Home Birth - It's not a scary thing

While I have been in school for midwifery I have been learning about normal birth and how birth is God designed. Through the years I have had the privilege of supporting friends and family while they gave birth. Up until I started this course all the births I have been to were in the hospital.

In America we are taught that if we're good parents that want healthy babies then we have to deliver our babies in a hospital. Only someone who is irresponsible or a radical would consider a home birth. I have learned that healthy low risk women can safely give birth at home and actually have a better success rate with less interventions.

Listening to the fetal heart

I have been learning what home birth looks like and while I was in Hawaii I had the privilege of attending my first home birth.

Big sister listening to baby's heart.

Home birth can sound like a scary thing but for a healthy woman and baby it is safe.

Meeting the newest addition 

This birth was one of the most peaceful births I have ever witnessed. The first hour after birth we quietly monitored in the background while the family had a chance to bond with new baby. 

Bonding with baby while mom showers.

There were no bright lights or loud noises or medical staff pulling baby away for check-ups, baby had a gentle peaceful entrance into this world and it remained that way. Our team monitored momma and baby while we cleaned up and got them settled in for the night. We let them get a good nights sleep and the next morning we came back to check on momma and baby.

24 hour check-up / healthy baby

We did several follow-ups over the next few weeks, momma and baby did great and had no complications. Our final postpartum visit was a six weeks, as our parting gift we did a photo shoot of baby for the family.

Six weeks old, healthy and growing like a weed

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