All Episodes

168. MyMaine Birth: Anna's first birth story, a home birth with loving support from her midwife

167. MyMaine Birth: Krista's two birth experiences and the story of the Bar Harbor Lobster Pound

166. MyMaine Birth: Babywearing, bonding, and trusting your instincts, Mary's Maine Birth story

165. MyMaine Birth: Katie's two Maine Medical Center birth stories with Doula support and why getting outside with your kids matters

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

163. MyMaine Birth: When birth doesn't go as planned, Teal's two birth stories

162. MyMaine Birth: When home birth gets real, Emma's three birth stories

161. The Free Birth Society Scam: Untangling Free Birth from Free Birth Society with former Inner Circle Member Serendipiti Day

160. The Free Birth Society Scam: From Free Birth Ideology to Licensed Midwifery, Nikki returns to share some updates

159. MyMaine Birth: Pitocin Overuse, Uterine Rupture, and the Critical Need for Informed Consent with Katie Spinks

158. MyMaine Birth: Hospital Trauma and the Pull Towards Free Birth, a doctor's honest perspective with Nathan Riley, OBGYN

157. The Free Birth Society Scam: Midwife Maryn Green of Indie Birth shares her story of birth autonomy without the hype

156. MyMaine Birth: Katie's planned home birth turned cesarean followed by two free births

155. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely returns to share her sixth birth story

154. The Free Birth Society Scam: Isabel's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute

153. The Free Birth Society Scam: Emma's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute

152. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters, Katelyn's First Home Birth Story

151. MyMaine Birth: How we Birth Matters, Angela's story

150. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Story of How a Family-Centered Free Birth rewrote her View of Birth after three Hospital Experiences

149. MyMaineBirth: Choosing Home Birth with Confidence, Hannah's Three Birth Stories

148. MyMaine Birth: Katie's Maine Coast Hospital Autonomous Birth Story in Ellsworth

147. MyMaine Birth: A Surprise Free Birth, Grace Shares her Second Home Birth Story

146. MyMaine Birth: Olivia's Maine Home Birth Story with Loving Care from her Midwives at MotherSeed Midwifery

145. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Three Birth Stories at Maine Medical Center in Portland

144. MyMaine Birth: Ivy's Three Pregnancy and Four Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor

143. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Three - Receiving the Light and Holding the Charge, Cam's Story

142. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Two - Alannah's Twin Freebirth Story

141. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part One - Alannah's First Three Pregnancy and Birth Stories

140. MyMaine Birth: Thankful for Whapio, and The Beautiful Idea of Midwives as a Presence of Reassurance and a Fountain of Information

139. MyMaine Birth: Tuning into Your Intuition In Birth, Natalie's Two Birth Stories

138. MyMaine Birth: A First Time Mother Chooses Home - with Loving Care from her Midwife at Northern Sun Family Healthcare - Danika's Story

137. MyMaine Birth: Choosing Hospital Induction with Autonomy, Miranda's Waldo Hospital Birth Story

136. MyMaine Birth: Melanie's Peaceful Home Birth after Healing and Hard Lessons

135. MyMaine Birth: Cathy's Car Freebirth on the Side of the Road In The Maine Woods

134. MyMaine Birth: Mollys Mercy Hospital Birth Story

133. MyMaine Birth: Pushing Against The Tide, Kia's Mercy Hospital Birth Story

132. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Three Birth Stories and her Journey from Hospital to Home Birth

131. MyMaine Birth: The Free Birth Society Scam, Nya's Story

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

129. MyMaine Birth: Brittany's Home Birth on Her Own Terms

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

127. MyMaine Birth: Gloria's Two Maine Home Birth's with Loving Care from Sacopee Midwives

126. MyMaine Birth: Devon's Second Home Birth with Loving Care from Sacopee Midwives

125. The Free Birth Society Scam: Victoria's Freebirth Story and Her Experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute

