Best Hbac Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 309 How to Tell if the VBAC/HBAC Information You See is Real or Fake 33:04

3d ago33:04

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Julie Francom joins Meagan on the podcast to talk about checking the validity of the information you see surrounding VBAC. There is so much information out there and so much misinformation that we want to help you figure out what is actually evidence-based! Julie and Meagan draw on their personal experiences with making corrections to information t…

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Working With HBAC Mamas 51:06

17d ago51:06

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This podcast was inspired by a student considering working with a mama who’s had a prior cesarean and wanting to birth at home. I realized how much goes into this for me as a midwife, and what helps me understand and fully believe in a mama who I’m supporting after cesarean. I told her that even when it all goes beautifully (which is often!) it can…

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487: Having a Victorious HBAC with Christina Winsnes (DIAH Classic) 48:46

29d ago48:46

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“Is my body able to give birth?” This is one of the questions that Christina Winsnes asked herself as she prepared for the home birth of her second child, after an unplanned cesarean birth with her first child Emma. With the support of her husband Yeti and the rest of her team, Christina took time during her second pregnancy to deal with fears and …

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Ep 159//Missionary Midwife Shares About Sovereignty of God in Homebirth with Leigha Fairchild 48:40

2h ago48:40

48:40

God works in amazing ways! Our culture loves to demoralize women when it comes to birth. We downplay the miracle and the power of the encounter of birth. Even Christians have a tendency to forget the spiritual aspect of prepared and experiencing birth. We also discuss the sovereignty of God event when a traumatic birth happens. My guest today is Le…

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490: Birth as a Rite of Passage: Messages for Birthers and Birth Workers with Blyss Young, LM, CPM (DIAH Classic) 1:06:11

1d ago1:06:11

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Where will you hear about home birth story details, the difference between modern and traditional midwifery, what to do when you are inspired to enter birth work and the connection of birth with sexuality and spirituality? This episode of the podcast, that's where! Today we’re joined by Blyss Young, LM CPM. Blyss is a home birth midwife, teacher, c…

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Episode 310 Kristen's Healing VBAC with a Special Scar 46:23

1d ago46:23

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Every pregnancy and birth experience is different. That is true for everyone, but especially for Kristen. Kristen joins us from Provo, Utah, and shares her experiences with an initial vaginal birth, a diagnosis of omphacele with a Cesarean and infant loss with her second that left her with a special scar, an induced, medicated hospital VBAC with he…

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Your Birth Desire 48:01

3d ago48:01

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Some updates here first and then a ramble about considering what your soul desires for birth rather than your ego or mind. Take a listen and see if you can feel for yourself what I am talking about. Click the icon below to listen.By Maryn Green

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Ep 158//Feel Like You're Not Capable of Homebirth? 🗡️ Learn How to Combat That Lie! 19:16

3d ago19:16

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Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’d love to homebirth but I just don’t think I could do it.” or maybe you’re planning a homebirth now but you’ll still get the intrusive thoughts saying, “There is no way you’ll be able to handle labor at home!” Have you fallen into an agreement with the enemy that you are not able to homebirth? Let’s explore tha…

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Ep 41 The Man's Role in the Postpartum Season with Daniel Grose 49:45

4d ago49:45

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I came across Daniel's incredible instagram page https://www.instagram.com/honest_fatherhood/ and I was blown away by how well spoken he was about Empowering men in the journey of fatherhood and postpartum. In this episode we discuss Home Birth, postpartum, homeschooling, tips for new parents, and navigating multiple children. I really hope this ep…

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Ep 157//Tips to Love Your Body Image During Pregnancy with Tammy Potter 48:06

7d ago48:06

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You’re newly pregnant and looking in the mirror thinking… “Oh my goodness my body has changed so much!” This can affect many women in different ways. Body image during pregnancy is not always easy to wrap your mind around. Today I have Tammy Potter on the show to discuss Body image during pregnancy and postpartum. Tammy is a renowned pregnancy and …

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489: The 40-Hour Home Birth That Almost Wasn't with Josephine Breen (DIAH Classic) 52:24

8d ago52:24

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How can you utilize the power and intention of prayer for your birth? Regardless of your faith, setting intentions for your birth experience can be a big part of preparation for the experience. Today’s guest, Josephine Breen, weaves her faith into her birth story of her daughter Myriam. Josephine was born at home, and always remembers her mother be…

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Episode 308 Shannon's VBA3C + Doubt From Her Delivery Team 44:14

8d ago44:14

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“I did it. They said I couldn’t, but I did it.” When planning for her VBA3C, Shannon got just about as much kickback as someone can get. She was ambushed. She was coerced. She was given the scariest information. Shannon joins us from England today and talks about how each of her four births brought her to where she is today. By the time she was pre…

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Ep 156//God Wants You to Have Your DREAM Homebirth! 16:26

