Emma's birth of Maeve (2021) and Dara (2023) (New South Wales) || Two amazing homebirths + rhesus negative blood type

Birthing at Home: A Podcast

Episode 20 is here! And what better way to celebrate than with TWO homebirth stories from Emma in Woollongong, NSW. This is a beautiful episode & I was so excited to hear the birth of Dara as well, because Emma listened to this podcast whilst she was pregnancy with Dara! How full circle.
Links to people/business/resources for this episode:

• Birth Time Documentary - get 20% off with code CICADA20 when you use my link> https://www.birthtime.world/a/2147503775/TEzXryDM
• Group B Strep https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/podcasts/the-great-birth-rebellion/episodes/2147792078
• Gestional Diabetes and the Glucose Tolerance Test https://midwifethinking.com/2018/03/20/gestational-diabetes-beyond-the-label/
• Negative Blood Types and Anti-D https://themidwivescauldron.buzzsprout.com/1178486/8664928-an-interview-with-dr-sara-wickham
• Free! Core Floor & Restore Antenatal Class https://coreandfloor.com.au/products/antenatal-classes
• Sex for 'natural' induction of labour https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-pineapple-and-sex-for-natural-labor-induction/
• Rebozzo Sifting https://www.pregnancy.com.au/rebozo-sifting-demonstration/
• Meconium in waters
  • Rachel Reed's Blog https://midwifethinking.com/2015/01/14/the-curse-of-meconium-stained-liquor/
  • Birthing Instincts Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/0blrYkGkDK2O5MjzRoSWFz?si=9d2910b4272e45a0
• After birth pains https://www.cochrane.org/CD004908/PREG_relief-pain-caused-uterine-cramping-or-involution-after-giving-birth

CHAPTERS:
03:18
Discovering Home Birth

06:11
Challenges with Hospital Birth

08:09
Choosing Home Birth

09:06
Pregnancy Experience

11:20
Declining Tests

14:21
Education and Preparation

23:00
Working During Pregnancy

28:48
Onset of Labor

31:02
Midwife's Arrival

36:37
Progression of Labor

41:14
Feeling the Baby's Head

45:04
Transition and Pushing

46:57
The Birth of Emma's First Child at Home

50:31
Deciding on a Home Birth for Emma's Second Child

51:26
Dealing with Morning Sickness During Pregnancy

56:43
The Role of a Doula in Emma's Second Birth

58:32
Declining the Glucose Tolerance Test

59:53
Finishing Work and Preparing for Birth

01:04:24
Emma's Waters Breaking and Waiting for Labor to Start

01:07:13
Contractions Begin and the Midwife's Advice

01:12:26
Emotional Challenges and the Midwife's Support

01:19:16
Active Labor and Getting into the Birth Pool

01:27:43
The Birth of Emma's Second Child at Home

01:30:26
The Afterbirth and Postpartum Experience

01:32:28
Difficulties during labor and recovery

01:33:54
Lack of appetite and dehydration

01:35:43
Factors contributing to the challenging labor

01:36:38
Importance of rest and recovery

01:37:38
Advice for women with pre-rupture of membranes

01:38:32
Home birth experiences

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