Margie’s First Birth: Fear, Epidural, and an Unexpectedly Gentle Labor

In this episode of The Midwife’s Podcast, co-host Margie opens her heart to share the story of her very first birth in the early 1990s. From the cultural messages she inherited about motherhood, to her fear and uncertainty around labor, and the unexpected beauty of meeting her baby for the first time, Margie reflects on how that experience shaped her both as a mother and as a midwife. She speaks candidly about the lack of informed choice, the challenges of hospital birth practices of that era, and how her journey began to dismantle the myths she had believed about birth and motherhood. This tender and powerful story reminds us how birth can transform us—and why informed, compassionate care matters for every family.