Rachel's birth of Sol at home (Aotearoa/New Zealand) || healing homebirth, bleeding in pregnancy, Māori traditions
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Episode 29! Wow, I really loved hearing Rachel's stories. Rachel is mum of 4 from Aotearoa that had her first 2 babies in a 'maternity home' or birth centre in Aotearoa, then travelled to Australia planning her first homebirth which resulted in a traumatic transfer related to bleeding in her pregnancy, which also was retraumatsising. Rachel then returned to Aotearoa and had a wild pregnancy and homebirth - the birth of Sol.
** Trigger warning ** Rachel's story is incredible, it does include a traumatic homebirth transfer to hospital at approx. 35 mins and mention of sexual assault. If you are soon to give birth or anxious, this might not be the episode for you <3
Rachel's stories are thought provoking and special & I'm so grateful for her honesty and authenticity in sharing.
Links to businesses/resources:
- History of birth in Aotearoa https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-time-of-natures-trial-childbirth-in.html
- Bleeding in pregnancy - Birthing Instincts Podcast episode https://open.spotify.com/episode/7757iOu1vHHAHBaCNckEP8?si=91791bde3f0e4176
- Mirimiri massage https://temanutoroa.org.nz/wellness-centre/mirimiri/#:~:text=Mirimiri%20means%20%E2%80%9Cnatural%20gift%E2%80%9D%20and,by%20kaum%C4%81tua%20to%20successive%20generations.
- Yoni Steaming https://www.wildwoodbirthpdx.com/yoni-steam
- Pacific Mother film https://www.pacificmotherfilm.com/
CHAPTERS:
00:58
Rachel's Birth Center Births
05:01
Birth Centers in New Zealand
06:25
Placenta Traditions
08:19
Traumatic Birth Transfer
09:14
Birth Experiences with Meadow and Sky
12:01
Preparing for Reef's Birth
16:29
Moving to Australia
19:09
Bleeding and Hemorrhage
21:07
Considering Home Birth Again
25:47
Deciding on a Home Birth
28:54
Waters Breaking and Bleeding
34:38
Transfer to Hospital
37:33
Traumatic hospital birth experience
43:16
Decision to return to New Zealand
46:13
Conscious conception and wild pregnancy
49:24
Pregnancy experience with Sol
54:34
Preparing for Sol's birth
58:44
Labor begins
01:04:28
Birth of Sol
01:05:54
Tearing and postpartum recovery
01:09:06
Reflection on Sol's birth
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