#113 | She Caught Her Own Baby: A First-Time Mom’s Pain-Free Home Birth Story

#113 | She Caught Her Own Baby: A First-Time Mom’s Pain-Free Home Birth Story

August 4, 2026 · 47 min

About this episode

Abby Neese shares her experience of having two pain-free home births, including catching her own baby during the first birth.

What if birth could feel peaceful, natural, and so deeply joyful that you were actually sad when labor ended? In this episode of the Pain Free Birth Podcast, Karen sits down with Abby Neese, an Iowa mom who experienced two pain-free home births. During her first birth, Abby followed her intuition, remained calm when her midwives did not arrive in time, and caught her own baby in the birth tub. Rather than feeling afraid, she trusted the physiological process unfolding within her body. Abby’s ...

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Host: Karen Welton

Guest: Abby Neese

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