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Military Birth TalkAuthor: Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition
Military Birth Talk features birth stories from service members, spouses, veterans, and providers, all told through the unique lens of birthing in the military. Birth is a profound, unforgettable experience leaving a lifelong imprint on our hearts. For military families and service members, giving birth and parenting in our community presents its own unique, challenging, and empowering realities--giving birth alone or in a foreign country, navigating Tricare during miscarriage or infertility obstacles, or being on Active Duty without the option to birth outside of the hospital are just a few of the realities we may face. By sharing our stories, we hope to increase transparency and information for fellow military families, providers, and policy makers. Tune in each Thursday for a new episode.Military Birth Talk is a project of the Military Birth Resource Network and Postpartum Coalition. To learn more, please visit www.MBRNPC.org.Are you a military community member with a story to share? Fill out an interest form at https://www.militarybirthresourcenetwork.org/podcast Language: en-us Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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79. Former Marine and Navy Spouse Zatha's Second OCONUS Freebirth
Thursday, 26 February, 2026
In this episode of “Military Birth Talk,” Anni welcomes back Zatha, a former Marine now living near Naples, Italy, to share her third birth story two months postpartum. She recaps her first two fast births—one at a birth center after a late referral and one unassisted soon after moving to Italy—then explains her approach to a largely non-medicalized third pregnancy focused on self-care, tracking health metrics, exercise, chiropractic care, and intensive study of birth physiology. Labor began late at night around a predicted full supermoon, progressed rapidly with her mantra “feel it, don’t fear it,” and culminated in an unassisted bathroom birth where she caught her baby herself, with her husband and mother arriving moments before. She describes an unhurried postpartum, improved recovery, starting elimination communication from birth, and encourages families to “be students of birth” to replace fear with knowledge and better advocate for themselves. Follow along with Military Birth Talk:Instagram: @militarybirthtalkFacebook: Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum CoalitionSubmit your birth story!forms.gle/3TT7FyV1QQV3RZGc8
