Natural Home Birth with Midwife Allison Dougherty, Natural Birth Settings Series 3/4
05/09/22 • 37 min
Home birth is a wonderful option for any low risk mom wanting a natural birth. In fact, studies have shown that home birth is actually SAFER than hospital birth for most moms. In this episode, certified professional midwife Allison Dougherty joins me to chat more about home birth, including:
- Pros & cons
- Safety
- What home birth looks like for most
- Why she chose midwifery as her career
- A personal story from me
- And more!
Resources Mentioned:
- Contact Allison Dougherty
- Overview of home birth safety study
- Find a doula here, as recommended by Allison
Check out Informed Pregnancy+
https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
- The NaturalBirth Site- TheNaturalBirthSite.com
- SIGN UP for the NaturalBirth Education course to best prepare your body & mind for natural birth (only $65)
- Read natural birth stories- and submit your own
- SHARE OUR PODCAST with anyone you know who is interested in natural birth!
- Check out our HELPFUL PRODUCTS GUIDE
Home birth is a wonderful option for any low risk mom wanting a natural birth. In fact, studies have shown that home birth is actually SAFER than hospital birth for most moms. In this episode, certified professional midwife Allison Dougherty joins me to chat more about home birth, including:
- Pros & cons
- Safety
- What home birth looks like for most
- Why she chose midwifery as her career
- A personal story from me
- And more!
Resources Mentioned:
- Contact Allison Dougherty
- Overview of home birth safety study
- Find a doula here, as recommended by Allison
Check out Informed Pregnancy+
https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
- The NaturalBirth Site- TheNaturalBirthSite.com
- SIGN UP for the NaturalBirth Education course to best prepare your body & mind for natural birth (only $65)
- Read natural birth stories- and submit your own
- SHARE OUR PODCAST with anyone you know who is interested in natural birth!
- Check out our HELPFUL PRODUCTS GUIDE
Previous Episode
Natural Birth Center Birth with Midwife Erin Everett, Natural Birth Settings Series 2/4
In part 2 of the Natural Birth Settings Series, we talk about natural birth in a birth center. This type of birth is a wonderful middle ground between hospital & home birth. Midwife Erin Everett, who has worked in a free-standing birth center & and in-hospital birth center, explains the difference between the 2, and shares her natural birth stories from each type of birth center!
NOTE: Many areas do not have both options, or have any birth center option at all. It's sad, but it's true. I'm sorry your choices are limited in those areas.
Resources Mentioned:
- Spinning Babies (mentioned by Erin; informative website for understanding how movements & exercises can support vaginal birth)
- St. Louis, MO Birth Centers: Mercy Birthing Center and First Breath Birth and Wellness
- Find a doula here, as recommended by Erin & I.
Check out Informed Pregnancy+
https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
- The NaturalBirth Site- TheNaturalBirthSite.com
- SIGN UP for the NaturalBirth Education course to best prepare your body & mind for natural birth (only $65)
- Read natural birth stories- and submit your own
- SHARE OUR PODCAST with anyone you know who is interested in natural birth!
- Check out our HELPFUL PRODUCTS GUIDE
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Natural Unassisted Birth with Doula Nicole Dmitrasz, Natural Birth Settings Series 4/4
Unassisted or Free or Wild birth is legal in all 50 states & the large majority of places in the world, but is not a common choice for many reasons. In this episode, Nicole Dimitrasz, owner of St. Louis Postpartum, birth & postpartum doula, and placenta processor, talks about unassisted birth and shares one of her birth stories.
This is often a controversial topic, but it's worth learning about!
This episode is not meant to encourage (or discourage) you to choose unassisted birth. Birth in general is a very personal choice & everyone will chooses something different that is right for them. However, being fully educated on your options is the best place to start when deciding what is right for you and your baby.
Resources Mentioned:
- Contact Nicole Dimitrasz
- H.E.R.B.A.L. Free/Unassisted Birth Course
Check out Informed Pregnancy+
https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
- The NaturalBirth Site- TheNaturalBirthSite.com
- SIGN UP for the NaturalBirth Education course to best prepare your body & mind for natural birth (only $65)
- Read natural birth stories- and submit your own
- SHARE OUR PODCAST with anyone you know who is interested in natural birth!
- Check out our HELPFUL PRODUCTS GUIDE
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