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BirthNotes

by Kristin Vasko

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Latest episodes

42 Weeks, a Hospital Induction & a Redemptive Birth with Doula Brooke

October 8, 2026 · 25 min

Brooke planned a birth center birth with midwives, but at 42 weeks pregnant, she found herself at an induction, a hospital transfer, and more than 30 hours of labor before finally meeting her nine-pound, six-ounce son. In this episode…
Surprise Breech Home Birth (No Tearing) & Pelvic Floor PT with Maia

September 24, 2026 · 27 min

Maia went into pregnancy knowing exactly how she wanted to give birth: at home, surrounded by trusted support, just as she had grown up seeing it. She spent her pregnancy preparing through research, reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth…
3 Home Births | From a Water Birth to Catching Her Baby at Home with Dr. Stefanie

September 3, 2026 · 36 min

Dr. Stefanie is a chiropractor, Webster-certified practitioner, and mom of three who has experienced three very different home births. In this episode, she shares the stories of each birth, from her first water birth to a fast second labor…
Fast Labor & Unexpected Hospital Birth | Arielle on Letting Go of the Birth Plan

August 13, 2026 · 20 min

Arielle went into her second birth planning for a birth center birth. She left with an unexpected hospital birth, a 13-minute pushing stage, and a deeper understanding of what it means to let go of the birth you planned without letting go…
Positive Hospital Birth Transfer: Jessica Allison's Sunny Side Up (OP) Birth Story

July 30, 2026 · 32 min

Planning a home birth often comes with one big fear: What if I have to transfer to the hospital? In this episode of BirthNotes, birth doula Jessica Allison shares the powerful story of how a planned home birth unexpectedly became a…

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Home Birth in Panama | Expat Sweetu 's Home Birth Story, Farm Birth & Building a Village

July 16, 2026 · 24 min

What does it look like to choose a home birth in a new country, far from family and familiar healthcare? In this episode of BirthNotes, Sweetu shares her incredible journey from Florida to rural Panama, where she and her husband built a…
VBAC Success: 6 Vaginal Births After C-Section | Naomi's 20-Year Home Birth Journey

July 2, 2026 · 22 min

Naomi Mitchell shares her remarkable 20-year journey from an unexpected C-section to six successful vaginal births after cesarean (VBACs) and the home birth she'd always dreamed of. In this episode, she opens up about navigating a…
Chronic Illness to Birth Work | How Functional Medicine & a Home‑Birth Midwife Led Me to Doula Work

June 19, 2026 · 17 min

This week, it's just me. Before BirthNotes, before doula work, and before supporting families through pregnancy and postpartum, there was chronic illness, unanswered questions, and a search for healing. In this episode, I'm sharing how a…
Emergency C-Section & Birth Trauma | Therapist Amber on Birth During COVID, Grief & Healing

May 22, 2026 · 55 min

Amber came into her birth with a plan. She left with an emergency C-section and a tangle of grief, fear, and joy she needed time to sit with. In this episode, Kristin sits down with therapist and mother Amber to talk about what it was like…
Home Birth After Hospital Birth | Morgan’s Redemptive Birth Story

April 23, 2026 · 35 min

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Morgan as she shares her full journey into motherhood, from an unplanned pregnancy and unexpected gender disappointment, to a hospital birth that left her doubting her body, to a redemptive home…
Precipitous (Two‑Hour) Labor | Accidental Home Birth: Morgann’s Rapid Birth Story

April 9, 2026 · 20 min

What happens when your entire labor lasts just two hours? In this first episode of BirthNotes, Morgann, a mom of five, shares the story of her second birth, the arrival of her daughter Dillan eight years ago, during a precipitous labor…
Birth Stories Podcast Trailer | Doula Kristin Vasko on Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum

March 27, 2026 · 2 min

Welcome to BirthNotes, a podcast where women share their real birth stories. The raw, the emotional, the unexpected, and the deeply transformative moments that shape the journey into motherhood. After years of supporting women through…

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About the show

BirthNotes is a podcast where women share their real, raw, and transformative birth stories and the conversations that follow them. Hosted by birth and postpartum doula Kristin, each episode explores hospital births, home births, unexpected complications, and empowering experiences. Through honest conversations with mothers and experts, BirthNotes dives into pregnancy, birth, postpartum, motherhood, and women's health.