In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, Margie sits down with Bonnie, a doula and first-time mom, to share the story of her first birth.

After a spontaneous rupture of membranes on Christmas Eve, Bonnie entered the hospital hoping for an unmedicated vaginal birth. Instead, she experienced a rapid cascade of interventions that led to a Cesarean birth on Christmas Day. Bonnie reflects on advocacy, vulnerability, informed consent, and the quiet grief that can accompany births that don’t unfold as planned—alongside deep gratitude for a healthy baby.

This episode offers an honest look at navigating hospital birth, processing unmet expectations, and the role of faith, support, and community in healing after birth.

In this powerful episode, Janelle shares her incredible journey of planning and birthing her twin boys with a midwife. After navigating provider changes, insurance hurdles, and pressure to deliver in a hospital setting, Janelle followed her intuition and chose the care model that aligned with her vision for a physiological birth.

She walks us through preparing for a natural twin birth, discovering both babies were breech, and ultimately experiencing a fast and intense seven-hour labor. When a placental abruption led to significant blood loss after the first twin was born, her midwife calmly guided the moment, and just eight minutes later, baby brother made his entrance.

Janelle opens up about hemorrhage recovery, tandem breastfeeding, the realities of twin postpartum life, and the importance of community support. Her story is a testament to informed choice, trust in the body, and the strength that comes from feeling truly supported in birth.

Whether you’re expecting twins, considering out-of-hospital birth, or simply love powerful birth stories, this episode is a moving reminder of resilience, preparation, and the beauty of welcoming two lives at once.

In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, we sit down with Yasmine to reflect on her deeply transformative journey through two very different births. Yasmine shares her first pregnancy during the height of COVID, navigating an IUGR diagnosis, early induction, NICU time, and a challenging postpartum and breastfeeding experience with her daughter, Sophia.

She then walks us through how those experiences led her to question the medical “default,” explore the midwifery model of care, and ultimately choose a home birth for her second child, Sebastian. Yasmine opens up about her initial skepticism, the process of finding a midwife, and how a physiologic, relationship-centered approach to birth reshaped her confidence, autonomy, and trust in her body.

We also dive into her fast and powerful home birth, the importance of a calm and intentional birth environment, the role of the birth team, and how breastfeeding unfolded more seamlessly the second time around. This conversation highlights the contrast between the medical and midwifery models of care and invites listeners to reflect on their own values when making birth choices.

Whether you’re navigating birth options, processing a past experience, or simply curious about home birth and informed choice, Yasmine’s story is an honest, thoughtful exploration of what it means to step off the conveyor belt and choose a path aligned with your values.