124. The Free Birth Society Scam: Molly's Three Birth Stories and Her Experience with the Radical BirthKeeper School and MatriBirth Midwifery Institute

123. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely's Five Birth Stories, Current Pregnancy Journey, and Her Experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute

122. The Free Birth Society Scam: Nikki's Two FreeBirth Stories and Her Experience with The Radical BirthKeeper School and MatriBirth Midwifery Institute

121. MyMaine Birth: The Power of Trusting Yourself More Than the Medical System, Cathy's Birth Center Story

120. MyMaine Birth: Kelli's Three Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor, Maine

119. MyMaine Birth: Rachel's Two Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor, Maine

118. MyMaine Birth: Navigating Birth in Rural Maine, Amelia's two Cesarean Stories

117. MyMaine Birth: Embracing the Warrior Mentality in Childbirth, Theresa's Story

116. MyMaine Birth: Chelsea's Journey through Home Birth, Loss, and Coming Back Stronger

115. MyMaine Birth: Lindsey's Four EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories

114. MyMaine Birth: When Birth Plans Change, Autonomy Can Remain - Gina's two Birth Stories

113. MyMaine Birth: Courtney Shares Her Two Home Birth Stories, Including How She Caught Her Breech Baby - Unassisted

112. MyMaine Birth: From Hospital to Home, Mikayla's Story of Choosing an Unassisted Birth

111. MyMaine Birth: JulieAnne returns to share her second birth story, a Journey Through Surprise C-Section

110. MyMaine Birth: Kay Shares About Her Four Maine Birth Stories in the Shadow of Abuse

109. MyMaine Birth: Dr. Meaghan Staples shares her Two Maine Birth Stories and The Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

108. MyMaine Birth: When Midwifery Regulations Clash With Birth Autonomy, Devanne's Story

107. MyMaine Birth: Sarah's Precipitous Birth Story at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine

106. The Power of Visualization, Katie's two EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories

105. Breaking the Mold: What Nobody Tells Twin Parents (you can do it!), Molly's EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories

104. MyMaine Birth: Leigh's EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Story

103. From Fear to Power in Childbirth: Exploring the Shift, Kimberly's Maine Birth Stories

102. Birth Plans Gone Awry: When Your Hospital Closes, JulieAnne's Maine Birth Story & Current Pregnancy Journey

101. Surrendering to Birth: Katie's Powerful Wild Pregnancy and Free Birth Story

100. Birth Without Boundaries: Nicole's Maine FreeBirth Story

99. Embracing an Unassisted Birth: Kiley returns to share her Third Birth Story

98. Claiming Your Full Power: Rendalyn's Maine FreeBirth Story

97. MyMaine Birth: Dessiree shares her Maine Birth story at Mercy Hospital in Portland with care from All About Women

96. Overcoming the Unexpected: Leah's Birth Journey at Maine Medical Center in Portland

95. Embracing Birth Bliss: Katie's Journey to Natural Childbirth

94. Adapting to Unexpected Challenges: Bekah's Maine General Hospital Birth Story

93. Navigating a Traumatic Birth and Finding Healing: Emily’s Maine Medical Center Experience

92. Trusting Your Choices in Childbirth: Christi's Story

91. Pregnancy and Postpartum during a Pandemic: Faith's Maine Birth Story with care from Coastal Women's Health in Scarborough

