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MyMaine Birth
MyMaine Birth is a space where we share the real life stories of families and their unique birth experiences in the beautiful state of Maine. From our state's biggest hospitals to Birth Center Births, and home births, every birth story deserves to be heard and celebrated. Whether you are a soon to be mom, a seasoned mother, or simply interested in the world of birth, these episodes are for you.
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113. MyMaine Birth: Courtney Shares Her Two Home Birth Stories, Including How She Caught Her Breech Baby - Unassisted
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112. MyMaine Birth: From Hospital to Home, Mikayla's Story of Choosing an Unassisted Birth
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111. MyMaine Birth: JulieAnne returns to share her second birth story, a Journey Through Surprise C-Section
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110. MyMaine Birth: Kay Shares About Her Four Maine Birth Stories in the Shadow of Abuse
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109. MyMaine Birth: Dr. Meaghan Staples shares her Two Maine Birth Stories and The Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
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108. MyMaine Birth: When Midwifery Regulations Clash With Birth Autonomy, Devanne's Story
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107. MyMaine Birth: Sarah's Precipitous Birth Story at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine
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106. The Power of Visualization, Katie's two EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories
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105. Breaking the Mold: What Nobody Tells Twin Parents (you can do it!), Molly's EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories
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104. MyMaine Birth: Leigh's EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss: EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Story The predictable path of birth in the system Postpartum support ….and a whole lot…
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103. From Fear to Power in Childbirth: Exploring the Shift, Kimberly's Maine Birth Stories
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102. Birth Plans Gone Awry: When Your Hospital Closes, JulieAnne's Maine Birth Story & Current Pregnancy Journey
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101. Surrendering to Birth: Katie's Powerful Wild Pregnancy and Free Birth Story
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100. Birth Without Boundaries: Nicole's Maine FreeBirth Story
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99. Embracing an Unassisted Birth: Kiley returns to share her Third Birth Story
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98. Claiming Your Full Power: Rendalyn's Maine FreeBirth Story
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97. MyMaine Birth: Dessiree shares her Maine Birth story at Mercy Hospital in Portland with care from All About Women
Send us Fan Mail Imagine being told you might never have children at a young age, and then you grow up and find yourself pregnant. This is the raw and…
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96. Overcoming the Unexpected: Leah's Birth Journey at Maine Medical Center in Portland
Send us Fan Mail Leah's story is one of resilience, courage, and the power of hope as she navigates what she was told was a high-risk pregnancy. Despite being…
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95. Embracing Birth Bliss: Katie's Journey to Natural Childbirth
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever questioned the conventional norms of childbirth and wondered about embracing a more natural approach? Join me in this episode as…
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94. Adapting to Unexpected Challenges: Bekah's Maine General Hospital Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Bekah's story is an emotional journey of unexpected challenges and resilience, tracing her path from a bustling life in California to her new…
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93. Navigating a Traumatic Birth and Finding Healing: Emily’s Maine Medical Center Experience
Send us Fan Mail Join me in Episode 93 of MyMaine Birth as Emily shares her raw and emotional story of navigating motherhood with her boyfriend Curtis…
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92. Trusting Your Choices in Childbirth: Christi's Story
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91. Pregnancy and Postpartum during a Pandemic: Faith's Maine Birth Story with care from Coastal Women's Health in Scarborough
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 91 of MyMaine Birth, I can’t believe we’re almost at 100 episodes! Thank you so much to all of you who have supported me…
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90. Unlocking Pelvic Health with Dr. Emily Wilson of Pelvic Wisdom in Yarmouth, Maine
Send us Fan Mail Unlock the secrets to better pelvic health with Dr. Emily Wilson of Pelvic Wisdom Physical Therapy. Emily shares her compelling journey into…
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89. Navigating a Twin Pregnancy and NICU stay, Crystal shares her Maine Medical Center Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Join me as we uncover the emotional rollercoaster of twin pregnancies and an unexpected, and coerced C-section. Crystal opens up about her…
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88. Katie's Journey through Pregnancy after Loss
Send us Fan Mail Katie's path to motherhood is fraught with heartache and hope, from the devastating loss of her first pregnancy at 16.5 weeks to enduring four…
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87. Capri's Journey through a Challenging Pregnancy: Bellamy's Triumphant Story
Send us Fan Mail What would you do if faced with the terrifying possibility of your unborn child having severe brain and heart conditions? Capri's harrowing…
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86. Embracing Home Birth and Hypnobirthing with Cashlyn
Send us Fan Mail How do you navigate childbirth when your intuition clashes with medical advice? Join us as we welcome Cashlyn, a resilient mother of four…
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85. From Natural Birth Plans to Medical Emergencies: Lea's Experience
Send us Fan Mail Leah shares her two birth experiences at Houlton Regional Hospital. Her first pregnancy journey is marked by a 19-hour labor, complications…
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84. Confronting Birth Complications and PTSD: Jessica's Powerful Story
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jessica joins me today to share her candid and powerful birth story from Northern Lights Eastern Maine Medical Center in…
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83. Mari's Story of Pregnancy Surprises and Overcoming Obstacles
Send us Fan Mail Join me this week for an eye-opening episode where Mari shares her deeply personal journey, from the shock of discovering she was pregnant…
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82. Navigating Two Births Close in Age and the Postpartum Period with Liz
Send us Fan Mail Join me this week as Liz, a stay-at-home mom, recounts her experiences birthing two children close in age and explores the dynamics of her…
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81. Navigating Birth as a Postpartum Nurse, Kassi's story
Send us Fan Mail Join me as I chat with Kassi as she shares her personal journey navigating the complex emotions and decisions surrounding hospital birth…
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80. Embracing the Unexpected, Stacie's Journey to Motherhood
