This one is from listener questions! We hear from a lot of you that you want to have a homebirth, but your partner doesn't feel quite comfortable with the idea. Here are some ideas for how to talk to your partner about this really important decision in your life.

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Another question from the listeners! You all wanted to hear about what a lip is, what causes it, and what can be done about it in a home birth.

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You asked for it! Many of you wanted to know a little bit more about what it's like behind the scenes of the homebirth midwifery practice. Here are some of our essential survival skills for practicing midwifery in the community setting.

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The midwives talk about large-for-gestational age babies, how they're diagnosed, how informed choice can help parents to make decisions about management, and what some of the complications can be. We also talk about how normal these big babies can be!

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Charli and Sarah answer a question today from a listener: how do midwives prevent trauma at a home birth? And what do they do if trauma occurs during a birth?

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Charli and Sarah go over how payment works for the midwifery model in the United States, including reviewing insurance, global fees, and the differences between the way home birth midwives charge for their services and the way that hospitals do. Spoiler alert: giving birth at home with a midwife is much less expensive than you may think!

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In this episode, Sarah and Charli answers questions about some of the less-talked-about and stranger things that can happen in pregnancy and birth. There are some surprising, but normal, physical experiences in the childbearing year!

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Sarah and Charli talk about precipitous labor- a labor that lasts less than 3 hours from the start of regular contractions! Learn about what this is, what it can be like for the birthing person, and how it's managed in the midwifery model of care.

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Sarah spent some time talking to Ruby, a labor and postpartum doula who had her second baby at home with Hearth & Home this year. Ruby shares some of her tips for labor, her experience, and what she wants all birthing people to know about home birth!

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In this episode of the podcast, Hearth & Home client Martini talks about the birth of her daughter at home with Sarah & Charli and her experience in the midwifery model of care.

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