Wine About Birth Podcast

Listen in as we interview 2 OBGYN's in a nearby hospital practice. We discuss how much the experience of our clients improves when we collaborate and have mutual respect. A shift needs to happen in the US. This conversation is our way of trying to improve the culture between midwives and OB's and we also had a blast. Cheers!

We are back from our long break and our space is finally up and running. Today we talk about our grand opening, what we have been up to during our break and several birth stories of the week. Cheers!!

Certified Midwives In Virginia are trained to possess and administer medications for birth. Our law in Virginia prohibits midwives from doing this. Midwives In all states but 2 legally can use medications to help make birth safer. The Virginia Midwives For Safe Community Births are actively working to change this outdated and dangerous law. Listen to this episode to find out why this law is so abs...

Today Kim and Jess talk about some of the things they swore they would never ever do...as parents, birth workers and in life in general. As we get older we realize everyone is on their own journey and more support and less judgement is key. So grab a beer and enjoy all the things we have done we swore we never would. Cheers!!

Meredith is back to work after her postpartum period, so we thought this was a fitting time to discuss that transition that so many moms find so tough. We share our experiences going back to work and also the experiences of our listeners who wrote in. Cheers!

We have been in a beautiful phase of transition. It has been very exciting but also very stressful. Today we talk about some of the ways we calm our brains during times of stress and also talk about focusing on the positive and how damn lucky we really are. We also share an intense birth story of the week. Cheers!!

Today we interviewed two guys that know absolutely nothing about birth. There were lots of laughs and incorrect answers to trivia questions about birth and anatomy. Grab a beer, enjoy and hopefully have some laughs along with us. Cheers!!

We had a wild weekend of births, creek swimming, concerts and full moons. In today's episode we talk about the 3 births we did this weekend as well as the fun we got into. Cheers!!

Today we talk about some of the rituals/habits we have before during and after births. We hope you enjoy them and have some laughs along the way. Cheers!

Meredith has spent the last month enjoying her postpartum time with Eliza while we also scurry to get our space up and running. Through all the craziness we wanted to jump in and update you on all of our progress. Cheers!!

Baby LiLou Is Here!! It was definitely a whirlwind experience and very unexpected. Today we share the birth story we have all been waiting for. Cheers!!

Today is Meredith's due date and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of baby Lilou. In the meantime the one and only Alice Wheeler, Meredith's best friend, who also happens to be a labor and delivery nurse has arrived. We talk alot about Alice on the podcast. But now the birth team is assembled and Alice is our guest. We introduce you to how we all met and some of Alice's experiences in birth acro...

We have been on break for a couple of weeks while we work to get our new office set up. But in the meantime we have had lots of births and other things going on. Today we update you on all of our progress as well as sharing our birth stories...including an amazing vbac and breech birth. Enjoy and cheers!

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Today we talk about some of the midwives who were influential to us in our birth work careers in honor of Women's History. We also share 2 birth stories of the week. Cheers!

Sometimes babies decide to be born in cars on the way to the birth space. It can be unexpected and overwhelming, but it makes for some really good stories. Today we talk about some of our car birth experiences, including our birth story of the week, which took place in the car. Enjoy and Cheers!

Today we interview Dr. Emily DeRocco. She is a webster certified chiropractor, mother of 5 (soon to be 6), twin momma, and home birthing momma. We are talking all about twins, our experiences and hers. Enjoy and Cheers!

Sometimes births happen fast...so fast that we don't make it in time. This past week we had a bunch of these births. Today we talk about how to prepare for if that happens to you and also share some of our missed birth stories of the week. Cheers!

All of us go through times of transition in life. Just like transition in birth, life transitions can be painful and scary. It can be really hard to be the best versions of ourselves when going through times of transition no matter how necessary changes are. Today we talk about the life transitions that we are all going through and how we are handling them while juggling families, birth work and f...

Jess started the day with a birth, Kim is actively at a birth as we record, and Mer is just along for the ride. Listen to us stumble our way through this impromptu episode as we keep our commitment to not bail on the podcast in 2022.

We are back from our holiday break and we are talking about some of the things we accomplished in 2021 and some of our goals for 2022, both professional and personal. We also share our birth story of the week and spoiler alert... it was a Christmas baby. So excited to be back and see what 2022 holds. Cheers!

Today we had the tremendous honor of interviewing Lena Cerbone, CNM. There are so many different paths to midwifery and birth work and not all providers respect and support each other. During this episode we discuss some of the reasons why that might be and ways that we can help bridge that gap to help make birth safer and happier for the people who really matter, the ones who are giving birth. Ch...

Birth work is a job that takes a lot of passion. It is also a job that can lead to burn out because it takes so much of us to be the providers we want to be. Today we talk a little bit about provider burnout and some of the things we do to help keep going when things get tough. Cheers!

It is Thanksgiving, so today we practice the art of gratitude and talk about the things we are thankful for. Enjoy and Cheers!

Postpartum hemorrhage sometimes happens and is a real fear for a lot of people. Today we talk about supporting the normal physiology of the birth of the placenta in order to help prevent hemorrhage. We also talk about the ways that we manage postpartum hemorrhage if it happens. Happy birthing and Cheers!