Wine About Birth Podcast

We have been gone for a long time...didnt know if we were coming back. But lo and behold we realized we miss you guys and also our time processing births together. So we are back. Cheers and Enjoy!!

Linden Tree Midwifery hosted a skills and drills weekend. We had a blast! Today we share highlights from that weekend, as well as the baby storm that followed. Cheers!

Today Meredith and Jess had the rare privilege of recording on our own. We also recently had a marathon of births. Today we share the three births we had the privilege to attend together. 2 birth center births and a home birth. Enjoy and Cheers

As our midwifery practice grows, we have taken on some new people to help us thrive in the busyness. Today we introduce you to some of our new village members and share some of our birth stories from recent births. Enjoy and Cheers!

Today we have 2 guests on to talk about continuity of care. Katie Black is Linden Tree's resident RN, birth assistant and student midwife. Nicole is our client, friend and Katie's first continuity of care in her midwifery training. Hear all about Nicole's birth with her rainbow baby and how continuity of care helped her through her pregnancies and births. Cheers!

Today we look back on our 2022 successes... as well as failures...and talk about our plans to rise up like a fire phoenix in 2023. We also share the stories of some of our December births. Cheers!

Kim spent 10 days at the Midwifery Wisdom Conference in Texas. Today we talk about some of the things she learned and the lessons we are trying to incorporate into our practice and lives. Cheers!

As out of hospital providers, we work with low risk clients. There are some gray areas to what is considered low risk and what is considered high risk. Today we discuss some of those factors and how difficult it can be to make the call that someone is too high risk for our care.

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 absurd and how you can help make changes to make birth safer for everyone in Virginia, regardless of where they choose to give birth.

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 across different cultures. Cheers!!

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 friendship. We hope our transparency can help all of you who are also struggling to see you aren't alone and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Cheers!

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. Cheers!

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!

Birth... it's not all glitter and rainbows. Sometimes a good bitch session is needed to process the times when birth is hard and frustrating. Today we talk about some of the things that frustrate us during birth. Cheers!!

A client recently asked us what they can do for us to make our jobs easier. We were a little stumped. But here is an episode about the things that make us a little too happy when we get called to a birth. Cheers!

We had several easy births this week and we want to share them with you. In our culture we hear so much about what can go wrong and we want to remind everyone that more often than not, birth goes right. Cheers!!

We have heard over and over stories about partners struggling during pregnancy and after birth. This is challenging for everyone involved and can come as a big surprise. Today we tell some stories of partners struggling and offer some tips to help prepare for this possibility as well as to let you know that if you have gone through this...you are not alone. Cheers!

Life is not all glitter and rainbows and sometimes we all get a little crazy. Today we discuss some of our craziness and how we deal with it so that we can stay sane in this life. Cheers!

Today we share 3 of our recent birth stories. Every one of them had something weird or interesting happen. Warning this episode was recorded during a hangout where we were drinking....so we got a little chaotic and had some fun. Enjoy and Cheers!

Sometimes hospital transfers happen from a planned home or birth center birth. Today we discuss some of the most common reasons for hospital transfer and what those transfers can look like. Happy Birthing and Cheers!

We are back from summer break and we are ready to rock and roll. Today we talk about what we have been up to during our break, both fun and births. Enjoy and Cheers!!

We had a busy week of births. Today we share 2 birth stories of the week. Enjoy and Cheers!

Today Jess and Meredith record without Kim. We talk about how our friendship started and has grown into what it is today, all of the things that we love about each other and our experiences of birth together. We also share a birth story of the week. Cheers!!

We have been super busy this summer. Today we share some of the fun and adventures we have been on recently as well as share 2 birth stories of the week. Enjoy and Cheers!

It is said that 1 in 4 women have experienced sexual assault in their lifetime. It's not a fun subject, but it affects so many people. Being a survivor of sexual assault can alter the way we experience birth and birth can very often trigger trauma. Today we interview Chelsea, a mom of 3 and sexual assault survivor. We hope to help other survivors to have the best birth possible for them. We also want to try and bring some education to other providers about how they can be supportive to survivors. Cheers to healing and healthy births!

We are back at it today talking about postpartum. It is hard and messy and moms need a lot of support. In our me first world many people focus on their rights surrounding your baby before thinking about what mom needs the most. Setting boundaries can help you get the support you need while removing some of the drama you don't. Cheers!!

Birth gets weird sometimes. Things happen during birth that would be very abnormal in any other setting. Today we chat about some of the things other people think are gross, weird or disturbing that we get excited about at a birth. Cheers!!

So this week we are all off call... and I'm not gonna lie, we did not feel like recording. So this episode is basically us shooting the shit for an hour and talking about random stories as well as all of the things we are accomplishing during our off call time. There is also a birth story of the week thrown in there. So if that sounds exciting, this is the episode for you. Grab a tall glass of vino and join us. Cheers!!

Transitions are hard! Today we talk about some of our life transitions we are going through, and how we have tried to balance our businesses and friendship while having major changes and stresses in our lives. We have learned it really does take a village! The support of a few loving people makes all the difference in the world, especially when we are not at our best. Cheers!!

It's a question we get all the time... how will my older kids do at the birth? Should we include them in the birth process? Today we discuss some of our experiences with children at births, as well as some of our suggestions for if you want to include your older children in your birth process. Happy Birthing and Cheers!!

We have had a crazy month of births over here at Wine About Birth. In this episode we discuss some of the births we attended this month and the lessons we learned. Cheers!