I Can't Afford a Homebirth and Other Money Issues

business

First Babies Can Fall Out But Often They Don't

Taking Back Birth

Are You a Birth Witch?

Spirituality

How We Named 
Our Babies

Mothering

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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 […]

Go Risk Yourself

Pregnancy

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  

How You’ve Been Programmed to Tolerate Compromise In Your Birth Choices

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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.

Sacred Blood: Embracing the Power of Birth Through the Sacred Moon Cycle

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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.

The Indie Birth Manifesto: What We Believe

Taking Back Birth

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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 […]

When the Evidence Runs Out – Following Your Intuition in Birth

Podcast

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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 […]

(400 Year) Old Lessons – Dabbling in Midwifery History

Politics

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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

My Baby Almost Died, But Was Saved By X: Productive Ways to Change the Paradigm

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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.

Birth Wisdom is Life Wisdom: Applying the Lessons of Labor to the Miracle of Life

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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

A Midwife By the Numbers or a Midwife of the Heart: My Journey Through Apprenticeship and Beyond

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