The Homebirth Midwife Podcast

By Hearth and Home Midwifery

What's The Homebirth Midwife Podcast about?

The Homebirth Midwife podcast is hosted by Sarah McClure, CPM, LDM, LM and Charli Zarosinski, CPM, LDM, LM, founders and primary midwives of Hearth and Home Midwifery, a homebirth practice in Oregon and Washington. They are experts on all things related to natural pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Each week the podcast delves into the topics you want to know about regarding your pregnancy and birth.

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The Homebirth Midwife Podcast episodes:

06.18.2024
Late Term Pregnancy & Fetal Surveillance
This episode is all about pregnancies that go past the due date, what the complications of that can be, how we manage it in the midwifery model, and what the options are for assessing baby’s wellbeing during this period. TW:...
06.04.2024
Kelsey's Experience with Midwifery Care
Listen to Charli talk with a former HAH client, Kelsey, about her experience with midwifery care. Kelsey had two babies at home with HAH. She talks about her births and also about what it's like to experience the midwifery care...
05.21.2024
Homebirth Story with Megan
In this episode a former Hearth and Home client, Megan, tells her story and talks about why, as a healthcare professional herself, she knew that homebirth was the best option for her family! Hear about her redemptive homebirth and how much...
05.07.2024
Tongue Tie Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment with Dr. Michelle Gerbi, DC, IBCLC
On today’s episode, Sarah interviews Dr. Michelle Gerbi, a lactation consultant and chiropractor in Hood River, Oregon, who specializes in perinatal and infant care. Dr. Gerbi talks all about tongue tie signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and how to think about tongue tie if...
04.23.2024
Taking Your Calls
Sarah & Charli answer listener questions in this first-ever episode of Q&A; format. If you have a question for the midwives, please call 971-361-8144 and leave your question as a voice mail to hear it on an episode soon! ---...
04.10.2024
Eye Infection vs. Plugged Tear Duct
How can you tell the difference between a plugged tear duct and an eye infection in your newborn baby? Sarah & Charli talk all about the common condition of a plugged tear duct and how to tell if it’s something...
04.09.2024
Taking Your Calls
It’s here! Our first episode of taking listener calls and answering them on air. Today we cover: - Is an irritable uterus a thing? - Can you take care of pregnant people if you’ve never had a baby? -...
03.26.2024
All about Homebirth Midwifery Care with Jen
Charli meets with a former Hearth and Home client, Jen, to talk about the differences Jen experienced going from hospital based care to homebirth midwifery care. Jen shares about her homebirth VBAC under the care of Hearth and Home and...
03.12.2024
Primip vs. Multip Labor
A lot of you have asked, and we’re here to answer! What’s the truth about a primip vs. multip labor? What does that mean? Why is it like that? Hear Sarah & Charli’s answers to this question, asked by listeners,...
02.27.2024
Doulas at a Homebirth with HelloBaby
Midwife Charli meets with Bri and Alicia from HelloBaby to chat about the benefits of having a doula at a homebirth! Hearth and Home Midwifery recommends that all of their clients giving birth for the first time, or planning a first vaginal...
02.13.2024
Heartburn and Reflux in Pregnancy
On today’s podcast, Hearth & Home midwives Sarah and Emily talk all about heartburn in pregnancy: what it is, what causes it, and what they commonly recommend to the clients in their care. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
01.30.2024
What to do with a Mildly Ill Baby
Your baby has congestion, a runny nose, a mild cough, and seems out of sorts. What do you do? Sarah & Charli break down the basics of caring for a baby with an illness that does not require medical attention...
01.16.2024
Cord Prolapse at a Home Birth
This rare obstetrical emergency has a lot of mystique around it, and many of you have asked for an episode on this! Sarah & Charli talk all about what causes cord prolapse, what it is, and how it would be...
01.02.2024
Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss in the Midwifery Model
Sarah & Charli talk about how early pregnancy loss is diagnosed and managed in midwifery care, as well as how midwives approach this common pregnancy outcome. https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
12.19.2023
Antidepressants and Home Birth
For many pregnant people, mood disorders are a part of daily life. Some people choose to use antidepressants during their pregnancy and they want to know what the risks and benefits are. Today Sarah & Charli talk all about antidepressants...
12.05.2023
Willa & Tyler’s Home Birth with Their First Baby
On today's episode, Charli talks with a HAH Midwifery family as they tell the story of their home birth with their first baby! Learn from Willa & Tyler about the affirming healthcare that home birth midwives provide and how we...
11.21.2023
Francy’s Cholestasis Home Birth with HAH
Today Sarah gets to talk with Francy, a Hearth & Home client who had her first and second babies at home. If you haven’t listened to Francy’s birth story, do that before listening to this one! We’re so grateful we...
11.07.2023
Madison’s Home Birth as a First Time Mom
Today Sarah gets to sit down with HAH Midwifery graduate Madison as she recounts the story of her process learning to trust birth and her body, connecting her power as a first-time mom, and ultimately having an undisturbed birth with her...
10.24.2023
Grace’s Homebirth Story
In today’s episode, HAH graduate Grace remembers the birth of her first baby at home with the HAH midwives. Grace was generous enough to share her vulnerabilities, strengths, and the journey she went on to birth her baby at home...
10.10.2023
Brenna's HBAC Birth Story
Today on the podcast, midwife Sarah has the honor of sitting down with Hearth & Home graduate Brenna, who had an HBAC (Home Birth After Cesarean) with our practice! Brenna talks all about what led to her Cesarean, her decision to give birth...
09.26.2023
Emily's Birth Stories
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know our fabulous third primary midwife, Emily Born! Today we three midwives of Hearth & Home (Sarah, Charli, and Emily) sit down for a chat while Emily tells us all about...
09.12.2023
External Cephalic Versions (ECVs)
On today’s episode, Charli and Sarah talk about external cephalic versions (ECVs) for turning a breech baby. Learn why and when it’s done, in what setting, risks and benefits, and some other considerations for choosing whether you want that option...
08.08.2023
How Does the Call Schedule Work?
The three Hearth & Home Midwifery midwives: Sarah, Charli, and Emily, sit down in today’s episode and talk all about our call schedule, how it works, why it means so much to us and our families, and why we believe...
07.25.2023
Fussiness in Babies
In today’s episode, Emily Born, CPM, LDM, LM, who is the third midwife at Hearth & Home Midwifery, talks all about fussiness in babies, soothing fussy babies, and how to know when it might be colic. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
