Birth As We Know It ™️-Birth Stories and Experiences
If you are planning to become pregnant, trying to conceive, currently pregnant, have given birth in the last few years, or work in the birth field, Birth As We Know It ™️ is the podcast for you.
Birth As We Know It ™️ is a birth story and birth experience podcast that is dedicated to recognizing the many different ways that birth unfolds. The good, the bad, and everything else in between.
You will hear birth stories and birth experiences from the perspective of birthing people, birth partners, birth providers, birth workers, and more! This podcast was created to be a place where people can learn more about pregnancy, birth, and a little bit of postpartum, all while hearing about what really happens in the birth space.
Every other week, join Kiona Nessenbaum as she interviews guests who encourage birth education by sharing their personal birth stories and birth experiences. She believes that hearing a birth story directly from the person who lived it, brings the individual human experience back to the forefront of childbirth education.
Kiona is a mother of 3, a birth doula, a birth assistant, and a former student midwife who has supported over 140 birthing families.
Through this podcast, you will find a connection in knowing that you are not the only one who has experienced something unexpected on your journey to parenthood. As people share their personal birth stories and experiences, you will hear about their entire journey through conception, pregnancy, labor, and birth. They will also touch on newborn feeding choices and overall postpartum experiences. You will also hear what providers and birth workers think and feel as they support birthing families on their journeys to parenthood.
To learn more about the host Kiona Nessenbaum or see pictures of those who have shared their stories, go to birthasweknowitpodcast.com
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- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
11-Lauren Lock-Miscarriage-Vaginal-3 Births
In this episode, Lauren shares her three different birth experiences. She also dives into how she and her husband Kim were unsure about whether or not they would try for a t…
10-Kendra Buchholz-Miscarriage-Vaginal Twin Birth-Mora & Wren
In this episode, we dive deep into the details of Kendra’s personal experience of miscarriage, getting a double rainbow baby surprise, and how she advocated really hard for …
9-Rita Sakharov-Vaginal Birth-Raiya
In this episode, Rita shares her personal experience with a hospital birth that didn’t go as she had anticipated. She goes into detail about being pregnant while living in a…
8-Siena Butler-Cesarean-VBAC-3 Births-Conscious Nurturer
Siena is a birth and postpartum doula who has been practicing in the birth field for 6+ years and is the owner of Conscious Nurturer. In this episode, Siena dives into some …
7-Mercedes Snyder-Stillbirth-6 Vaginal Births-Something Beautiful Midwifery Care
In this episode, I am honored to share the 6 birth stories from my good friend, chosen sister, and midwife Mercedes. Mercedes speaks of her personal experience with stillbir…
6-Kristin Travis-IUI-Vaginal Birth-Baby Beam-BEarthMate
Kristin has been working as a birth doula for 6 years and has attended over 155 births. In this episode, Kristin dives into detail about her personal journey of how she chos…
5-Blaine Bennet-4 Vaginal Births-PNW Apothecary
In this episode, Blaine talks about her experiences with hospital birth, unassisted/free birth, and home birth. We dive into how being a family of color impacted how she was…
4-Kavina's Birth Perspective (9 years old)
In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing my oldest and 9-year-old daughter Kavina about her being present at her sibling's births. She was an active part of the tea…
3-Kiona Nessenbaum-Vaginal Birth-Katana
In this episode, I talk about how my third pregnancy and birth truly took me by surprise. I dive into my birth experience at a private birth center with an amazing birth sup…
2-Kiona Nessenbaum-Vaginal Birth-Kairo
Home birth can be amazing but sometimes there are challenges as well. In this episode, I talk about how I ended up working with my desired birth support team. I also dive de…
1- Kiona Nessenbaum-Vaginal Birth-Kavina
As the very first episode of this podcast, I thought it would only make sense to start out with my own personal birth experience. In this episode, I discuss the ins and outs…
0-Birth As We Know It™️ Introduction
In this introduction episode, you will learn that the Birth As We Know It™️ podcast is different than all other birth story podcasts. That is because I focus on collecting b…