The Homebirth Midwife Podcast

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.

Eye Infection vs. Plugged Tear Duct 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 more serious. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/30764358

All about Homebirth Midwifery Care with Jen 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 she talks about the magic of homebirth midwifery care in its entirety starting from the very first appointment all the way through the final postpartum visit. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/30515673

Primip vs. Multip Labor 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, in today’s episode. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/30335288

Doulas at a Homebirth with HelloBaby 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 birth, hire a doula as a member of their team. Listen to this episode to find out why! Schedule a consultation with Bri and Alicia here: --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/30069258

Heartburn and Reflux in Pregnancy 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/29932733

What to do with a Mildly Ill Baby 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 or a visit to the hospital. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/29680598

Cord Prolapse at a Home Birth 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 managed in the home setting. /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/29496788

Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss in the Midwifery Model 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. /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/29298913

Antidepressants and Home Birth 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 as it relates to home birth and midwifery care. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/29109238

Willa & Tyler’s Home Birth with Their First Baby 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 work with each of our clients in such an individualized way during their labor and birth. /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28930108

Francy’s Cholestasis Home Birth with HAH 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 got to hear Francy’s stories and some of why midwifery care has mattered so much to her family. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28733798

Madison’s Home Birth as a First Time Mom 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 first baby at home in the water with Sarah & Charli in attendance. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28529549

Grace’s Homebirth Story 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 during her conversation with midwife Sarah. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28395431

Brenna's HBAC Birth Story 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 at home with her second, and her journey with Hearth & Home Midwifery. We are so grateful to hear from Brenna and to have her share her story with listeners! --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28246934

Emily's Birth Stories 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 her births: the first a hospital transport after laboring at home for a long time, and the second a home birth. If you had a hospital transfer and want to hear it kept really, really real from a midwife- this one’s for you! --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28139321

External Cephalic Versions (ECVs) 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 or not. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/28003980

How Does the Call Schedule Work? 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 it allows us to offer the best care possible to our clients. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/27681471

Fussiness in Babies 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/27550572

Interview with Paige 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 support. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/27400782

What’s In The Birth Bag? 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/27278310

Medications Midwives Carry 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/27105813

Charli’s HBAC Birth Story! 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 her story come full circle as she talks about her homebirth just two years later with her daughter! --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/26792337

TOLAC in the Community Setting & Uterine Rupture 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 the community setting? Charli and Sarah review the statistics and how the topic of uterine rupture is dealt with with experience midwives in the community setting. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/25261596

Two Home Birth Stories with HAH Client Andrea 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/25271064

Palpation Skills and Why They Matter 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/25204992

Home Birth Story with Hearth & Home Client Abby 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. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/25203780

Labor Anxiety 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 it. --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/25193463

Two Birth Experiences with Hearth & Home Client Moriah 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 compares the two experiences in today’s episode. (BTS sneak peek: you can hear Sarah get called to a birth part way through this episode, which is why she’s on the first part but not the second! #midwifelife.) --- /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/25270926

How To Get Your Partner On Board with a Home Birth 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 partner about this really important decision in your life. — /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/24753921

Cervical Lips 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. — /episode/index/show/homebirthmidwifepodcast/id/24741447

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