07.11.2023
Interview with Paige
We spoke with Paige, a two-time Hearth & Home client, on her experience of working with us, dealing with postpartum mood challenges, and what she wants people to know about the midwifery model of care when it comes to postpartum...
06.26.2023
What’s In The Birth Bag?
You ask us all the time: what is in the midwifery birth bag? In this episode, we answered! We go through our supplies top to bottom, from those we use every single time to those we almost never touch. ---...
06.13.2023
Medications Midwives Carry
In this episode, we go over all the medications home birth midwives carry and use in the prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum period, such as Pitocin, Rhogam, Vitamin K, antibiotics, and more. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
05.10.2023
Charli’s HBAC Birth Story!
It’s finally here! Midwife Charli shares the story of her Home Birth After Cesarean, or HBAC. We recommend listening first to Charli’s first birth story episode, where she talks about the birth of her son Emile by Cesarean. Listen to...
03.07.2023
TOLAC in the Community Setting & Uterine Rupture
Most people, when they talk about VBAC (or TOLAC), will talk about uterine rupture. So what is a uterine rupture? How does it happen? How likely is it to happen? And what is the protocol for prevention and assessment in...
02.21.2023
Two Home Birth Stories with HAH Client Andrea
Listen to Andrea, a two-time home birth client with Hearth & Home Midwifery, talk about her experience giving birth to her daughters, what the experience means to her, and how she almost missed it. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
02.07.2023
Palpation Skills and Why They Matter
Palpation, or touching, the pregnant belly during labor gives LOTS of information! Sarah & Charli go over why it’s done so much in the midwifery model and what information it provides both prenatally, in labor, and postpartum. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
01.24.2023
Home Birth Story with Hearth & Home Client Abby
Today on the podcast Sarah & Charli chat with labor and delivery nurse and former Hearth & Home client Abby, who had her third baby at home with the practice. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
01.10.2023
Labor Anxiety
It’s NORMAL to feel a sense of anxiety before labor, whether it’s your first time doing it or not! The midwives share what they hear from clients about labor anxiety and what you can do about it if you’re experiencing...
12.27.2022
Two Birth Experiences with Hearth & Home Client Moriah
Today on the podcast Sarah & Charli interview Moriah, a client who has had both of her babies with Hearth & Home Midwifery. She transferred to the hospital in labor with her first, and had her second at home. Moriah...
12.13.2022
How To Get Your Partner On Board with a Home Birth
This one is from listener questions! We hear from a lot of you that you want to have a homebirth, but your partner doesn’t feel quite comfortable with the idea. Here are some ideas for how to talk to your...
11.29.2022
Cervical Lips
Another question from the listeners! You all wanted to hear about what a lip is, what causes it, and what can be done about it in a home birth. — https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
11.15.2022
Survival Skills of the Home Birth Midwife
You asked for it! Many of you wanted to know a little bit more about what it’s like behind the scenes of the homebirth midwifery practice. Here are some of our essential survival skills for practicing midwifery in the community...
11.01.2022
All About Big Babies
The midwives talk about large-for-gestational age babies, how they’re diagnosed, how informed choice can help parents to make decisions about management, and what some of the complications can be. We also talk about how normal these big babies can be!...
10.18.2022
Preventing and Processing Trauma in the Midwifery Model
Charli and Sarah answer a question today from a listener: how do midwives prevent trauma at a home birth? And what do they do if trauma occurs during a birth? --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
10.04.2022
Investing in Midwifery Care
Charli and Sarah go over how payment works for the midwifery model in the United States, including reviewing insurance, global fees, and the differences between the way home birth midwives charge for their services and the way that hospitals do....
09.20.2022
What The ... ?
In this episode, Sarah and Charli answers questions about some of the less-talked-about and stranger things that can happen in pregnancy and birth. There are some surprising, but normal, physical experiences in the childbearing year! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
09.06.2022
Precipitous Labor
Sarah and Charli talk about precipitous labor- a labor that lasts less than 3 hours from the start of regular contractions! Learn about what this is, what it can be like for the birthing person, and how it’s managed in...
08.23.2022
Home Birth Story with Hearth & Home client Ruby
Sarah spent some time talking to Ruby, a labor and postpartum doula who had her second baby at home with Hearth & Home this year. Ruby shares some of her tips for labor, her experience, and what she wants all...
08.09.2022
Martini talks about her home birth Sarah & Charli
In this episode of the podcast, Hearth & Home client Martini talks about the birth of her daughter at home with Sarah & Charli and her experience in the midwifery model of care. --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
07.26.2022
Home Birth story with Hearth & Home client Francy
Sarah and Charli sat down with Francy, a beloved Hearth & Home Midwifery client, and talked all about Francy’s experience giving birth to her first baby at home with the midwives. https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
07.12.2022
Midwifery Work Behind the Scenes
Charli and Sarah explain the in’s and out’s of midwifery administrative work behind the scenes of their face-to-face time with their clients. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about what it’s like to have a midwifery business or if...
06.28.2022
Home Birth story with Hearth & Home client Jill
Today’s episode is very special! Charli and Sarah sit down and talk with Jill, a Hearth & Home Midwifery client, as she describes her two (very different) home birth experiences with the practice! --- https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com
06.14.2022
Breech Presentation in Pregnancy
A persistent breech presentation is a common reason for a cesarean birth in the United States. There are so many ways to try to turn a breech baby! In this episode the midwives will walk you through how they assess...
05.31.2022
Who Can’t Have A Homebirth?
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about who can have a home birth and who can’t. In this episode the midwives talk about true rule-outs for home birth. Hint: most people are great candidates for home birth, and...
05.17.2022
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Learn all about this rare complication of pregnancy, how to know if you’re at risk, how to know if you have it, and what the midwifery model of care can offer for management. https://hearthandhomemidwifery.com

