Episode 140: Christians and Birth (A Chat with Dannette McGrew)
M Is for Mama Podcast
Abbie Halberstadt
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
If you’re a Christian and a mother (or soon to become one), this episode is for you!
Dannette McGrew, certified birth doula, is on the podcast today to talk about Christians and birth. We discuss everything from hypnobirthing to the best place to give birth (spoiler: it’s wherever the Lord leads you).
Everything that Dannette shares is rooted in a desire to compare birthing practices to the Word of God and approach birth in a way that honors the Giver of life.
Regardless of how your births have gone, I know you’ll find food for thought in today’s show.
Enjoy!
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Guest Info:
Dannette McGrew - Certified Birth Doula
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Bible References:
Matthew 7:13-14
2 Corinthians 12:9
Philippians 2:13
Genesis 3:16
John 16:21
Genesis 1:27
Matthew 22:36-40
James 1:5
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the MS for Mama podcast. |
| 0:07.2 | I'm your host, Abby Halberstadt, happy wife, mama to 10 Bible believing Christian. |
| 0:11.7 | And today's episode is for anyone who loves to learn and talk about birth. |
| 0:16.5 | I have a certified birth dula on the podcast today to talk about a Christian approach to childbirth of any kind, whether it's hospital or home birth or birth center or whatever your heart desires and whatever the Lord orchestrates to work out for you. |
| 0:33.4 | And I think it's going to be really informative and really helpful and interesting for you guys. |
| 0:36.8 | Before I dive into that, I want to highlight our podcast sponsor, Voteberg Music Academy. |
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| 1:33.6 | And I also want to mention Summit Ministries. |
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| 1:53.2 | We absolutely love Summit and we think you will too. |
| 1:56.5 | Hey, friends, I have a wonderful resource for you on the show today. |
| 2:00.4 | Danette McGrew is a birth |
| 2:01.7 | dula and childbirth educator who is here on the show to talk about all things childbirth, |
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