10d ago16:26

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Join Homebirth Hub TODAY and get 10% off using the code BIRTH10!! Somewhere deep in your heart do you know or have you always known that homebirth is what you want? Maybe what kept you back is a lack of people around you who have done it, maybe a medical diagnosis you’ve had in the past that prevented you from looking deeper into homebirth, maybe y…

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Episode 307 Dr. Christina Pinnock + High-Risk Situations & What They Mean for TOLAC 57:59

11d ago57:59

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Dr. Christina Pinnock is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist/Perinatologist based in California and creator of the ZerotoFour Podcast. She is here to help us tackle topics like what constitutes a high-risk pregnancy, lupus, preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, gestational diabetes, fibroids, and bicornuate uteruses and how they relate to VBAC. The overar…

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Morgan Martin's Story: A Positive VBAC After a Miscarriage and Unplanned C-section 1:02:06

10d ago1:02:06

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On today's episode, Morgan Martin tells us about her three different pregnancy and birth experiences and how each one transformed her life and helped her grow along the way. In this episode, we dive into the following: Morgan's miscarriage with her first pregnancy and the book that was born from that experience. Her unplanned c-section story. Prepa…

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Ep 155// Power of Legacy an Unassisted Birth Story with Ruthe Lindvall 28:01

14d ago28:01

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Enter to win the 100k giveaway! Closes 6/8 at 11:59PM CST! Leave a review- scroll down to where in purple it says “leave a review.” Rate and review SCREENSHOT BEFORE you click send. Post the screenshot in the Peaceful Homebirth group on Facebook- facebook.com/groups/peacefulhomebirth Bonus points screenshot you sharing your favorite episode on soci…

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Episode 306 Kelsey's Birth Center VBAC + Talk About Forceps 1:10:44

16d ago1:10:44

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Our friend, Kelsey, shares with us today what giving birth is like in Canada. From moving and traveling between provinces, Kelsey had experienced different models of care and when it came time to prepare for her VBAC, she was very proactive about choosing a birth environment where she felt safest. From a scary Cesarean under general anesthesia to a…

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Ep 154//Are You Missing This Important Step In Planning for Your Homebirth? 19:50

17d ago19:50

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100k GiveAway Instructions: Join the private facebook group- facebook.com/groups/peacefulhomebirth Leave a review for the show and screenshot and post it in the group BONUS- get extra points when you share your favorite episode, take a screen shot and share it in the FB group! This giveaway is only open until June 8th at 12am so hurry and do it now…

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Episode 305 Perinatal Fitness with Gina Conley from MamasteFit 51:09

18d ago51:09

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The amazing Gina Conley from MamasteFit joins Meagan today to answer your questions all about perinatal fitness! Gina is a birth doula, perinatal fitness trainer, and founder of MamasteFit. In partnership with her sister, Roxanne, who is a labor and delivery nurse and student-midwife, MamasteFit is a place for women to find education courses and …

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488: Trust, Surrender and the Magic of Home Birth with Melissa Thormahlen (DIAH Classic) 47:39

21d ago47:39

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Melissa Thormahlen knows how to give me “all the feels.” I knew her story would impact many when her first email to me about her birth story had me tearing up. She experienced most of her birthing experience at home with her first baby Emeline, before transferring to a hospital and having a beautiful birth. For Tyler, baby number 2, she knew she wa…

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Ep 153//Delivering Your Own Baby with Tera Lopez 1:05:03

21d ago1:05:03

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Titus 2 talks about how older women are supposed to teach younger women what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children. In this episode of Peaceful Homebirth I have one of these Titus 2 women on. She has had 9 live births all at home. 4 of those were unassisted. Then her daughter carries on the legacy of unassisted b…

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Episode 304 Aisha's Surprise Breech HBAC 51:31

23d ago51:31

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Aisha’s first baby was a scheduled Cesarean for a breech presentation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though she was symptom-free, Aisha tested positive for COVID and was not able to be with her husband or her baby right after birth. Her surgery was routine and uneventful, but the isolation left her devastated. Aisha moved and was livin…

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Ep 152//3 Creative Ways to Afford Your Homebirth 17:50

24d ago17:50

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Is one of your holdbacks for homebirth is that it's too expensive? You have to pay out of pocket and it seems like an impossibility. Today, I want to give you 3 things to think about or implement so that you can afford what you need to thrive during pregnancy and have a peaceful homebirth. Get 10% off of Homebirth Hub when you join the waitlist tod…

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Episode 303 Kristen's 2VBAC Stories with Preeclampsia 54:24

25d ago54:24

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Kristen joins us today to share her tough C-section and two beautiful VBAC stories! After a 41-week elective induction that turned into a C-section and a 2.5-week NICU stay due to meconium and heart decelerations, Kristen was very nervous about giving birth again. She found The VBAC Link Podcast and found hope. Through her VBAC research, she gained…

