About this episode

Beth shares her experiences of two beautiful births, highlighting the importance of continuity of care and the naturalness of home birth.

Beth shares two beautiful birth stories — Bernie's unmedicated hospital birth at the Mercy, and Quinn's home birth through the Joan Kerner programme, where her partner Paddy caught their daughter in their own lounge room. Beth talks honestly about the power of continuity of care, hiring a doula for both births, and why birthing at home felt like the most natural thing in the world. Download our 9 Birth Meditation collection today- available as a standalone product for $49 or included inside The Birth Class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sophie Walker

Guest: Beth

Topics covered

• physiological births
• unmedicated hospital birth
• home birth
• continuity of care
• doula support

Keywords

• physiological birth
• unmedicated birth
• home birth
• doula
• continuity of care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercy, Joan Kerner programme

Products: 9 Birth Meditation collection, The Birth Class

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