postpartum time with Eliza while we also scurry to get our space up and running. Through all the craziness we wanted to jump in and update you on all of our progress. Cheers!!
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Episode 103- With Gratitude...What The Fuck! Lilous Birth
Baby LiLou Is Here!! It was definitely a whirlwind experience and very unexpected. Today we share the birth story we have all been waiting for. Cheers!!
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Episode 102- Waiting For Baby Lilou
Today is Meredith's due date and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of baby Lilou. In the meantime the one and only Alice Wheeler, Meredith's best friend, who also happens to be a labor and delivery nurse has arrived. We talk alot about Alice on the podcast. But now the birth team is assembled…
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Episode 101- Births While We Have Been On Break
We have been on break for a couple of weeks while we work to get our new office set up. But in the meantime we have had lots of births and other things going on. Today we update you on all of our progress as well as sharing our birth stories...including an amazing vbac and breech birth. Enjoy and...
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Episode 100- Favorite Moments From The Last 99 Episodes
Episode 100- Favorite Moments From The Last 99 Episodes by Wine About Birth
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Episode 99- Influential Midwives
Today we talk about some of the midwives who were influential to us in our birth work careers in honor of Women's History. We also share 2 birth stories of the week. Cheers!
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Episode 98- Car Births
Sometimes babies decide to be born in cars on the way to the birth space. It can be unexpected and overwhelming, but it makes for some really good stories. Today we talk about some of our car birth experiences, including our birth story of the week, which took place in the car. Enjoy and Cheers!
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Episode 97- Twins
Today we interview Dr. Emily DeRocco. She is a webster certified chiropractor, mother of 5 (soon to be 6), twin momma, and home birthing momma. We are talking all about twins, our experiences and hers. Enjoy and Cheers!
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Episode 96- When We Miss Births
Sometimes births happen fast...so fast that we don't make it in time. This past week we had a bunch of these births. Today we talk about how to prepare for if that happens to you and also share some of our missed birth stories of the week. Cheers!
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Episode 95- Our Life Transitions
All of us go through times of transition in life. Just like transition in birth, life transitions can be painful and scary. It can be really hard to be the best versions of ourselves when going through times of transition no matter how necessary changes are. Today we talk about the life…
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Episode 94- Our Day In The World Of Birthwork
Jess started the day with a birth, Kim is actively at a birth as we record, and Mer is just along for the ride. Listen to us stumble our way through this impromptu episode as we keep our commitment to not bail on the podcast in 2022.
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Episode 93- Happy New Year 2022
We are back from our holiday break and we are talking about some of the things we accomplished in 2021 and some of our goals for 2022, both professional and personal. We also share our birth story of the week and spoiler alert... it was a Christmas baby. So excited to be back and see what 2022...
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Episode 92- Paths To Midwifery
Today we had the tremendous honor of interviewing Lena Cerbone, CNM. There are so many different paths to midwifery and birth work and not all providers respect and support each other. During this episode we discuss some of the reasons why that might be and ways that we can help bridge that gap…
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Episode 91- Provider Burnout
Birth work is a job that takes a lot of passion. It is also a job that can lead to burn out because it takes so much of us to be the providers we want to be. Today we talk a little bit about provider burnout and some of the things we do to help keep going when things get tough. Cheers!
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Episode 90- Thankful On Thanksgiving
It is Thanksgiving, so today we practice the art of gratitude and talk about the things we are thankful for. Enjoy and Cheers!
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Episode 89- Postpartum Hemorrhage
Postpartum hemorrhage sometimes happens and is a real fear for a lot of people. Today we talk about supporting the normal physiology of the birth of the placenta in order to help prevent hemorrhage. We also talk about the ways that we manage postpartum hemorrhage if it happens. Happy birthing and...
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