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Military Birth Talk

Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition

Military Birth Talk features birth stories from service members, spouses, veterans, and providers, all told through the unique lens of birthing in the military. Birth is a profound, unforgettable experience leaving a lifelong imprint on our hearts. For military families and service members, giving birth and parenting in our community presents its own unique, challenging, and empowering realities--giving birth alone or in a foreign country, navigating Tricare during miscarriage or infertility

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All Episodes

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72. Air Force Spouse Becca's Off Base Cholestasis...

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2025/11/13

In this episode of 'Military Birth Talk,' Anni interviews Becca, a Midwest native now living in Japan, who shares her challenging pregnancy journey marked by cholestasis. Becca discusses her husband's military background, her impeccable early pregnancy stages, and the onset of severe itching in her third trimester, leading to a diagnosis of cholestasis. She recounts the rigorous process of advocating for herself in the healthcare system to secure the right diagnosis and treatment. Her labor u...

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71. Military Spouse and Midwife Ally Delivers Twins...

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2025/10/30

In this episode of Military Birth Talk, Anni interviews Ally, a certified nurse midwife, women's health nurse practitioner, military veteran, and spouse, currently stationed in the Netherlands with her Air Force husband. Ally shares her traumatic experience of giving birth to twin girls in November 2024, detailing her challenges, including being in a remote foreign country with no nearby U.S. base support. She discusses her pregnancy journey, the unexpected discovery of twins, and the unique ...

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70. Air Force Spouse Anna's Off-Base Waterbirth and...

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2025/10/16

In this episode of 'Military Birth Talk,' Anni interviews Anna, a Scottish musician connected and Air Force spouse. Anna shares her journey from meeting her husband on a cruise ship to navigating the challenges of giving birth within the military system. She recounts her diverse birth experiences in Ohio and Japan, emphasizing the significance of hypnobirthing and self-advocacy. Despite some hurdles, including transitioning from on-base to off-base care and dealing with restrictions in Japan,...

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69. Kimberly's Two OCONUS Birth Stories at MTFs in Japan

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2025/10/02

Season five of Military Birth Talk is here! We kick things off with Kimberly as she shares her two birth stories overseas in Japan. Kimberly gave birth both in Okinawa and Yokota, and highlights the differences in medical care, challenges with postpartum preeclampsia, and a gallbladder surgery. Adding another layer to her experience, she was also a GS employee during the time of her first birth and was required to return to work even before her Active Duty husband. Hear about all this and mor...

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68. Navy Spouse Reyna Talks Overseas Medevac To Give...

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2025/05/08

In today’s episode we’re hearing from Reyna, who is a Navy Spouse. Reyna shares the birth story of her second child, who was born at the very end of 2019. Reyna and her family PCS’ed overseas when she was 6 months pregnant, only to find out almost immediately that she’d be sent back to the states to give birth. Reyna had a planned c-section and then a few days later, she ended up at the ER with severe stomach pain which ended up being what the doctors called retained products of coneption. Af...

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67. Navy ER Nurse Hannah Talks Hospital Delivery with...

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2025/05/01

In today’s episode, I’m speaking Hannah who is Active Duty in the Navy as an ER nurse. Her first birth took place at the MTF where she worked, and it was a very long experience which ended with a forceps delivery resulting in a birth injury that took nearly a year to be resolved. Her second experience was totally different, and ended up being an accidental unassisted homebirth, which she describes as an amazing and empowering experience. We talk about the importance of self advocacy and doing...

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66. Navy Lt Samantha McLaughlin Talks Experiencing...

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2025/04/24

In today’s episode I’m speaking with LT Samantha Mclaughlin, who’s Active Duty. LT Mclaughlin shares the birth story of her daughter who was born just shy of 33 weeks, after her water broke at 31 weeks. At the time, Samantha was working as a Labor & Delivery Nurse in 29 Palms, but because there was no NICU there they had to be transferred to another local hospital about 45 minutes away. Samantha stayed as a patient for 2 weeks until giving birth via C-Section, and then her daughter stayed...

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65. Melissa Talks Natural Hospital Birth With...

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2025/04/17

In today’s episode I’m speaking with Melissa, who is Active Duty in the Coast Guard. Melissa mostly focuses on her third birth experience, which was a natural birth through a midwife clinic out in town. She had had epidural births with her prior two and wanted to try something different this time so she dove into hypnobirthing and really prepared for a different experience with her third and final baby. We also chat a lot about the dynamics of parenting in a dual mil family and especially the...

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45:01

64. Navy Spouse Ebony Talks On-Base Home Birth With...

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2025/04/10

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Navy Spouse Ebony. Ebony is a homeschooling mom of five kids, and she and her family are currently stationed in Stuttgart. In this episode Ebony shares the birth story of her third child, who was born at home on base in Yokosuka Japan, while her husband was deployed. Ebony had a wonderful team around her and describes the experience as incredible and amazing. Ebony is also a doula and hypnobirthing instructor so we chat a bit about her professional experience...

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63. Coast Guard Spouse and Physical Therapist Jen...

