“Does that count as a home birth?”
That is the question Marissa found herself asking after her planned home birth shifted to a non-emergent hospital transfer towards the end of her labor.
Marissa walks us through her process of choosing home birth, which happened before conceiving, navigating feedback and opinions from friends and family and then setting intentions for the birth space and including her husband Stephen in the experience.
Some highlights:
Finding a midwifery group with hospital privileges if this is important to you
Big emphasis on partner support
Birth is not dramatic
Importance of consent-based practice
Hospital policies after birth
You can do things that are hard
It’s okay to question the norm
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