Ep 159: When Your Midwife Choices are Limited

What do you do when you’re sold on the idea of homebirth, but your area has either no midwives or no midwives that you like?

 

Resources

Believe In Midwifery Episode (sustainable midwifery)

https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode23/

 

Shared Decision Making (book)

https://www.amazon.com/Shared-Decision-Making-Bring-Mothers/dp/B089M59Z35/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2TAOKXFRMHUYP&keywords=shared+decision+making&qid=1644082050&sprefix=shared+decision+making%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-2

 

Shared Decision Making Episode

https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode84/

 

Airbnb Homebirth

https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode112/

 

Shayla’s Birth

https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode40/

 

Dr. Sarah Birth Uprising

https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode144/

 

Freebirth Resources (Curated by my amazing friend, Sophia- @sage.fertility)

 

Yolande Norris Clark’s website: https://freebirth.ca/

Freebirth Society: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/

Fertility and Freebirth with Noelle Kowalski
https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com/episode131/ 

The Complete Guide to Freebirth Course (extremely thorough): https://www.freebirthsocietycourses.com/a/24099/zgzoH6FJ (btw this is my  affiliate link as an RBK)

Freebirth Society Podcast: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/blogs/the-free-birth-podcast  

Gestational Diabetes, GBS, Ultrasound Technology, and RH Negative: A New Perspective
https://www.freebirthsociety.com/blogs/the-free-birth-podcast/gestational-diabetes-gbs-ultrasound-technology-and-rh-negative-a-new-perspective?_pos=2&_sid=f8289d5c1&_ss=r

Unpacking Ultrasound With Yolande Clark
https://www.freebirthsociety.com/blogs/the-free-birth-podcast/unpacking-ultrasound-with-yolande-clark?_pos=1&_sid=604819694&_ss=r 

The Ecstatic Hormonal High of Childbearing - Dr. Sarah Buckley #35

Pain in Labour: Your hormones are your helpers
https://sarahbuckley.com/pain-in-labour-your-hormones-are-your-helpers/

The Anterior Cervical Lip: how to ruin a perfectly good birth

Vaginal examinations: a symptom of a cervical-centric birth culture

Pushing: leave it to the experts

Unassisted Family HOME BIRTH | Natural + Positive Free Birth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSpXcFUVwI

Unassisted Home Water Birth | POSITIVE NATURAL BIRTH + surprise gender
https://youtu.be/AEKWv4sVBdo

HOME BIRTH: gentle, Natural FAMILY WATER BIRTH
https://youtu.be/rOeNa0NCc44

DIY Placenta Preparation
https://youtu.be/g3pi_8JhkaQ

Rethinking the Pushing Stage, with Whapio
https://birthful.com/podcast-pushing-stage/ (Also awesome resource list in this podcast description) 

Odent Fetus ejection reflex
https://www.wombecology.com/home/fetus-ejection-reflex

Small Magic Birth Instagram (priceless pelvic health and freebirth information) 
https://www.instagram.com/smallmagicbirth/

Wild Sage Womb DIY Prenatal Wellness Journal
https://www.wildsagewomb.com/offerings/p/diy-prenatal-wellness-journal

Wild Sage Womb Birth Vision Workbook
https://www.wildsagewomb.com/offerings/p/birth-vision-workbook