90. Unlocking Pelvic Health with Dr. Emily Wilson of Pelvic Wisdom in Yarmouth, Maine

89. Navigating a Twin Pregnancy and NICU stay, Crystal shares her Maine Medical Center Birth Story

88. Katie's Journey through Pregnancy after Loss

87. Capri's Journey through a Challenging Pregnancy: Bellamy's Triumphant Story

86. Embracing Home Birth and Hypnobirthing with Cashlyn

85. From Natural Birth Plans to Medical Emergencies: Lea's Experience

84. Confronting Birth Complications and PTSD: Jessica's Powerful Story

83. Mari's Story of Pregnancy Surprises and Overcoming Obstacles

82. Navigating Two Births Close in Age and the Postpartum Period with Liz

81. Navigating Birth as a Postpartum Nurse, Kassi's story

80. Embracing the Unexpected, Stacie's Journey to Motherhood

79. Amanda's Two Maine Birth Stories and her Evolution into Holistic Women's Health

78. Nora's Intimate Home Birth in the Heart of Maine's Backwoods

77. Mid-Week Midwife Episode - Embracing Birth with Student Midwife Gabrielle Gonzales

76. A Planned Home Birth turned Hospital Birth, Two Maine Home Births, A Maine Birth Center Birth and then another Home Birth, Rachel's Story

75. A Beautiful Maine Home Birth turned 10 Day unnecessary NICU stay, Hayley's story

74. MyMaine Birth, Maria is back to share her most recent Holly No.7 Birth Center Story

73. MyMaine Birth Fiona shares her Maine Home Birth Story with care from Soft Corner Midwifery

72. MyMaine Birth Shandi shares her Maine Birth story with care from her midwives at Holly No.7

71. A Maine hospital birth followed by a Maine Home Birth with care from midwives at Sacopee Valley Birthing Services, Alexandra's Story

70. MyMaine Birth Natalie is back to share her most recent Maine birth story

69. A planned Maine Home Birth involving a hospital transfer, Melanie's Story

68. Five Maine Hospital Birth stories, Sarah's story

67. A planned Maine Home Birth turned Hospital Birth, Olivia's Story

66. Three Maine hospital birth stories, Holly's story

65. A Maine Home Birth involving a hospital transfer, Natalie's story

64. MyMaine Birth Mid-Week Midwife episode with Ariel Bernstein

63. MyMaine Birth Valerie's two C-Section birth stories

62. MyMaine Birth Megan's journey with IVF and her birth story at NL EMMC in Bangor

61. MyMaine Birth Tess's two Birth stories with care from NL Mercy Midwives in Portland

60. MyMaine Birth Mid-week Midwife episode with Julie Havener

59. MyMaine Birth Emily's Maine Home Birth Story

58. MyMaine Birth Lily's two home birth stories

57. MyMaine Birth Shelby shares her 3 birth experiences at NL EMMC in Bangor

56. MyMaine Birth Ellie shares about the birth of her twins at NL EMMC in Bangor

55. MyMaine Birth Emily shares her Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Maine Birth story

54. MyMaine Birth Hannah shares her Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Maine Birth Story

53. MyMaine Birth Mara shares her three Maine birth stories

52. MyMaine Birth Grace shares her Maine home birth story as a first time mom

51. MyMaine Birth Jessie shares her five natural hospital birth experiences

50. MyMaine Birth Kally's Maine birth stories, a hospital birth and a home birth with care from her loving midwife at Northern Sun Family Health Care

49. MyMaine Birth Maria's two Holly No.7 Birth Center Stories

48. MyMaine Birth Katie shares her Maine free birth story

47. MyMaine Birth Anna's two hospital birth stories

46. MyMaine Birth Shanee shares her birth story involving sudden onset of HELLP syndrome and the emergent birth of her daughter at 31 weeks

