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Welcome to our first ‘In Your Words’ episode. In Your Words is a new segment in which we hear directly from multiple parents on their experiences on a certain topic. We ask our listeners a few questions on a topic, and they send us voice notes to share with you all. Our first In Your Words is on the topic of homebirth. 

Today, June 6th, is International Homebirth Day. In bringing you this episode, we want to honour women and birthing people’s decision to birth at home as well as the supportive, dedicated, and knowledgeable homebirth midwives out there supporting them through the transformative experience that is labour and birth. We also want to bring awareness to and normalise homebirth as a safe and wonderful option for birthing people.

In this episode, we asked our 9 incredible guests two questions: why did you choose to birth at home and what does homebirth mean to you? 

Thank you to our guests in this episode, listed in order of appearance:

• Lilly (she/her), a full spectrum doula @softcentre, website: soft-centre.com.au 
• Aimee (she/her), doula + birth photographer @lifelaidbarephotos, co-host of @homebirthstoriesaustralia
• Emilie (she/her), birth + postpartum doula @edenbirths
• Libby(she/her), mother to a 4 month old
• Elsie (she/her), host of @birthingathome_apodcast, website: birthingathome.com.au + organiser of Homebirth Victoria Network (Australia) @homebirthvictorianetwork
• Emily (she/her), leader of her local International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) chapter, creator of ourcesareanscars.org, + mother of two
• Laura (she/her), a doula @heldinbirthwithlaura + co-host of @homebirthstoriesaustralia
• Emma (she/her), co-host of @babybrainpodcast + mother of two
• Sophie (she/her), mother of two 

We are so grateful for all of these women for sharing their insights and experiences on this topic. We’re so proud of this episode and hope that you enjoy it. If you think this episode will resonate with someone in your life, please share it with them. 

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