Send us Fan Mail Drawing back the curtain on the transformative journey of childbirth, Stacie, a new mother and talented photographer in the Midcoast Maine…
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79. Amanda's Two Maine Birth Stories and her Evolution into Holistic Women's Health
Send us Fan Mail When Amanda DeLorme of Pearl Holistic Health joined me, she didn't just bring her expertise in holistic women's health; she brought the raw…
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78. Nora's Intimate Home Birth in the Heart of Maine's Backwoods
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered about the raw and transformative moments that come with welcoming a new life into your family? Join me as Nora returns…
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77. Mid-Week Midwife Episode - Embracing Birth with Student Midwife Gabrielle Gonzales
Send us Fan Mail When Gabby stepped into the birthing room for the first time, little did she know it would redraw her life's map, leading her away from…
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76. A Planned Home Birth turned Hospital Birth, Two Maine Home Births, A Maine Birth Center Birth and then another Home Birth, Rachel's Story
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever marveled at the sheer unpredictability of life, especially when it comes to the momentous journey of bringing new life into the…
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75. A Beautiful Maine Home Birth turned 10 Day unnecessary NICU stay, Hayley's story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Haley and she shares her beautiful Maine home birth story with care from Saco River midwifery. After her amazing…
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74. MyMaine Birth, Maria is back to share her most recent Holly No.7 Birth Center Story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Maria, she shared her first birth story in episode #32 of the MyMaine Birth Podcast, so go check that out if you…
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73. MyMaine Birth Fiona shares her Maine Home Birth Story with care from Soft Corner Midwifery
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Fiona and she shares all about her Maine home birth story. Fiona is a doula and child birth educator located in…
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72. MyMaine Birth Shandi shares her Maine Birth story with care from her midwives at Holly No.7
Send us Fan Mail Todays birth story guest is Shandi and she shares all about her Maine birth story. She originally planned for a birth center birth at Holly No…
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71. A Maine hospital birth followed by a Maine Home Birth with care from midwives at Sacopee Valley Birthing Services, Alexandra's Story
Send us Fan Mail Todays’ birth story guest is Alexandra and she shares about her two Maine birth stories. The first was in a hospital and during that…
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70. MyMaine Birth Natalie is back to share her most recent Maine birth story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Natalie. Natalie shared her first birth story in episode 65 of the podcast so if you haven’t had a chance to…
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69. A planned Maine Home Birth involving a hospital transfer, Melanie's Story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Melanie and she shares her experience of planning for a home birth but after a long labor it was suggested to her…
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68. Five Maine Hospital Birth stories, Sarah's story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Sarah and she is here to share all about her five Maine Birth stories. She gave birth to all of her babies…
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67. A planned Maine Home Birth turned Hospital Birth, Olivia's Story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Olivia. Olivia shared all about her first birth story back in episode 16 of the podcast - so go check that out if…
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66. Three Maine hospital birth stories, Holly's story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Holly and she shares all about her three Maine hospital birth stories. MyMaine Birth is a space where we share…
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65. A Maine Home Birth involving a hospital transfer, Natalie's story
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 65 of the MyMaine Birth Podcast. Today’s birth story guest is Natalie, and she shares all about her Maine birth story. I…
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64. MyMaine Birth Mid-Week Midwife episode with Ariel Bernstein
Send us Fan Mail Today’s midwife guest is Ariel Bernstein, of Saco River Midwifery. This is Ariel’s second time as a guest on the Podcast. She shared all about…
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63. MyMaine Birth Valerie's two C-Section birth stories
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Valerie and she shares all about her two cesarean birth stories. Valerie is a Canadian mother and both of her…
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62. MyMaine Birth Megan's journey with IVF and her birth story at NL EMMC in Bangor
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Megan and she shares all about her journey with IVF, she ended up having preeclampsia and was induced three weeks…
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61. MyMaine Birth Tess's two Birth stories with care from NL Mercy Midwives in Portland
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Tess and she shares all about her two Maine birth stories with care from Nortern Light Mercy Midwives in…
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60. MyMaine Birth Mid-week Midwife episode with Julie Havener
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a mid-week midwife episode of the MyMaine Birth Podcast! Today's midwife guest is Julie Havener, a Certified Professional midwife…
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59. MyMaine Birth Emily's Maine Home Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Season 2 of the MyMaine Birth Podcast! Today's birth story guest is Emily and she shares her Maine home birth story with us…
MyMaine Birth58. MyMaine Birth Lily's two home birth stories
Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas! Welcome to a very special episode of the MyMaine Birth Podcast. Today's birth story guest is Lily and she shares all about…
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57. MyMaine Birth Shelby shares her 3 birth experiences at NL EMMC in Bangor
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Shelby and she shares all about her three experiences birthing at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in…
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56. MyMaine Birth Ellie shares about the birth of her twins at NL EMMC in Bangor
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Ellie and she shares about her experience as a first time mother birthing twins at Northern Light Eastern Maine…
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55. MyMaine Birth Emily shares her Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Maine Birth story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Emily and she shares her experience of birthing her son at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth with care…
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54. MyMaine Birth Hannah shares her Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Maine Birth Story
Send us Fan Mail Today's birth story guest is Hannah and she shares her experience of birthing her daughter at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth with…