The Homebirth Midwife Podcast

A lot of you have asked, and we're here to answer! What's the truth about a primip vs. multip labor? What does that mean? Why is it like that? Hear Sarah & Charli's answers to this question, asked by listeners, in today's episode. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Midwife Charli meets with Bri and Alicia from HelloBaby to chat about the benefits of having a  doula  at a homebirth!  Hearth and Home Midwifery recommends that all of their clients giving birth for the first time, or planning a first vaginal birth, hire a  doula  as a member of their team.  Listen to this episode to find out why!   Schedule a consultation with Bri and Alicia here:  https://hello...

On today's podcast, Hearth & Home midwives Sarah and Emily talk all about  heartburn in pregnancy: what it is, what causes it, and what they commonly recommend to the clients in their care. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Your baby has congestion, a runny nose, a mild cough, and seems out of sorts. What do you do? Sarah & Charli break down the basics of caring for a baby with an illness that does not require medical attention or a visit to the hospital.  --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

This rare obstetrical emergency has a lot of mystique around it, and many of you have asked for an episode on this! Sarah & Charli talk all about what causes cord prolapse, what it is, and how it would be managed in the home setting. https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com

Sarah & Charli talk about how early pregnancy loss is diagnosed and managed in midwifery care, as well as how midwives approach this common pregnancy outcome.  https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com

For many pregnant people, mood disorders are a part of daily life. Some people choose to use antidepressants during their pregnancy and they want to know what the risks and benefits are. Today Sarah & Charli talk all about antidepressants as it relates to home birth and midwifery care.  --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com

On today's episode, Charli talks with a HAH Midwifery family as they tell the story of their home birth with their first baby!  Learn from Willa & Tyler about the affirming healthcare that home birth midwives provide and how we work with each of our clients in such an individualized way during their labor and birth. https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com

Today Sarah gets to talk with Francy, a Hearth & Home client who had her first and second babies at home. If you haven't listened to Francy's birth story, do that before listening to this one! We're so grateful we got to hear Francy's stories and some of why midwifery care has mattered so much to her family. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Today Sarah gets to sit down with HAH Midwifery graduate  Madison as she recounts the story of her process learning to trust birth and her body, connecting her power as a first-time mom, and ultimately having an undisturbed birth with her first baby at home in the water with Sarah & Charli in attendance. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

In today's episode, HAH graduate Grace remembers the birth of her first baby at home with the HAH midwives. Grace was generous enough to share her vulnerabilities, strengths, and the journey she went on to birth her baby at home during her conversation with midwife Sarah. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Today on the podcast, midwife Sarah has the honor of sitting down with Hearth & Home graduate  Brenna , who had an HBAC (Home Birth After Cesarean) with our practice!  Brenna  talks all about what led to her Cesarean, her decision to give birth at home with her second, and her journey with Hearth & Home Midwifery. We are so grateful to hear from  Brenna and to have her share her story with listene...

If you've been following us for a while, you know our fabulous third primary midwife, Emily Born! Today we three midwives of Hearth & Home (Sarah, Charli, and Emily) sit down for a chat while Emily tells us all about her births: the first a hospital transport after laboring at home for a long time, and the second a home birth. If you had a hospital transfer and want to hear it kept really, really...

On today's episode, Charli and Sarah talk about external cephalic versions (ECVs) for turning a breech baby. Learn why and when it's done, in what setting, risks and benefits, and some other considerations for choosing whether you want that option or not. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

The three Hearth & Home Midwifery midwives: Sarah, Charli, and Emily, sit down in today's episode and talk all about our call schedule, how it works, why it means so much to us and our families, and why we believe it allows us to offer the best care possible to our clients. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

In today's episode, Emily Born, CPM, LDM, LM, who is the third midwife at Hearth & Home Midwifery, talks all about fussiness in babies, soothing fussy babies, and how to know when it might be colic. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

We spoke with Paige, a two-time Hearth & Home client, on her experience of working with us, dealing with postpartum mood challenges, and what she wants people to know about the midwifery model of care when it comes to postpartum support. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

You ask us all the time: what is in the midwifery birth bag? In this episode, we answered! We go through our supplies top to bottom, from those we use every single time to those we almost never touch. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

In this episode, we go over all the medications home birth midwives carry and use in the prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum period, such as Pitocin, Rhogam, Vitamin K, antibiotics, and more. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

It's finally here! Midwife Charli shares the story of her Home Birth After Cesarean, or HBAC. We recommend listening first to Charli's first birth story episode, where she talks about the birth of her son Emile by Cesarean. Listen to her story come full circle as she talks about her homebirth just two years later with her daughter! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Most people, when they talk about VBAC (or TOLAC), will talk about uterine rupture. So what is a uterine rupture? How does it happen? How likely is it to happen? And what is the protocol for prevention and assessment in the community setting? Charli and Sarah review the statistics and how the topic of uterine rupture is dealt with with experience midwives in the community setting. --- https://hear...

Listen to Andrea, a two-time home birth client with Hearth & Home Midwifery, talk about her experience giving birth to her daughters, what the experience means to her, and how she almost missed it. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Palpation, or touching, the pregnant belly during labor gives LOTS of information! Sarah & Charli go over why it's done so much in the midwifery model and what information it provides both prenatally, in labor, and postpartum. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

Today on the podcast Sarah & Charli chat with labor and delivery nurse and former Hearth & Home client Abby, who had her third baby at home with the practice. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com  

It's NORMAL to feel a sense of anxiety before labor, whether it's your first time doing it or not! The midwives share what they hear from clients about labor anxiety and what you can do about it if you're experiencing it.  --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com