MyMaine Birth
By Angela Laferriere
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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.
As part of my commitment to capturing these incredible moments, I offer my services and support to families throughout the state of Maine. I also offer virtual birth coaching worldwide.
As an experienced photographer I am dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of this special moment in your life.
Thank you for tuning in, and I look forward to bringing you more amazing birth stories.
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168. MyMaine Birth: Anna's first birth story, a home birth with loving support from her midwife
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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167. MyMaine Birth: Krista's two birth experiences and the story of the Bar Harbor Lobster Pound
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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166. MyMaine Birth: Babywearing, bonding, and trusting your instincts, Mary's Maine Birth story
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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165. MyMaine Birth: Katie's two Maine Medical Center birth stories with Doula support and why getting outside with your kids matters
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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164. MyMaine Birth: Emily's positive first birth at Mercy Hospital with midwife support, and the importance of trusting your gut when choosing your birth team
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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163. MyMaine Birth: When birth doesn't go as planned, Teal's two birth stories
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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162. MyMaine Birth: When home birth gets real, Emma's three birth stories
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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161. The Free Birth Society Scam: Untangling Free Birth from Free Birth Society with former Inner Circle Member Serendipiti Day
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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160. The Free Birth Society Scam: From Free Birth Ideology to Licensed Midwifery, Nikki returns to share some updates
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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159. MyMaine Birth: Pitocin Overuse, Uterine Rupture, and the Critical Need for Informed Consent with Katie Spinks
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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158. MyMaine Birth: Hospital Trauma and the Pull Towards Free Birth, a doctor's honest perspective with Nathan Riley, OBGYN
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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157. The Free Birth Society Scam: Midwife Maryn Green of Indie Birth shares her story of birth autonomy without the hype
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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156. MyMaine Birth: Katie's planned home birth turned cesarean followed by two free births
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May 28, 2026 |
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155. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely returns to share her sixth birth story
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May 27, 2026 |
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154. The Free Birth Society Scam: Isabel's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
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May 27, 2026 |
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153. The Free Birth Society Scam: Emma's experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
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May 27, 2026 |
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151. MyMaine Birth: How we Birth Matters, Angela's story
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May 26, 2026 |
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152. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters, Katelyn's First Home Birth Story
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May 26, 2026 |
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150. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Story of How a Family-Centered Free Birth rewrote her View of Birth after three Hospital Experiences
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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149. MyMaineBirth: Choosing Home Birth with Confidence, Hannah's Three Birth Stories
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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148. MyMaine Birth: Katie's Maine Coast Hospital Autonomous Birth Story in Ellsworth
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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147. MyMaine Birth: A Surprise Free Birth, Grace Shares her Second Home Birth Story
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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146. MyMaine Birth: Olivia's Maine Home Birth Story with Loving Care from her Midwives at MotherSeed Midwifery
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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145. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Three Birth Stories at Maine Medical Center in Portland
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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144. MyMaine Birth: Ivy's Three Pregnancy and Four Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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143. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Three - Receiving the Light and Holding the Charge, Cam's Story
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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142. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part Two - Alannah's Twin Freebirth Story
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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141. MyMaine Birth: How We Birth Matters - Part One - Alannah's First Three Pregnancy and Birth Stories
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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140. MyMaine Birth: Thankful for Whapio, and The Beautiful Idea of Midwives as a Presence of Reassurance and a Fountain of Information
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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139. MyMaine Birth: Tuning into Your Intuition In Birth, Natalie's Two Birth Stories
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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138. MyMaine Birth: A First Time Mother Chooses Home - with Loving Care from her Midwife at Northern Sun Family Healthcare - Danika's Story
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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137. MyMaine Birth: Choosing Hospital Induction with Autonomy, Miranda's Waldo Hospital Birth Story
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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136. MyMaine Birth: Melanie's Peaceful Home Birth after Healing and Hard Lessons
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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135. MyMaine Birth: Cathy's Car Freebirth on the Side of the Road In The Maine Woods
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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134. MyMaine Birth: Mollys Mercy Hospital Birth Story
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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133. MyMaine Birth: Pushing Against The Tide, Kia's Mercy Hospital Birth Story
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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132. MyMaine Birth: Kelly's Three Birth Stories and her Journey from Hospital to Home Birth
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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131. MyMaine Birth: The Free Birth Society Scam, Nya's Story