45. MyMaine Birth Rachel's two birth stories with care of Back Cove Midwives in Portland

44. MyMaine Birth host Angela's Maine Home Birth Story

43. MyMaine Birth Rachael Hollinger a Postpartum Doula in Belfast, Maine shares her two birth stories

42. MyMaine Birth Christina's Holly No.7 Maine Birth Center Birth Story with loving care from her midwives

41. MyMaine Birth Devon's Maine Home birth and the importance of having patience in pregnancy

40. MyMaine Birth Julia's emergency cesarean

39. MyMaine Birth Danielle's Covid Birth story of trauma and resilience

38. MyMaine Birth Julie's journey with IVF and her emergency cesarean at 26 weeks

37. MyMaine Birth Lindsay's elective induction at NL EMMC in Bangor

36. MyMaine Birth Jill's journey with IVF

35. MyMaine Birth Victoria's devastating loss followed by the story of her rainbow baby

34. MyMaine Birth Elisabeth's two positive hospital birth stories and the benefits of hiring a doula

33. Mid week Midwife Episode, Morgan Miller of Soft Corner Midwifery

32. MyMaine Birth Maria's Holly No 7 Birth Center Birth Story

31. MyMaine Birth Taylor's Maine Birth Center at Northern Sun Birth Story

30. MyMaine Birth Mary's Home Birth Story with loving care from Sacopee Midwives

29. Mid week Midwife Edition, Nya's Maine Free Birth Story

28. A hospital experience followed by a liberating Maine free birth, Kiley's Story

27. MyMaine Birth, Sophie's two Maine Birth Stories, the first in a hospital with care from Back Cove Midwives, and the second a home birth with care from Soft Corner Midwifery

26. MyMaine Birth, Dr. Rebecca Brouillette's Maine Home Birth Story

25. MyMaine Birth, Brittney's two hospital birth stories, a difficult postpartum, a fertility journey that involved a devastating miscarriage, and finally the story of her rainbow baby

24. Mid week Midwife Edition, Acadia Gantz and Grace Pease of Sacopee Midwives

23. MyMaine Birth, Kaitlyn's two Holly No.7 Birth Stories

22. MyMaine Birth, Nora's two birth stories - the first, a home birth that involved a transfer to the hospital for a cesarean, followed by an HBAC with a different midwife

21. Mid week Midwife Edition, Rachael Jean Cohen of Elemental Midwifery

20. MyMaine Birth, Katie's Coerced induction turned Cesarean Birth, followed by an Empowering VBAC at a different hospital

19. MyMaine Birth, Cynder's Maine Home Birth as a first time Mom, with care from the Midwife team over at Holly No.7 in Bangor, Maine

18. MyMaine Birth, Miranda's Holly No.7 Birth Center Birth Story that involved a 2 week stay in Boston Children's Hospital for a heart defect found after birth - followed by her uncomplicated Home Birth Story with care again from the Holly No.7 Midwife Te

17. MyMaine Birth, Molly's empowering precipitous home birth - with a transfer to Maine Medical Center after birth to care for her son's broken arm after a shoulder dystocia

16. MyMaine Birth, Olivia's Cesarean birth story at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine

15. MyMaine Birth, Megan's Peaceful Accidental Unassisted Maine home birth

14. Mid-week midwife edition, Gayle Eckey of Stone Mountain Midwife in Brownfield, Maine

13. MyMaine Birth Ashlei's Holly No.7 Birth Center Birth Story Bangor, Maine

12. Mid-week midwife edition, Ariel from Saco River Midwifery in Saco, Maine

11. MyMaine Birth Diantha's Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Birth Story, Ellsworth, Maine

10. MyMaine Birth Laura's PenBay Hospital Birth followed by a Home Birth story.

9. My Maine Birth Morgan's EMMC Birth Story, Bangor, Maine

8. Mid-week midwife edition, Melissa Tomback journey from Doula to nurse midwife

7. MyMaine Birth Chesari’s St. Mary's Birth Stories, Lewiston, Maine

6. Mid-week midwife edition, Kathryn Dewar from Moonstone Sunrise in Kingfield, Maine

5. MyMaine Birth Brandi's Cesarean Birth Story at 31 weeks gestation in Portland, Maine

4. MyMaine Birth Hayley's Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Birth Story, Ellsworth Maine

3. MyMaine Birth Sunshine's Mercy Hospital Birth Story, Portland Maine

2. MyMaine Birth Nya's Maine home birth story

1. Embracing Home Birth in the Heart of Maine, LeAnne's story