In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I offer some of my thoughts about the newborn exam.

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about my ideas for releasing anxiety in pregnancy. Download this podcast transcripts This episode is dedicated to Sara. Please consider an offer of support to her family here. Correction to information given on podcast: This information came from Sara’s sister in law as to correct her […]

We are shocked and sad to share that a wonderful woman in the birth community, dear to Indie Birth, and women worldwide, died suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago. I met Sara Arrington about 5 years ago. We met online, realized that we were only 3 hours distance from each other. Sara came up […]

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about 10 tips for an amazing postpartum. Download this podcast transcript

Is the community midwife a unicorn? I’ve been wondering if, because of politics and rules and regs (amongst the reasons), this community figure has become more myth and a thing of the past. I’m definitely sad if this is the case, and for many reasons I mourn her. Maybe it’s not like this where you […]

Myth of the day – Listening to Fetal Heart Tones in Labor Is Beneficial I’ll keep this musing as short and sweet as I am capable of. Even the people in the medical world are uncertain about whether continuous fetal monitoring has any benefit beyond looking good in court in case they get sued. It […]

In this episode of Taking Back Birth, I talk about 10 nutrition “hacks” for pregnancy. Download this podcast’s transcript  

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 […]