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2025/04/03

In today’s episode I’m speaking with Dr. Jen Bertoluzzi who is a Coast Guard Spouse and Physical Therapist with a focus on pelvic floor PT. Jen’s birth experiences begin with a miscarriage that happened right at tbeginning of the COVID 19 lockdowns. They got pregnant again, and Jen gave birth out in town with a team that was not very supportive of her birth plans and it ended up being a very long delivery. They PCSed from Massachusetts to Oregon at 2 months postpartum, and once they were sett...

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62. Navy Spouse Alice's Birth Center to Hospital...

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2025/03/27

Alice is a Navy Spouse who is originally from the UK, where she worked as a licensed midwife. She joins Military Birth Talk today to share the story of her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience with her first daughter. She had originally planned for a low intervention birth center birth, and ended up transferring to the hospital when her labor stalled. Though though things didn't go to plan, she remembers her birth positively, which she attributes to the fact that she was able to stay i...

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61. Army Captain Jessica Cooper Talks Long Induction,...

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2025/03/20

In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Captain Jessica Cooper, who is a medical service officer serving in the Army. During Jessica’s pregnancy she saw midwives through the community hospital on Fort Campbell, and she had a really positive experience there. She ended up being induced when her baby started having heart decelerations during a 40 week check up, and even though it was a very long, 46-hour induction, she was still able to give birth vaginally. Due to some tearing, Jessica had a lon...

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60. Space Force Spouse Genesis Talks Genetic Testing...

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2025/03/13

In today’s episode, Space Force spouse Genesis shares her pregnancy and birth story with her son. During her pregnancy, she opted to do genetic testing, which revealed that her son was at risk of being diagnosed with a chromosome abnormality. It was a bumpy road to understand the results and get more information, and the experience made it really hard for Genesis to enjoy the pregnancy. Thankfully, her baby boy was born healthy. The birth itself was a long induction which ending in a c-sectio...

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59. Amber Talks Mental Health Challenges During...

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2025/03/06

In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Amber who was active duty in the air force for 4 years, before getting out after the birth of her second child. She had a very challenging first pregnancy with her son, which included a lot of mental health challenges which were really hard to navigate on top of being active duty and living far away from family. The birth didn’t go as planned and ended up in a csection, so it was a challenging period in Amber’s life. Her second birth, also a csectio...

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58. Retired Navy OB Dr. John Richard Talks 24 Years...

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2025/02/27

In today's episode, we're joined by Dr. John Richard who served 24 years as an OB in the Navy. During our conversation he shares his perspective on a whole range of issues including military medicine as a whole, staffing issues, how rank impacts pregnancy care for service members, and he also answered some follower questions. Please be aware that our conversation includes a discussion about abortion and what military providers can and cannot do for their patients. Follow along with Military B...

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57. Air Force Spouse Courtney Talks Two C-Sections at...

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2025/02/20

In today’s episode, I’m talking with Air Force Spouse Courtney. Courtney shares her two c-section birth stories, which both took place at the same military treatment facility in Florida. Courtney’s husband deployed shortly after both births, but she had great support from visiting family, and her husband’s squadron who brought over lots of delicious meals. Especially during her second postpartum period she relied heavily on the free resources for parents provided by the Air Force, and overall...

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56. Dual-Mil Navy Couple Tiana and Myer Talk Birth...

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2025/02/13

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Myer & Tiana Krah who were both Active Duty in the Navy, and are both now retired. They have four little boys, including a set of twins, so we hear about Tiana’s C-section, then her VBAC, and then the birth of her twins which was also a military hospital VBAC. They talk about navigating deployments, overseas orders, their family care plan, career sacrifices, childcare, and breastfeeding, and then we also talk about fatherhood while on Active Duty and ...

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55. Navy Spouse Sarah Talks Eclamptic Seizure While...

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2025/02/06

In today’s episode, we’re hearing from Navy Spouse Sarah, who tells the story of her third pregnancy and birth. When Sarah was 28 weeks pregnant, she was in the car with her other two kids when she had an eclamptic seizure. Her husband, a submarine officer in the Navy, was underway at the time and rushed back after receiving an American Red Cross message. Sarah gave birth to their daughter via c-section, and then navigated a stay in the NICU for 178 days before their daughter was discharged h...

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54. Navy Pilot Jacque Talks Pregnancy Loss,...

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2025/01/30

In the first episode of Season 4 of Military Birth Talk, Lieutenant Jacqueline McCrory shares her journey through pregnancies and births as an active duty Navy pilot. Jackie recounts meeting her husband at the Naval Academy, their careers as pilots, and managing dual military duties while starting a family. She discusses the challenges of multiple miscarriages during an operational tour, the shift to more holistic methods to improve fertility, and her eventual successful pregnancy. Jackie ref...

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53. Annie Talks Life As a Military Midwife Plus Her...

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2024/12/19

In this episode of Military Birth Talk, we're speaking with LCDR Anne Laird, who was active duty in the navy for 12 years and now serves in the reserves as a midwife. Annie shares her extensive experiences both as a military midwife and as a mother of five, who has had pretty much every type of birth you could think of from a hospital birth with an epidural, a home birth to hospital transfer, two more homebirths, and then a hospital induction turned c-section. We also chat about how her milit...

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