Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

Milk Trails podcast by Hayley Oakes

Milk Trails is a podcast dedicated to the out-of-hospital birth experience. Sharing stories can help reduce fear and misunderstanding around childbirth. In each episode, I interview home birth and birth center folks about their experiences including the choices they made leading them to an out-of-hospital birth, how they prepared, fears they worked through and of course how the birth went. By exploring birth in settings that allow birthing people to feel safe and that support the un-medicated birth process can help illustrate the scope of what ‘normal’ birth can look like – which can educate and empower expectant families during their birth experience whether at home, birth center or hospital.

All episodes

Best episodes

Top 10 Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Episode 4: RHEA

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

11/28/18 • 74 min

39-year-old first-time mother Rhea planned a birth center birth because she was not comfortable with the idea of laboring at home in her apartment with neighbors in close proximity. As a performer and back up singer for Pharrell Williams, she assumed it would be her natural instinct to be vocal in coping with the contractions. Ironically, she was completely silent during labor, surprising herself and her midwife. We start our conversation with how she first became introduced to the choices around childbirth.

Episode 2: DJUNA & NIKOLAI

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

11/14/18 • 70 min

We talk about how they chose their midwife, their baby turning head down in the last weeks of pregnancy and just barely avoiding a transfer of care to a doctor as Djuna went nearly 2 weeks past her due date. And after all of that, they got to experience a smooth and successful home birth.

Episode 6: AMBER

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

01/10/19 • 36 min

Prior to having her own children, Amber traveled to a midwifery clinic in Mexico to train and attend births as a doula. Her work there helped shape the choices she would make for her own births later down the road. With her first child she planned a hospital birth with midwives, and after a very quick labor she barely made it to the hospital in time. For her second, she thought, “Why not a home birth”?

Episode 7: MORGAN

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

01/29/19 • 65 min

Morgan Campbell, a postpartum doula, grew up hearing the tales of her and her siblings’ out of hospital birth stories. For her own birthing experience, she believed home was where she would feel safest to be her most primal and vulnerable self. And primal she got. She made loud and visceral vocalizations during every contraction. Her sounds even attracted a neighborhood skunk who walked in the house as Morgan was close to pushing out her baby.

Episode 3, Part II: ROSIE & NOAH

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

11/14/18 • 58 min

PART II: Rosie and Noah shared the birth story of their son at home. Their first child was born in a birth center and after a successful, natural birth, they had to transfer to the hospital for a retained placenta. The second time around, Rosie and Noah felt like they were ready to give birth in the comfort of their own home. Together they shared their experience coming to the decision to plan a home birth, the fears they worked through and of course how it all unfolded the night of.

Episode 3, Part I: ROSIE & NOAH

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

11/14/18 • 50 min

PART I: Rosie and Noah shared the birth story of their son at home. Their first child was born in a birth center and after a successful, natural birth, they had to transfer to the hospital for a retained placenta. The second time around, Rosie and Noah felt like they were ready to give birth in the comfort of their own home. Together they shared their experience coming to the decision to plan a home birth, the fears they worked through and of course how it all unfolded the night of.

Episode 5: MADISON & BEN

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

12/11/18 • 58 min

Prior to motherhood, Madison was intrigued with everything birth related including her own birth story of being breech and born by cesarean. From her work as a postpartum doula, she had been exposed to many birth stories including home birth. She was also fascinated by what’s known as ‘free birthing’ which is giving birth without the presence of medical professionals. But in the early weeks of her pregnancy, Madison decided to establish care with a midwife. At 38 weeks, after a 24-hour labor, and a discussion of transferring to the hospital due to her exhaustion, Madison finally gave birth to her son in the comfort of their own home.

Episode 9: ALANNAH

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

03/13/19 • 88 min

Alannah, an ER nurse in her native Australia, wanted to have a home birth for her second child here in the States, but she was met with cultural confusion, financial difficulties and medical resistance. Although her first child was induced and born at 34 weeks due to growth restriction, she knew as a health care provider and intuitive mother that this previous experience did not risk her out of a home birth for her second child. She managed to find an OB and a midwife who co-managed her pregnancy and the health of her growing baby. Redemption was sweet (albeit hard work) when she spontaneously went into labor at nearly 40 weeks, supported by her midwife and surrounded by her loved ones.

Episode 8: ALEXIS

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

02/13/19 • 53 min

Alexis is a mother of three and a psychotherapist specializing in the prenatal and postpartum transition into parenthood. In this episode, she shares her transformative experience of becoming a parent for the first time. We explore the common yet unexpectedly difficult feelings around caring for a child and the resulting growth from surrendering to what is needed. Also, Alexis always knew she wanted a home birth but was met with strong resistance from her parents and her partner, especially for her first child. But after two positive hospital births with midwives, Alexis finally had the home birth she always wanted.

Episode 1: RORY

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

11/14/18 • 53 min

At 40 weeks pregnant, first-time parents Rory and Gabriel, planning a home birth, were evacuated from their apartment due to Hurricane Irma. They found shelter at a local hospital while their midwife was forced to leave town. Almost a week later, barely settled back into their home and with their midwife still a few hours away, Rory went into labor.

Show more best episodes

FAQ

How many episodes does Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience have?

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience currently has 26 episodes available.

What topics does Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience?

The episode title 'Episode 24: SAMARA' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience?

The average episode length on Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience is 66 minutes.

How often are episodes of Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience released?

Episodes of Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience are typically released every 28 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience?

The first episode of Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience was released on Nov 14, 2018.

Show more FAQ

Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience

Milk Trails podcast by Hayley Oakes

Top 10 Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience Episodes

FAQ

How many episodes does Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience have?

What topics does Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience cover?

What is the most popular episode on Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience?

What is the average episode length on Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience?

How often are episodes of Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience released?

When was the first episode of Milk Trails: A Journey In The Out-Of-Hospital Birth Experience?

Comments