Maryn and Margo are making themselves available for inspiring, loving, woman-centered pre-conception, prenatal and postpartum support for exceptional women near and far. They also offer birth story processing, fertility consultations, miscarriage support and second opinions.
Here’s what two Indie Birth mamas have to say about their experiences!
Virtual Visits with Maryn and Margo
Sarah S
"It’s so strange and magical that someone living thousands of miles away would become closest to us on our birth journey! Margo is Love embodied — it was so easy to connect, trust, and let her in on a most intimate, fragile and sacred process. Every call ended with me feeling so light and confident, so grounded and well-informed, so curious and excited for what’s to come. She held space for me to work through my fears; to listen to my (physical, emotional, spiritual) Self more deeply; and to take full responsibility over my experience. Simply asking what I want and need every step of the way was incredibly empowering, and was so essential to my journey towards discovering and owning my Truth. Looking back, the whole process led me to birth in power, and for the first time in my life, to fall absolutely in Love with myself!" Read more about Sarah, and see her birth video here.
I love the space that Maryn holds for me, around whatever it is that feels important for me to explore during a session. I feel so supported and validated in my process during this huge time of transition in my life. I also feel endlessly grateful for Maryn‘s wealth of knowledge and the diversity of support she is able to offer me, around whatever area that may be coming up for me. I appreciate the way she incorporates knowledge from her years of supporting others through her time as a midwife, her extensive studies, deep wisdom, intuition, and her genuine care as a loving human being all so harmoniously in the way she shows up. I have never felt like something is missing in the space we are sharing, for lack of being in the same room. If it is something you are pondering, I highly recommend creating the space to connect with one of these incredible beings for a virtual session.
Brittany Taylor
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There is no greater possibility for radical change (in your own life and in the world) than when we change our relationship with the rite of passage that is pregnancy and birth. With a combined 23 years of experience, we’ve got deep wisdom, practical skills, pearls, and strategies that we hope you’ll let us share with you so you can reap the benefits of this information in your own life! Watch the videos below to get a sense of what we each bring to the table during virtual visits.
Meet Your Virtual Midwives: Maryn Green and Margo Blackstone, Independent Midwives
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Most prenatal care is rooted in fear, labeling people with risk factors, and ignoring the uniqueness that each human brings to the table. Your prenatal choices and care should reflect your own history, emotional needs and beliefs about health and wellness.
Our virtual Indie Birth prenatal visits take all of that into account and more. We love to reflect your power back to you, re-center you in your decision making when you need a reminder, and of course offer our expert opinions when you want and need that.
Our perspectives come from our experience serving HUNDREDS of women as midwives as well as our own autonomous pregnancy experiences. Many midwives were taught within the rigid medicalized model of prenatal care, and many have not lived and breathed the woman-centered care model in their own pregnancies, but we have, and we are ready to support you in doing the same.
Prenatal Care That Prepares You to Own Your Birth
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Whether it is your first or your fifth baby, we also offer postpartum care to support you through the early time of mothering. Having a listening and discerning ear can make all the difference when processing your birth and trying to find your own path to healing.
It can be difficult to find our way when we are tired and find ourselves in the intensity of the newborn stage. Sometimes it feels like every time you’ve got a moment to breathe, your baby requires something new. You get them to sleep, lay them down, and they wake, just as you were about to ask yourself what you need to do for yourself. It is hard to form a thought sometimes, let alone follow through on a plan.
We are here to help you simplify and to keep you on the path you’ve laid out for yourself. We can give you ideas and reminders to help you craft a deeply nourishing postpartum time for you and your baby on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels.
Postpartum Care That Nourishes the New You
As midwives, we often do a lot of work well beyond the typical prenatal and postpartum care we provide women.
If you are looking for ANY type of midwifery support, we are happy to provide it. Some examples of recent sessions we have done:
- Birth story witnessing (providing our perspective on what perhaps could have been done differently if desired)
- Reconnecting spiritually with your baby after a traumatic birth
- Given second opinions and more holistic protocols for things like gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes and baby's that are growing too slowly
- Supporting women after multiple miscarriages as they navigate their next steps and testing options
- Supporting women who are going to miscarry but haven't yet, and preparing them for the physical, emotional, spiritual process
Fertility, Pre-Conception, Miscarriage, Birth Story Processing and Second Opinions!
Spirituality and the Birth Experience • The Labor Blueprint • Long Labor Fast Labors and Everything In Between • Waterbirth • Stages of Labor • Birth Supplies • Signs of Labor • Anatomy and Physiology of Labor and Birth • Pregnancy Alignment • To Push or Not to Push • Mantras and Meditations • Breech Birth • Undisturbed Placenta Birth • Labor Strategies and Theories of Pain
Labor and Birth
Pregnancy Nutrition • Tuning Into Your Intuition • Wise Woman Model of Care • Finding a Midwife • Figuring Out Your Guess Date • Pregnancy Testing Options • DIY Prenatal Care • Connecting With Your Baby • Assessing “Risk” • Sex in Pregnancy • Gestational Diabetes • Perspectives on Ultrasound • Rhogam and Being Rh Negative • Group B Strep (GBS) • Postdates • VBAC/HBAC • Gestational Hypertension
Pregnancy
Placenta Options • Newborn Choices • When Birth Doesn’t Go As Planned : Trauma and Transport • Preparing for the Postpartum • Breastfeeding • Circumcision • Newborn Sleep • Postpartum Return to Fertility • Postpartum Sex • The First Few Weeks After Birth
Postpartum
Fertility Awareness • Vaginal Steaming • Partner Preparation for Pregnancy • Spirituality & Emotional Preparation for Pregnancy • Miscarriage and Loss
Preparing for Pregnancy
Topics We Can Cover In Depth Together
Maryn and Margo are offering slightly different packages and options with their virtual support, but all visits are tailored to your preferences and where you’re at in your journey, be it pre-conception, pregnancy, postpartum, etc. Follow the buttons below to learn more about the current offerings.
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"I was in charge of my own care and the direction my pregnancy and birth went. Even when I tried to get Maryn to tell me what to do, she put the ball back in my court and helped guide me to make my own decisions. My sixth son was born at home, on a peaceful day in September. Maryn was in-tune to my needs as my labor progressed and arrived at my home in time to help me during the transitional stage of labor. She stayed with me to make sure my son was nursing and I was fed and whole."
Amantha
"Until you have had an undisturbed birth of your own it’s impossible to describe how important the work that Indie Birth doing is. Indie birth is more than midwifery care it is an opportunity for women to really tune in, know their baby in the womb, trust in their body and themselves throughout the pregnancy and into birth and motherhood. Maryn and the midwives of Indie Birth provided me the tools (hands) and the personal support for me to go into birth without fear, without unnecessary intervention and with total love and trust for myself and my baby as we were finding power and connection in an undisturbed and well supported birth."
Alethea
"Margo was present with me for the birth of my first child. I could not have asked for more soulful, loving, empowering and excellent guidance and care getting ready for birth. She is smart, well studied, passionate and one of the kindest people I know. I also love her honesty and sense of humor but those are just a bonus…Never does my sons birthday pass when I don’t think of Margo and the angel that she was to me at the time of my greatest need for support. You could not make a better choice of a wise woman to assist and support you in birth."
Magnolia
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