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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130. MyMaine Birth: Hannah's Story of a 5 Year Fertility Journey followed by a Home Birth involving a True Shoulder Dystocia with Care from her Loving Midwives at Northern Sun Family Healthcare
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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129. MyMaine Birth: Brittany's Home Birth on Her Own Terms
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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128. MyMaine Birth: A Home Birth with Transfer to Mayo in Dover-Foxcroft, then a 7 year Fertility Journey, followed by a Redemptive Home Birth - Megan's Story
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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127. MyMaine Birth: Gloria's Two Maine Home Birth's with Loving Care from Sacopee Midwives
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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126. MyMaine Birth: Devon's Second Home Birth with Loving Care from Sacopee Midwives
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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125. The Free Birth Society Scam: Victoria's Freebirth Story and Her Experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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124. The Free Birth Society Scam: Molly's Three Birth Stories and Her Experience with the Radical BirthKeeper School and MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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123. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely's Five Birth Stories, Current Pregnancy Journey, and Her Experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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122. The Free Birth Society Scam: Nikki's Two FreeBirth Stories and Her Experience with The Radical BirthKeeper School and MatriBirth Midwifery Institute
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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121. MyMaine Birth: The Power of Trusting Yourself More Than the Medical System, Cathy's Birth Center Story
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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120. MyMaine Birth: Kelli's Three Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor, Maine
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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119. MyMaine Birth: Rachel's Two Birth Stories at EMMC in Bangor, Maine
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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118. MyMaine Birth: Navigating Birth in Rural Maine, Amelia's two Cesarean Stories
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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117. MyMaine Birth: Embracing the Warrior Mentality in Childbirth, Theresa's Story
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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116. MyMaine Birth: Chelsea's Journey through Home Birth, Loss, and Coming Back Stronger
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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115. MyMaine Birth: Lindsey's Four EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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114. MyMaine Birth: When Birth Plans Change, Autonomy Can Remain - Gina's two Birth Stories
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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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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May 13, 2025 |
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112. MyMaine Birth: From Hospital to Home, Mikayla's Story of Choosing an Unassisted Birth
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May 09, 2025 |
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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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May 04, 2025 |
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110. MyMaine Birth: Kay Shares About Her Four Maine Birth Stories in the Shadow of Abuse
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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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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Apr 21, 2025 |
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108. MyMaine Birth: When Midwifery Regulations Clash With Birth Autonomy, Devanne's Story
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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107. MyMaine Birth: Sarah's Precipitous Birth Story at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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106. The Power of Visualization, Katie's two EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Stories
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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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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Mar 10, 2025 |
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104. MyMaine Birth: Leigh's EMMC Bangor, Maine Birth Story
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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103. From Fear to Power in Childbirth: Exploring the Shift, Kimberly's Maine Birth Stories
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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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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Feb 26, 2025 |
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101. Surrendering to Birth: Katie's Powerful Wild Pregnancy and Free Birth Story
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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100. Birth Without Boundaries: Nicole's Maine FreeBirth Story
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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99. Embracing an Unassisted Birth: Kiley returns to share her Third Birth Story
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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98. Claiming Your Full Power: Rendalyn's Maine FreeBirth Story
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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97. MyMaine Birth: Dessiree shares her Maine Birth story at Mercy Hospital in Portland with care from All About Women
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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96. Overcoming the Unexpected: Leah's Birth Journey at Maine Medical Center in Portland
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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95. Embracing Birth Bliss: Katie's Journey to Natural Childbirth
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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94. Adapting to Unexpected Challenges: Bekah's Maine General Hospital Birth Story
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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93. Navigating a Traumatic Birth and Finding Healing: Emily’s Maine Medical Center Experience
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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92. Trusting Your Choices in Childbirth: Christi's Story
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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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
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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90. Unlocking Pelvic Health with Dr. Emily Wilson of Pelvic Wisdom in Yarmouth, Maine
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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89. Navigating a Twin Pregnancy and NICU stay, Crystal shares her Maine Medical Center Birth Story
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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88. Katie's Journey through Pregnancy after Loss