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Transitioning to "Stay at Home Mom" with Mariela De Santiago 27:22

25d ago27:22

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Are you currently pregnant or recently postpartum? Are you questioning if you want to go back to work after maternity leave? Many of us have been there and it can be a hard decision to make for some women. If you are trying to figure out if being either a working mom, work from home mom, or stay at home mom is the best fit for your family, you'll w…

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Embodying the Midwife Archetype 58:28

25d ago58:28

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In this podcast, Margo and I dream about the new version of “midwife” that we are helping to create in this world and through our Indie Birth Midwifery School. It is truly time for a change; away from the drastic, static versions of what exists and has come before. We are imagining a world where the midwife archetype is values by herself, her clien…

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Ep 40 Manifesting Your Dream Birth with Jenna Ballard 1:04:12

25d ago1:04:12

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Jenna began her career in 2006 as a certified personal trainer and mindset coach for celebrities like Ben Stiller, Katy Perry, Jeremy Piven, Saudi Arabian royalty, and the Marciano family (founders of Guess). In 2011, she discovered the world of emotional intelligence, experiential trainings, and somatic practices. She then realized she had a bigge…

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Ep 151//Fingerprints of God in Pregnancy and Homebirth with Hanna & David 1:08:59

28d ago1:08:59

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Why choose a hospital birth when a homebirth is safer for low risk pregnancies? That’s what one couple asked themselves as they were deciding how their first birth was going to look. Hannah and David come on the show today to share their experiences from conception through postpartum of their first baby and how the fingerprints of God were all over…

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Do Moms Really Want a Course to Prepare for a VBAC? 11:11

29d ago11:11

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As a doula and childbirth educator, my plan has been to have VBAC preparation courses for moms and VBAC training programs for doulas. BUT is a VBAC course really something women want or would other formats be more beneficial? Other options could be: Membership site 1:1 or group virtual doula support and VBAC education Patreon or premium podcast epi…

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Episode 302 Emily's CBAC + How Views Can Change 55:33

30d ago55:33

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Emily’s first birth experience was a home birth turned hospital transfer which ended in a C-section and then a birth center VBAC ending in hospital transfer and another C-section with her second. She found herself feeling alone, frustrated, and surrounded by people who just didn't get it as she worked to process the trauma and grief of not one but …

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Ep 150//What You Actually Need To Learn In a Birth Course 26:30

1M ago26:30

26:30

Are you asking “what type of birth class should I take?” What do I need to know in order to have a peaceful homebirth? No I haven’t read your Google searches I just know when I was a first time mom I thought that all I needed was the best birth course and my birth would be perfect. I had a high pain tolerance and I was determined but what I didn’t …

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Episode 301 Janelle's Beautiful VBAC + Signs of PPD + What is Vaginal Cleansing? 53:22

1M ago53:22

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Today’s episode is full of love. Meagan’s doula partner, Christin Carlson, joins as co-host today to hear their client, Janelle, share her beautiful VBAC story. Janelle’s first baby was determined to stay frank breech even after two ECV attempts. Her water broke on its own before her scheduled date. In prep for her surgery, Janelle unexpectedly exp…

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Ep 39 Protecting Our Babies From Mutilation (Circumcision) With Eric Clopper 57:42

1M ago57:42

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This episode was such a mind bending and stomach turning episode packed with so much information. If you or anyone you know is "questioning" circumcision or male genital mutilation, I highly encourage you to listen to this episode. We discuss how this barbaric practice started, why it is still performed to this day in America, discuss the actual im…

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Ep 149//Surprise Twin Homebirth, Overcoming Fears and Encouragement for First Time Homebirth Mamas with Elizabeth of Purely Parsons 57:29

1M ago57:29

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Join the Waitlist for Homebirth Hub bit.ly.PHHwaitlist Want to hear a story of a surprise twin homebirth?? I’m excited to bring this conversation I had with Elizabeth of Purely Parsons to you. We talked about so many things, how culture gives us a twisted view of birth, the benefits of being at home, the difference in prenatal care between home and…

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62. Nancy Loeffler's VBAC and grief journey 35:11

1M ago35:11

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Can you imagine having a VBAC over 40 years ago?! Listen to this episode so you can hear Nancy's VBAC story and her experiences with grief and how she helps other's through it now! Some highlights from the episode: 🔥 Sticking to your desires even when hospital staff doesn't agree 🔥 How planning a VBAC can change you in more ways than you might imag…

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Episode 300 with Meagan & Julie + Where We Started & Where We Are Now 43:26

1M ago43:26

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We can hardly believe that we have recorded 300 episodes! Meagan brings Julie on the podcast today to take a look back at how The VBAC Link Podcast started, the growth they have both experienced along the way and where they are now. Since 2018, we have shared laughter, tears, heartache, and joy through your stories. Thank you to all of our listener…

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