Birth doula Mary talks us through her first two pregnancies and induced hospital births, her feelings around traversing a largely medically unsurveilled pregnancy this time around, and what her preparations for an autonomous, family-centred third birth entail. We discuss why birth outside the system feels right for her and many of her clients, and what support and rituals she plans to include as she welcomes baby number 3 into the world.
In this episode we referred to The Midwives Cauldron podcast on multiple occasions! You can access that podcast with hosts Katie James and Dr Rachel Reed here.
Connect with Mary on Facebook and Instagram @wbdoulaservices and via her website www.widebaydoulaservices.com.
More info on Anna’s upcoming “Moving Beyond Mum Guilt” workshops at www.annacusack.com.au/products
As always, her free Six Steps to Your Peaceful Postpartum eGuide, arrange a 1:1 mentoring or postpartum planning session or grab Anna’s book "Mama, You're Not Broken" via www.annacusack.com.au.
Anna is also on Instagram and Facebook @annacusackpostpartum
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