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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87. Capri's Journey through a Challenging Pregnancy: Bellamy's Triumphant Story
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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86. Embracing Home Birth and Hypnobirthing with Cashlyn
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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85. From Natural Birth Plans to Medical Emergencies: Lea's Experience
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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84. Confronting Birth Complications and PTSD: Jessica's Powerful Story
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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83. Mari's Story of Pregnancy Surprises and Overcoming Obstacles
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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82. Navigating Two Births Close in Age and the Postpartum Period with Liz
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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81. Navigating Birth as a Postpartum Nurse, Kassi's story
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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80. Embracing the Unexpected, Stacie's Journey to Motherhood
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May 20, 2024 |
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79. Amanda's Two Maine Birth Stories and her Evolution into Holistic Women's Health
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May 15, 2024 |
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78. Nora's Intimate Home Birth in the Heart of Maine's Backwoods
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May 06, 2024 |
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77. Mid-Week Midwife Episode - Embracing Birth with Student Midwife Gabrielle Gonzales
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May 01, 2024 |
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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
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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75. A Beautiful Maine Home Birth turned 10 Day unnecessary NICU stay, Hayley's story
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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74. MyMaine Birth, Maria is back to share her most recent Holly No.7 Birth Center Story
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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73. MyMaine Birth Fiona shares her Maine Home Birth Story with care from Soft Corner Midwifery
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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72. MyMaine Birth Shandi shares her Maine Birth story with care from her midwives at Holly No.7
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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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
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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70. MyMaine Birth Natalie is back to share her most recent Maine birth story
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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69. A planned Maine Home Birth involving a hospital transfer, Melanie's Story
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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68. Five Maine Hospital Birth stories, Sarah's story
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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67. A planned Maine Home Birth turned Hospital Birth, Olivia's Story
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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66. Three Maine hospital birth stories, Holly's story
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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65. A Maine Home Birth involving a hospital transfer, Natalie's story
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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64. MyMaine Birth Mid-Week Midwife episode with Ariel Bernstein
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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63. MyMaine Birth Valerie's two C-Section birth stories
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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62. MyMaine Birth Megan's journey with IVF and her birth story at NL EMMC in Bangor
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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61. MyMaine Birth Tess's two Birth stories with care from NL Mercy Midwives in Portland
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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60. MyMaine Birth Mid-week Midwife episode with Julie Havener
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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59. MyMaine Birth Emily's Maine Home Birth Story
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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58. MyMaine Birth Lily's two home birth stories
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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57. MyMaine Birth Shelby shares her 3 birth experiences at NL EMMC in Bangor
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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56. MyMaine Birth Ellie shares about the birth of her twins at NL EMMC in Bangor
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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55. MyMaine Birth Emily shares her Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Maine Birth story
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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54. MyMaine Birth Hannah shares her Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth Maine Birth Story
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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53. MyMaine Birth Mara shares her three Maine birth stories
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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52. MyMaine Birth Grace shares her Maine home birth story as a first time mom
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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51. MyMaine Birth Jessie shares her five natural hospital birth experiences
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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50. MyMaine Birth Kally's Maine birth stories, a hospital birth and a home birth with care from her loving midwife at Northern Sun Family Health Care
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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49. MyMaine Birth Maria's two Holly No.7 Birth Center Stories
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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48. MyMaine Birth Katie shares her Maine free birth story
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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47. MyMaine Birth Anna's two hospital birth stories
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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46. MyMaine Birth Shanee shares her birth story involving sudden onset of HELLP syndrome and the emergent birth of her daughter at 31 weeks
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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45. MyMaine Birth Rachel's two birth stories with care of Back Cove Midwives in Portland
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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44. MyMaine Birth host Angela's Maine Home Birth Story
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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43. MyMaine Birth Rachael Hollinger a Postpartum Doula in Belfast, Maine shares her two birth stories
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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42. MyMaine Birth Christina's Holly No.7 Maine Birth Center Birth Story with loving care from her midwives
