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The Midwives Podcast

Margie Wallis and Amy Tate

Welcome to The Midwives Podcast✨ Where every birth story is worth telling—and worth hearing. ✨ Hosted by real midwives with real experience, this podcast brings you unfiltered, emotionally rich birth stories from families who began care with a midwife—whether they birthed at home, in a birth center, or transferred to a hospital. Every Monday, we release a new episode featuring raw, beautiful, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking stories that shine a light on what it really means to give birth on your

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42:04

Anissa's First Birth: Breathwork, Surrender and Early...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/12/05

In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, Margie sits down with her client to share the beautiful, empowering story of baby Foster’s birth. From early pregnancy beliefs to choosing an out-of-hospital birth, she walks us through how social media, mindset work, and deep trust in her body shaped her decision to pursue an unmedicated water birth.She recounts the surprising start of labor, the steady build of intensity, and the grounding routines—breathing, darkness, movement, and support—that

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29:06

Cassie's Third Birth: Water Birth, Progesterone, and...

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2025/11/26

In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, Margie and Amy sit down with Cassie, a mother of three, as she shares the powerful, redemptive story of her third birth—her first out-of-hospital, water birth at the birth center.Cassie reflects on her previous hospital births, describing how bright lights, rushed providers, and impersonal care left her anxious and disconnected. After a particularly difficult second birth with an OB, she knew she wanted something different for her next baby: dim lights,

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39:43

Courtney's Third Birth: Unmedicated Birth Turned...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/11/21

In this episode, Courtney, a doula and childbirth educator, shares her intense and unexpected birth story. Despite planning for an unmedicated birth, things took a dramatic turn when she experienced severe pain during pushing and was rushed into an emergency C-section due to a placental abruption. She talks about her experience using nitrous oxide for pain relief, how her baby’s heart rate dropped during labor, and how the cord wrapped around her baby's body, causing complications. Courtney also

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30:04

Courtney's Second Birth: COVID Policies,...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/11/12

In this episode, we explore what it was like to give birth during the uncertainty of early COVID hospital policies—and what it taught us about informed choice and self-advocacy. Through one mother’s experience, we talk about setting boundaries, navigating hospital systems, and understanding your rights in birth. This conversation is a reminder that even in times of restriction and fear, your voice and intuition matter.

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21:23

Courtney’s First Birth: Navigating Hospital Birth,...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/11/05

In this episode of The Midwife’s Podcast, hosts Margie and Amy talk with Courtney—a birth worker and mother of three—about her first pregnancy and childbirth. At just 21, Courtney entered birth with little understanding of its depth and complexity, expecting a straightforward hospital experience. As her pregnancy unfolded, curiosity led her to explore birth options, interventions, and midwifery care.Her first birth turned out to be far more intense than expected—a fast, disorienting hospital

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16:16

Yanill’s Second Birth: A Peaceful Home Birth Rooted...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/10/29

In this episode, Yanill returns to share the story of her second birth—a deeply intentional and empowering home birth after navigating a more medicalized first experience. She reflects on how she carefully chose her midwives, asked hard questions, and committed to caring for her body through nutrition, movement, and mindful preparation.When labor began gently at home, Yanni trusted her instincts, breathing through contractions and allowing her body to lead. Within just a few hours, surrounded by

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14:36

Yanill's First Birth: Home Birth Dreams, Hospital...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/10/24

In this heartfelt episode of The Midwives Podcast, Yanni shares the story of her first birth—a journey that began as a planned home birth and transformed into a hospital experience. She reflects on navigating relocation, building trust with her midwife and doula, and processing the emotional shifts that came with unexpected changes to her birth plan. With honesty and grace, Yanni explores themes of support, informed choice, and finding peace when birth unfolds differently than imagined.

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22:00

Ernestin's Second Birth: Following the Body’s Lead

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/10/16

In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, Ernestine returns to share the story of her second birth — a journey guided not only by her own trust and surrender but also by her midwife’s deep intuition. Together, we explore how experience, instinct, and connection shaped a birth that unfolded with ease and confidence. It’s a story about listening — to the body, to the moment, and to the quiet knowing that guides both mother and midwife.

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17:40

Ernestin's First Birth: IVF, Home Birth, and...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/10/09

In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, hosts Margie and Amy sit down with Ernestine, a registered dietitian and first-time mom who shares her journey from IVF to an empowering home birth. Ernestine opens up about how her background in healthcare shaped her birth choices, her decision to seek a heartfelt, supported experience through midwifery care, and how she prepared for labor with education, hypnobirthing, and the right birth team.From early contractions that didn’t quite feel “real,” to

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17:56

Margie's First Birth: Fear, Epidural, and an...

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/09/29

In this episode of The Midwife’s Podcast, co-host Margie opens her heart to share the story of her very first birth in the early 1990s. From the cultural messages she inherited about motherhood, to her fear and uncertainty around labor, and the unexpected beauty of meeting her baby for the first time, Margie reflects on how that experience shaped her both as a mother and as a midwife. She speaks candidly about the lack of informed choice, the challenges of hospital birth practices of that era, and

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24:56

Emily's Second Birth: Birthing on Her Own Terms

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/09/16

In this episode of The Midwives Podcast, we sit down with a mother who courageously shares her journey from a traumatic emergency C-section at 21 to a powerful, unmedicated VBAC ten years later. With humor, honesty, and heart, she takes us through the fears she carried, the trust she built in her body, and the unforgettable moment her baby was born. This story is one of resilience, instinct, and the transformative power of birth.Welcome to the Midwife Podcast Where every birth story is worth

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20:04

Emily's First Birth: When Birth Doesn't Go As Planned

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/09/08

In this episode, Emily shares the deeply personal story of her first birth. She takes us through the rush of emotions in the delivery room, the choice to get a cesarean, and the quiet moments afterward that left her feeling unexpectedly alone. With raw honesty, Emily opens up about the highs, the lows, and what it means to find yourself in the middle of such a life-changing experience. Welcome to the Midwife Podcast: Where every birth story is worth telling—and worth hearing. Hosted by real midwives

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12:42

Welcome to The Midwives Podcast: Amy's Story

The Midwives Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Welcome to the Midwife Podcast: Where every birth story is worth telling—and worth hearing. Hosted by real midwives with real experience, this podcast brings you unfiltered, emotionally rich birth stories from families who began care with a midwife—whether they birthed at home, in a birth center, or transferred to a hospital. Every Monday, we release a new episode featuring raw, beautiful, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking stories that shine a light on what it really means to give birth on your own

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