Labor and Birth: What Your Wife Wishes You Knew w/ Kim Mathis, MS, NP

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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🤰Labor may seem like a solo sport, but ideally, it’s very much a team effort! Husbands, there are a few things that your wife wishes you knew about labor and birth, so go ahead and get your pen and paper out… In this episode, we talk with Kim Mathis, MS, NP about all aspects of giving birth and ways that you as the spouse can offer effective support both in preparation and in the birthing room! Her expertise ranges from what to say and do while your wife is in pain, to what you can expect from start to finish, to things to pack in the hospital bag that you may not have on your list yet. Resources: If you don’t have your tickets yet for EROS: The DYMC Marriage Weekend in Nashville, TN, it’s not too late! Simply visit https://www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com/eros snag your tickets, and we’ll see you there! Get access to all the resources and information we discuss in this episode in one convenient place: Download our free DYMC LABOR AND BIRTH CHEAT SHEET Stay in Conversation with Us IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple Website: https://www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.comEmail: hello@dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com/DYMC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I saw my job as just like, hey, I'm just here for emotional support and telling you
0:04.0	everything's fine. You just keep on pushing the sucker out.
0:08.2	Yeah. You have to let her borrow your calm, even whenever you're not calm.
0:13.5	Dear young married couple, it can feel like there's a one star of the birthing show and dad is just
0:20.6	holding a bag of snacks.
0:21.6	Not true. Men shape the atmosphere of birth for better or for worse.
0:26.6	Today we're going to give you a simple plan, what to do in the weeks before, what to say and not to say during labor,
0:33.6	and how to love her body well as she heals.
0:36.6	Quick behind the scenes, at the time of recording,
0:39.1	all of our project team staff members are pregnant due within two months of each other, and they
0:44.6	actually requested and organized this interview. Which tells you really that this isn't theory for us.
0:50.4	This is our group chat right now. So to guide us, we've invited back a friend of the house, Kim Mathis.
0:58.0	Kim is a nurse practitioner and fertility specialist who spent 10 years as a labor and delivery nurse.
1:05.1	She's spirit-filled, has walked with countless couples through birth and the fourth trimester,
1:09.6	and she gets our people. She and her
1:11.6	husband are active in the DYMC community, showing up at events and at our monthly live date
1:16.1	night. We are so grateful for her expertise, and Kim's actually been on the podcast before covering
1:22.5	men's and women's sexual health. We'll link that episode in the show notes. So if you're a dad to be or maybe
1:29.4	you're walking with someone who is, lean in. You are not a bystander. You're a presence.
1:35.3	From the first contraction to the first night home. Let's get into the interview. It's so good to
1:40.9	have our friend Kim Mathis on the show. Thank you so much for being with us today.
1:46.3	Hi, guys. Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited about our conversation today.
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