Birthing Unassisted in the Scottish Highlands

About this episode

Kirsty shares her experience of an unassisted home birth in the Scottish Highlands after a rapid labor.

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kirsty. Kirsty is a mama of two from the Scottish Highlands and it’s her second time on the natural birth podcast. Her first time ended up being the episode called “Cholestasis and Rh negative First Time Mama Kirsty’s Home Birth in Rural Scotland”. In that episode she discussed how she naturally medicated her cholestasis diagnosis and in today's episode she will share what she did to prevent getting it again during her second pregnancy, as well as the story of the birth of her second baby which was a rapid 2hr 20min labour and birth. It resulted in Kirsty birthing her baby alone with just her husband at home in front of the fire because the midwives didn't make it on time. Although it was an unplanned free birth it was a wonderful experience and the perfect way to welcome their little one into the family. Curious about Kirsty? Find her on instagram as @kirsty.may3 And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month. The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village. Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the…

People in this episode

Host: Sacred Birth International

Guest: Kirsty

Topics covered

• unassisted birth
• home birth
• pregnancy
• parenting
• natural birth

Keywords

• unassisted birth
• Scottish Highlands
• home birth
• natural birth
• cholestasis
• pregnancy
• parenting

Sponsors

Sacred Birth International

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sacred Birth International, Maiden Mother & Maga Village

Products: The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course

Places: Scottish Highlands, Scotland

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