In the 4th episode Michaela, mum to 2 (Willow and Leonardo/Leo) and business owner from the Gold Coast shares her freebirth story (with a doula). 
Michaela shares how meconimum stained waters impacted her hospital birth with Willow and then how she chose to  freebirth baby Leo ( initially influenced by the inability to access private midwives). She also touches on the negative impacts on birthing women of the misunderstood (and usually fear based) perceptions around birthing at home, especially without a midwife. Michaela's story is one of confidence and immense self belief in her mental and physical power. 


Links to people/business/resources for this episode: 

• Spinning Babies https://www.spinningbabies.com/ 
• Baby/Belly Mapping info https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/baby-position/belly-mapping/
• Hypnobirthing https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uDp2
• Labour pain relief tip > 'banksia seed pods' 

Info on meconimum stained waters/liquor 

• https://midwifethinking.com/2015/01/14/the-curse-of-meconium-stained-liquor/

Placenta 

• 'Placenta's and cord blood' from The Midwives Cauldron Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rUyaVnWu7p1MLDZRHp9sd?si=8f2f3dc577224563

The seperation phase and why in a physiologocal birth you can nap during labour (aside from just being exhausted!)

• https://midwifethinking.com/2017/02/03/understanding-and-assessing-labour-progress/ 

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The 3rd episode of the 'Birthing at Home: a Podcast' takes us to Hobart, Tasmania where Courtney (a school social worker) shares with us the story of the births of her 3 girls. 
Courtney's story is inspiring because it is also one of courage, self belief and empowerment especially after much adversity experienced in the hospital system with a gestational diabetes diagnosis and the cascade of interventions that it usually leads to. 

I hope this episode makes you feel that YOU know your body best and that you absolutely CAN do it.

Links to people/business/resources for this episode:

•  Birth Time  - The Documentary' https://www.birthtime.world/watch-now
• Spinning babies  https://www.spinningbabies.com/
• Evidence Based Birth (podcast) https://open.spotify.com/show/1ATpckldojT9Wr9sEPx2ML?si=a26c4ec36ff44538
• The Midwives Cauldron https://open.spotify.com/show/2BmifAGWgM08MBpyOvFvC1?si=3f4516811e114cd4
• The Great Birth Rebellion https://open.spotify.com/show/3gQRikeOcaHkJjWTtcT1B1?si=110b251fe096401c
• Core Floor & Restore Antenatal classes https://coreandfloor.com.au/pages/pregnancy
• The Miles Circuit info https://www.milescircuit.com/

Gestational Diabetes
> https://midwifethinking.com/2018/03/20/gestational-diabetes-beyond-the-label/
> Midwives Cauldron (the pregnancy perspective) https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uFokd2PlitplZUdHRZ5Ts?si=b3b582abf5334730 
> Midwives Cauldron (the baby's perspective) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4s2vnvz6ZUtxoZXZ6Mj58p?si=5195c29c6671433e

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On the second episode of the 'Birthing at Home: A Podcast' I chat with Ilona, first time mum, wife & paramedic based in 'Childers' in Queensland, who had baby 'Olive' at home in May 2022 surrounded by her husband, midwives, photographer...and to her (later joyful) surprise - her parents!
When Ilona discovered she would only be allowed to labour in the water at the nearest hospital (in Bundaberg) she took matters into her own hands and chose to plan to birth at home where she successful birthed baby Olive into water at 40+5 weeks. 

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Links to people/business/resources for this episode: 

• @thesacredbubble - postpartum midwifery support on the Sunshine Coast 
• Spinning Babies - I think this will feature everytime!!! 

The evidence about meconium 

• https://midwifethinking.com/2015/01/14/the-curse-of-meconium-stained-liquor/

The evidence about dystocia's 

• https://midwifethinking.com/2015/05/13/shoulder-dystocia-the-real-story/

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Welcome to the first episode of 'Birthing at Home: A Podcast'!
I am so excited to share with you my conversation with Shantelle - mama to 2 boys, ex-accountant and current student midwife.
After a traumatic hospital birth, Shantelle told herself she'd never birth in a hospital again - so here is the story of determination, sewing curtains at 37 weeks, trying to enjoy popcorn whilst in a 2 week prodromal labour & the powerful 'hybrid' waterbirth of Banjo at 39+4 weeks.
I loved talking to Shantelle & I hope you do too!

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Links to resources:

• Bad Ass Mother Birther Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badassmotherbirther/?hl=en
• Spinning Babies: https://www.spinningbabies.com/

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