After yet another discussion about what “we” should do as midwives when parents go rogue and won’t take our advice, or acquiesce when “we” try to risk them out of home birth care, I had a lovely discussion/rant with Maryn about how frustrating it is to see this conversations happening time and again. “That woman […]
In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about how we’ve come to think it’s normal to compromise in our birth choices. Download this podcast transcript
In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I focus on deepening our understanding of the power of birth through our connection with the sacred moon cycle.
In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I walk through the Indie Birth Manifesto. To get your own copy, visit http://www.indiebirth.com/manifesto.
Maria Mengel joins Margo on the podcast to talk about her birth experiences and the lessons she has taken away from them. Maria is a mother of two, wife, music teacher, doula, childbirth educator, placenta specialist, and owner of the newly launched Thrive Birth Services of Delmarva. She began her professional career as a musician […]
I just moved across the country with my family and am still not done unpacking boxes or getting our house set up. I wanted to read something while my daughter played the other afternoon, so I opened one of my boxes of books and decided to read the first thing I found. It happened to […]
In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about productive ways to respond to the “my baby almost died, but was saved by X” conversations. Download this podcast transcript
In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk with Julia Aziz about her book, LESSONS OF LABOR: One Woman’s Self-Discovery Through Birth & Motherhood. Get more information at LessonsofLabor.com.
In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about my own journey through apprenticeship… from being a midwife by the numbers to becoming a midwife of the heart. Download this podcast transcript