This week on the podcast I am re-joined by my friend, Mary Kate Lewis. Mary Kate came on the podcast back in early 2020 to talk about her journey with weight loss through intermittent fasting and now she’s back to share her personal experience with birth and home birthing.
In this episode of the podcast, Mary Kate shares how she discovered home birth and what attracted her to do it herself, how she chose her midwife and birthing team, what her home births were like, as well as some general considerations and information around birth, the traditional medical system vs. home birth, and much more.
Enjoy!
Discussed in this episode:
- Check out Mary Kate’s first time on the show: Matcha Mornings: Healing Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through Intermittent Fasting with Mary Kate Lewis
- Catching up with Mary Kate
- How did Mary Kate learn about home birthing?
- The experience of many women giving birth in hospitals and the push towards interventions
- Mary Kate’s experience of her first and second births
- Why creating a comfortable environment for birth matters
- How did Mary Kate find a midwife and doula?
- Taking ownership of your birth experience
- The issues that government regulations of midwives can cause for mothers
- Tips for setting up your birthing space at home
- The importance of trust with your partner when you’re giving birth at home
- Postpartum planning
- And much more… Here is the episode!
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