I hear from women regularly about their homebirth experiences. And being in the business of rabble rousing and questioning the status quo, many of these women who seek us out are unhappy with the care they received from their midwives, not just OBs. There are plenty of variations on the same theme. Midwives aren’t listening […]

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about dealing with emotions in pregnancy. Just press PLAY below to listen. Download this podcasts transcript

Now that I have my very own baby, I find myself here in the postpartum for the first time. There are so many postpartum topics that deserve attention, but the topic of birth control and fertility has come up quite a bit through talking with other postpartum mamas. Now, I don’t love the term “birth […]

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about all of the fear surrounding meconium. Just press PLAY below to listen. Download this podcasts transcript

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk with Natalia Collini about the freebirth of her twins. Just press PLAY below to listen. Download this podcast transcript You can read Natalia’s full birth story here.

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about the difference between focusing on what you DON’T want and actually figuring out what you DO want for you birth. Download this podcast transcript Just press PLAY below to listen.

This is a video of the final moments before Celosia’s birth and the first few minutes after. I had been in McRobert’s position (on my back with my knees pulled up) prior to this, which got her head under the pubic bone quickly. I was concerned about her heart tones and hadn’t had a pushing […]

Writing a birth story is hard. You can really make it as simple or complex a version as you want. “I labored and then my baby came out” – this is how birth goes, and that simplicity is powerful too. But there is so much more (which is why this story is so long, but […]