Trying to decide whether or not to hire a midwife to attend your home birth? There are many considerations to take into account when deciding whether or not to have a free birth or an unassisted birth.

In this episode we cover:- history of midwifery (very abbreviated)- reasons having a midwife can be great- influx of interest in unassisted birth due to desire to leave behind hospital/medical birth (including midwives who are becoming more medicalized!)- factors to consider when deciding whether or not to go unasssisted- how to seek direction from the Lord about it- my own process of coming to having a free birth with my 5th baby after 4 midwife-assisted home births.Get equipped with the most comprehensive, freebirth-friendly, faith-based pregnancy/birth/postpartum course library out there Embrace Birth Journey

Or skip straight to the free birth prep with Free Birth With God (this course is also inside Embrace Birth Journey).

Preparing for home birth (with or without a midwife)? Here's how I can help:

• Faith-Filled Home Birth Challenge⁠

• Courses (so many!)

• ⁠Holy Wild Birth Podcast⁠, co-hosted with Lauren Hall (longer, deeper episodes featuring birth stories and conversations)

• ⁠The Blog⁠

• Weekly email ⁠Newsletter⁠

• ⁠Embrace Birth Journey⁠ -- comprehensive course library for holistic, faith-based pregnancy, home birth and postpartum

• ⁠Free Birth With God⁠ mini-course

• Birth nerd ⁠merch⁠

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• ⁠Body Talk Basics⁠ -- puberty and cycle wisdom class for mothers and daughters. Use code SISTERBIRTH to save 10%

• ⁠YNAB⁠ - the budgeting program I'm addicted to and which has kept me out of the red for 15 years (even with variable/unpredictable income). This link gets you one free month!