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Mommy Labor Nurse

Home Birth Myths, Facts, and What It's Really Like with a Midwife Guest!

Mommy Labor Nurse

Liesel Teen

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ever wondered what home birth is actually like? I'm joined by a licensed homebirth midwife who breaks it all down – what to expect, who's a good candidate, and how it compares to hospital birth. It's a super eye-opening convo!

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0:00.0

Hey guys, still working hard on an epic new show behind the scenes. I promise, I promise it's going to be worth the way. But in the meantime, here's a really awesome re-release to hold you over. And by the way, the best way to stay updated on the launch is by reading my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for it at mommy labor nurse.com slash email and you get a free hospital bag checklist when you sign up.

0:20.3

Your eyes are open, your hearts open, your ears, mouth.

0:23.8

You know, you can talk to the mom and encourage her and all that,

0:26.3

but it's really just not disturbing it when it's going well.

0:44.0

You're listening to the Mommy Labor Nurse podcast, where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence you need to erase the unknowns of pregnancy and birth and rock the newborn days

0:49.5

like a boss. My name is Liesel Tien. I'm a fellow mom, labor and delivery nurse, and your host. Each week

0:56.8

on this podcast, you'll hear a mix of birth stories, expert interviews, and other fun pregnancy

1:02.1

and birth-related content. As a reminder, anything you hear on this podcast is not medical advice.

1:08.2

Please see mommylabornerce.com slash disclaimer for more details. And now let's

1:13.3

get into this week's episode. Hey guys, happy Monday. This week on the podcast, I am joined by my friend

1:20.2

Anne from Home Sweet Homebirth. Yeah, we're chatting about homebirth this week. Homebirth is something

1:27.1

I am not very familiar with

1:28.9

from a practitioner's standpoint. I've only ever attended hospital births, but I do respect

1:34.5

that some women do choose homebirth as an alternative to birthing in a traditional hospital

1:39.5

setting. Because of this, I thought it would be really educational and fun to have a homebirth midwife on the podcast to talk to us about some of her experiences and answer some of my own questions I have about homebirth.

1:53.0

Anne has been in practice for over 25 years as a midwife, so she's really seen it all.

1:59.1

And today we talked about homebirth prenatal care, water births,

2:02.8

hospital transfers, and so much more. You guys are going to love Anne and all she has to say in this

2:08.3

episode. So let's jump right in. So tell me, are you one of an estimated 80% of pregnant women that's hoping to give birth without an

2:19.8

epidural? I hate to break it to you, but simply wanting it might not be enough. After the unmedicated

2:26.4

birth of my first son, Walter, I knew I had to create an affordable online birth class

2:32.0

designed just for moms that wanted to do the same.

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