What's The Homebirth Midwife Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Homebirth Midwife Podcast episodes:

Late Term Pregnancy & Fetal Surveillance

Kelsey's Experience with Midwifery Care

Homebirth Story with Megan

Tongue Tie Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment with Dr. Michelle Gerbi, DC, IBCLC

Taking Your Calls

Eye Infection vs. Plugged Tear Duct

Taking Your Calls

All about Homebirth Midwifery Care with Jen

Primip vs. Multip Labor

Doulas at a Homebirth with HelloBaby

Heartburn and Reflux in Pregnancy

What to do with a Mildly Ill Baby

Cord Prolapse at a Home Birth

Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss in the Midwifery Model

Antidepressants and Home Birth

Willa & Tyler’s Home Birth with Their First Baby

Francy’s Cholestasis Home Birth with HAH

Madison’s Home Birth as a First Time Mom

Grace’s Homebirth Story

Brenna's HBAC Birth Story

Emily's Birth Stories

External Cephalic Versions (ECVs)

How Does the Call Schedule Work?

Fussiness in Babies

Interview with Paige

What’s In The Birth Bag?

Medications Midwives Carry

Charli’s HBAC Birth Story!

TOLAC in the Community Setting & Uterine Rupture

Two Home Birth Stories with HAH Client Andrea

Palpation Skills and Why They Matter

Home Birth Story with Hearth & Home Client Abby

Labor Anxiety

Two Birth Experiences with Hearth & Home Client Moriah

How To Get Your Partner On Board with a Home Birth

Cervical Lips

Survival Skills of the Home Birth Midwife

All About Big Babies

Preventing and Processing Trauma in the Midwifery Model

Investing in Midwifery Care

What The ... ?

Precipitous Labor

Home Birth Story with Hearth & Home client Ruby

Martini talks about her home birth Sarah & Charli

Home Birth story with Hearth & Home client Francy

Midwifery Work Behind the Scenes

Home Birth story with Hearth & Home client Jill

Breech Presentation in Pregnancy

Who Can’t Have A Homebirth?

Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy