155. The Free Birth Society Scam: Keely returns to share her sixth birth story

Send us Fan MailA pregnancy can look “low risk” on paper and still feel like walking through a storm. Keely, a nurse and mom of six, joins us to tell the full story of her sixth baby, including why she chose a home birth with an unassisted plan while carefully distancing herself from the most extreme corners of freebirth culture.We talk candidly about the unraveling of the Free Birth Society midwifery training community, and the weight of scary stories circulating online.  Keely shared her first five birth stories as well as her experience with the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute back in episode 123, so go check that out for her full story. Additional Resources:MyMaineBirth.comClosing song by Kate Sutherland.  You can find Kate's community songs and deep nature connection work online at KateSutherland.caThe Guardian Article - Title: Infludencer's made millions pushing 'wild' births - now the free birth society is linked to baby deaths around the worldThe Guardian Article - Title: She was like a deer in the headlights': How unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in CanadaThe Guardian Article - Title: Five Key Findings from our investigation into the Free Birth Society The Guardian Article - Title: Friday Briefing: How the free birth society's philosophy contributed to a preventable death Interview - Exposed: the business linked to baby deaths around the worldThe Guardian Podcast - the BirthKeepers