The Birth Hour - A Birth Story Podcast

Whether you are pregnant and looking for inspirational birth stories through your pregnancy, trying to conceive, breastfeeding, or postpartum; if you're a first time mom or a veteran parent of multiple children, you can learn, laugh and maybe even cry a little at these moving childbirth stories from those willing to share one of the most intimate moments of their lives.

1080| Twin Birth with Donor Sperm, Combo Vaginal/Cesarean Birth due to Cord Prolapse - Sarah Kinsel 09/08/2026

1079| 40-Hour Birth Center Water Birth and a Surprise Parking Lot Birth - Elizabeth Laime 09/01/2026

1078| Red Tent Birth - Leah Outten [rebroadcast] 08/20/2026

1077| Endometriosis Surgery and Hospital Epidural Birth with Postpartum Anxiety & Feeding Challenges - Leanna Briggs 08/15/2026

1076| High Anxiety Pregnancy with VCI, Hospital Birth and short NICU Stay; Secondary Infertility and Healing Home Birth Story - Katherine Canon 08/11/2026

1075| Quick Birth Center Birth after Secondary Infertility - Kelly Eppinger 08/04/2026

1074| Two Positive Pregnancies and Births but Different Postpartums + Starting a Business as a New Mom - Abbey Ashley 07/21/2026

1073| Birth Stories in The Netherlands and Colombia + Forty Days of Rest - Neram 07/16/2026

1072|Breech VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) Birth Story - Hayley Lagerquist 07/09/2026

1071| Positive First Birth Story at 39 After Miscarriage and Fertility Anxiety - Lindsey Martin Arslanagic 07/07/2026

1070| Tri-Tri Triplet Pregnancy with Vaginal Birth Story - Ashlie Holladay 07/02/2026

1069| Epidural Lumbar Puncture, Amnioinfusion & Postpartum Spinal Headache - Hannah Moody 06/30/2026

1068| Two Unmedicated Hospital Births and a Homebirth from the Perspective of an Active Duty Military Family - Carolyn Winn 06/25/2026

1067| Two Induced Births: A C-section and a VBAC after Secondary Infertility - Rachel Crowder 06/23/2026

1066| Positive Hospital Vaginal Birth with Unplanned Interventions - Jeni Thornton-Jones 06/16/2026

1065| 2-year Infertility and Endometriosis Journey Followed by Easy Pregnancy and Amazing Birth - Taylor Kirby 06/11/2026

1064| OB vs Midwife—One Mom's Experience - Michelle Ankrim 06/09/2026

1063| Preemie Birth Center Transfer + NICU Stay - Gioia Hackett 06/04/2026

1062| Traumatic First Birth & Redemptive Elective Cesarean Birth Stories - Tash Stokes 06/02/2026

1061| Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum as an Olympic Athlete - Shannon Rowbury 05/28/2026

1060| Positive Hospital and Homebirth Birth Stories in British Columbia - Cianna Lightburn 05/26/2026

1059| Infertility, Endometriosis and Positive Birth Center Birth Story - Sarah Wilson 05/21/2026

1058| Preventing Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) and First Homebirth, Fourth Baby - Lauren Alexander 05/19/2026

1057| Switching from Hospital to Home Birth at 34 Weeks Birth Story - Monique Lamhut 05/14/2026

1056| Military Infertility Journey, Gestational Diabetes and Induction Turned Cesarean Birth Story - Amber Daniels 05/12/2026

1055| Ectopic Pregnancy and how Closely Tracking Cycle Saved My Fallopian Tube, Breech Cesarean Followed by HBAC - Aly Salayandia 05/07/2026

1054| Giving Birth During Residency and Gallbladder Removal While Pregnant - Dr. Manisha Ghimire 05/05/2026

1053| Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) Birth Stories - Nicole Phelps [rebroadcast] 04/23/2026

1052| Epidural & Unmedicated Birth Story with Two Different Postpartums - Claudia Gibbons 04/21/2026

1051| Birth Center Transfer C-Section, Birth Center VBAC, & Surprise Footling Breech Home Birth Transfer - Cheyenne Varner 04/14/2026