366: Is Homebirth For Us?
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
What are the pros and cons of homebirth? Registered nurse Elizabeth Parsons and her husband, Noah, share their insights today. They are parents of five children, some of whom were born at the hospital and others at home. Elizabeth was a pediatric nurse for 9 years before coming home full time to empower and educate about natural alternatives for healing.
Today, Elizabeth and Noah explain what to consider when making this birthing decision. They discuss the importance of knowing your rights and birthing options, whether you decide to labor at home or in the hospital. They also delve into the difference between midwifery and OB/GYN care, throughout pregnancy and after delivery.
Finally, they share their own perspective on the birthing process (they much preferred their homebirth experience), along with resources for making an informed decision, and their most recent (and surprising) homebirth.
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| 0:00.0 | with my home birth, you know, she came to my home. Our visits were an hour at least if I had more |
| 0:08.4 | questions or needed to talk, you know, more about things than she was available to do that. |
| 0:13.1 | I still got all, you know, the safety things like she would still test my urine and my blood pressure |
| 0:17.7 | and take all of my vitals and but she would also ask me things that you're not going to get asked |
| 0:25.0 | with traditional obese or traditional midwives. How is your diet? What does your diet look like? |
| 0:30.7 | Do this nutrition log for me for a week so I can see maybe, you know, where we can improve. |
| 0:36.1 | How are you sleeping? Are you getting any exercise? You know, these things that may be the modern |
| 0:42.0 | western model don't really see as valuable. |
| 0:45.8 | From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for Wise traditions |
| 0:57.2 | in food, farming and the healing arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge and |
| 1:02.0 | traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 1:05.1 | Hey, hold on here. Women once gave birth at home with the assistance of family members |
| 1:17.4 | and or midwives. The shift to hospital births started in the 20th century. Now it seems there is |
| 1:24.2 | a shift back to home birth. What are the pros and cons of home birth and will you be among those |
| 1:30.4 | opting for it? This is episode 366 and our guests today are registered nurse Elizabeth Parsons |
| 1:37.8 | and her husband Noah. Elizabeth started out selling DIY organic elderberry kits nationwide |
| 1:45.0 | and now she has a large following and the health and wellness space online. She is passionate about |
| 1:50.5 | empowering individuals to take charge of their health, educating them about the pursuit of natural |
| 1:55.9 | alternatives for healing. Elizabeth worked as a pediatric nurse for nine years and she and Noah |
| 2:01.2 | have five children. Some were born at the hospital and some at home and together Noah and Elizabeth |
| 2:08.0 | explain what to consider when making this important birthing decision, home or the hospital. |
| 2:14.0 | They discuss the need to know your rights and birthing options wherever you decide to give birth. |
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