187: Home birth: a safe & beautiful option
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2019
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Is a homebirth a viable option for mothers-to-be? Is it safe? What happens if complications arise?Katelyn Fusco answers these questions and more on today's show. Katelyn is the host and creator of the "Happy Homebirth" podcast. She studied as a student midwife and is a home birth mother herself. She explains how home births have been historically, a wise tradition. She talks about the shift to hospital births and what's been lost in the process. She offers insights on C-section statistics, the risks and benefits of giving birth at home, the training midwives receive, and even how to manage a more "natural" birth at a hospital. Katelyn showcases giving birth at home as a beautiful and safe option for low-risk pregnancy moms.
For more from Katelyn, visit her website myhappyhomebirth.com.
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| 0:00.0 | And this mother, oh, she labored beautifully, the dim lights in her house, she's in the |
| 0:06.2 | birthing pool, her husband's beside her holding her hand, the midwife is rubbing her back and |
| 0:11.9 | we've got a washcloth over her forehead. |
| 0:14.6 | The lights are dim and she's got little twinkle lights up in her living room which apparently |
| 0:20.0 | she had kept there from her first birth. So they had been there the entire time. We arrive at her house, |
| 0:26.5 | quickly and quietly unpack everything, prepare the space for birth, and about an hour after we get there the mom begins to push and |
| 0:37.0 | about 10 minutes later the baby is out. |
| 0:39.7 | This baby comes out beautifully, no problems at all, and then she's skin to skin for the first two hours. |
| 0:47.6 | We go in to do the new board examination where we fully check the baby, you know, head to toe, are there any issues, any |
| 0:54.8 | complications, and check their weight. |
| 0:57.9 | This baby was 10 pounds, 8 ounces and born beautifully beautifully no complications no tearing which is truly something that I hear so many |
| 1:08.6 | mothers concerned about and and really that it's all related to how you're supported during birth and what position you're allowed, quote unquote, to give birth in. From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions |
| 1:30.1 | in Food, Farming, and The Healing Arts. |
| 1:32.8 | We are your source for scientific knowledge |
| 1:34.9 | and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. Hey guys, I'm Hilda Labrada Gore and this is episode 187. |
| 1:50.0 | Our guest today is Caitlin Fusco. |
| 1:52.0 | Caitlin has trained as a student midwife and is the creator and host of the podcast Happy Home Birth. |
| 1:59.0 | Caitlin is a wife and mother of two herself who is on a mission to spread awareness about the safety |
| 2:05.1 | and beauty of giving birth at home. Caitlin holds dear the practices of |
| 2:10.0 | nutritional eating, fitness, and peaceful parenting. |
| 2:13.8 | We are thrilled to have her on the show today |
| 2:15.5 | because Caitlin explains how home births |
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