Your Holistic Birth

1.7 Birthing at Home: Empowering Women Through Storytelling and Advocacy

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Elsie is a home birth advocate, mental health nurse, and host of the podcast "Birthing at Home." She is a mother of two boys and has had empowering home birth experiences. Elsie is passionate about sharing successful home birth stories and providing a platform for women to share their experiences and knowledge. She is also involved in advocacy work and has started the Home Birth Victoria group to promote and support home birth in the state.

In this episode, Elsie, the host of "Birthing at Home" podcast, is joined by Bibi, a holistic midwife. They discuss the inspiration behind Elsie's podcast and the importance of sharing successful home birth stories. Elsie shares her own birth experiences and how she was motivated to start her podcast after being unable to share her first birth story on another podcast. They also discuss the power of storytelling in empowering women and providing them with information and confidence for their own birth journeys. Elsie talks about her involvement in home birth advocacy and the challenges faced in establishing publicly funded home birth programs in Victoria. They emphasize the need for women to be aware of their birth options and understand how different programs and midwives operate. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of breaking stereotypes around birth and spreading awareness about home birth.

  • The "Birthing at Home" podcast was born out of Elsie's desire to hear successful home birth stories and provide a platform for women to share their empowering birth experiences.
  • Storytelling is a powerful tool for gathering information, gaining confidence, and challenging stereotypes around birth.
  • Home birth advocacy is crucial in promoting and supporting home birth options, especially in areas where publicly funded programs are not well-established.
  • Women should be aware of the requirements and criteria for different home birth programs and midwives to make informed decisions about their birth choices.
  • Breaking the association of home birth with negative outcomes is essential in spreading awareness and encouraging more women to consider home birth as a safe and empowering option.

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