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MyMaine Birth — 163 episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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134. MyMaine Birth: Mollys Mercy Hospital Birth Story

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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88. Katie's Journey through Pregnancy after Loss

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

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86. Embracing Home Birth and Hypnobirthing with Cashlyn

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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59. MyMaine Birth Emily's Maine Home Birth Story

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58. MyMaine Birth Lily's two home birth stories

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

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

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

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

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53. MyMaine Birth Mara shares her three Maine birth stories

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

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

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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

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

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48. MyMaine Birth Katie shares her Maine free birth story

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47. MyMaine Birth Anna's two hospital birth stories

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

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

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

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

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

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

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40. MyMaine Birth Julia's emergency cesarean

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

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

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

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36. MyMaine Birth Jill's journey with IVF

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2. MyMaine Birth Nya's Maine home birth story

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