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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41. MyMaine Birth Devon's Maine Home birth and the importance of having patience in pregnancy
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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40. MyMaine Birth Julia's emergency cesarean
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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39. MyMaine Birth Danielle's Covid Birth story of trauma and resilience
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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38. MyMaine Birth Julie's journey with IVF and her emergency cesarean at 26 weeks
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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37. MyMaine Birth Lindsay's elective induction at NL EMMC in Bangor
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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36. MyMaine Birth Jill's journey with IVF
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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35. MyMaine Birth Victoria's devastating loss followed by the story of her rainbow baby
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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34. MyMaine Birth Elisabeth's two positive hospital birth stories and the benefits of hiring a doula
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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33. Mid week Midwife Episode, Morgan Miller of Soft Corner Midwifery
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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32. MyMaine Birth Maria's Holly No 7 Birth Center Birth Story
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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31. MyMaine Birth Taylor's Maine Birth Center at Northern Sun Birth Story
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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30. MyMaine Birth Mary's Home Birth Story with loving care from Sacopee Midwives
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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29. Mid week Midwife Edition, Nya's Maine Free Birth Story
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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28. A hospital experience followed by a liberating Maine free birth, Kiley's Story
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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27. MyMaine Birth, Sophie's two Maine Birth Stories, the first in a hospital with care from Back Cove Midwives, and the second a home birth with care from Soft Corner Midwifery
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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26. MyMaine Birth, Dr. Rebecca Brouillette's Maine Home Birth Story
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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25. MyMaine Birth, Brittney's two hospital birth stories, a difficult postpartum, a fertility journey that involved a devastating miscarriage, and finally the story of her rainbow baby
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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24. Mid week Midwife Edition, Acadia Gantz and Grace Pease of Sacopee Midwives
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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23. MyMaine Birth, Kaitlyn's two Holly No.7 Birth Stories
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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22. MyMaine Birth, Nora's two birth stories - the first, a home birth that involved a transfer to the hospital for a cesarean, followed by an HBAC with a different midwife
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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21. Mid week Midwife Edition, Rachael Jean Cohen of Elemental Midwifery
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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20. MyMaine Birth, Katie's Coerced induction turned Cesarean Birth, followed by an Empowering VBAC at a different hospital
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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19. MyMaine Birth, Cynder's Maine Home Birth as a first time Mom, with care from the Midwife team over at Holly No.7 in Bangor, Maine
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May 31, 2023 |
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18. MyMaine Birth, Miranda's Holly No.7 Birth Center Birth Story that involved a 2 week stay in Boston Children's Hospital for a heart defect found after birth - followed by her uncomplicated Home Birth Story with care again from the Holly No.7 Midwife Te
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May 29, 2023 |
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17. MyMaine Birth, Molly's empowering precipitous home birth - with a transfer to Maine Medical Center after birth to care for her son's broken arm after a shoulder dystocia
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May 26, 2023 |
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16. MyMaine Birth, Olivia's Cesarean birth story at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine
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May 22, 2023 |
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15. MyMaine Birth, Megan's Peaceful Accidental Unassisted Maine home birth
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May 15, 2023 |
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14. Mid-week midwife edition, Gayle Eckey of Stone Mountain Midwife in Brownfield, Maine
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May 10, 2023 |
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13. MyMaine Birth Ashlei's Holly No.7 Birth Center Birth Story Bangor, Maine
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May 08, 2023 |
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12. Mid-week midwife edition, Ariel from Saco River Midwifery in Saco, Maine
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May 03, 2023 |
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11. MyMaine Birth Diantha's Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Birth Story, Ellsworth, Maine
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May 01, 2023 |
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10. MyMaine Birth Laura's PenBay Hospital Birth followed by a Home Birth story.
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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9. My Maine Birth Morgan's EMMC Birth Story, Bangor, Maine
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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8. Mid-week midwife edition, Melissa Tomback journey from Doula to nurse midwife
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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7. MyMaine Birth Chesari’s St. Mary's Birth Stories, Lewiston, Maine
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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6. Mid-week midwife edition, Kathryn Dewar from Moonstone Sunrise in Kingfield, Maine
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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5. MyMaine Birth Brandi's Cesarean Birth Story at 31 weeks gestation in Portland, Maine
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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4. MyMaine Birth Hayley's Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Birth Story, Ellsworth Maine
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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3. MyMaine Birth Sunshine's Mercy Hospital Birth Story, Portland Maine
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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2. MyMaine Birth Nya's Maine home birth story
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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1. Embracing Home Birth in the Heart of Maine, LeAnne's story
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Mar 13, 2023 |