Sarah Changed her Midwives and had her Stargazing Baby at 40 Weeks

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Sarah. Sarah is a mama of two from New Jersey, USA. And this is her second time on the podcast! Sarah shared her natural birth centre birth in October of 2021, which was a huge step for her from thinking at the beginning of her first pregnancy that she could never birth naturally and that she’d need a doctor to save her. When she became pregnant again, only 8 months after the birth of her son, she right away sought the care of the group of midwives that assisted in her first birth. However, they were so short staffed that at 39 weeks and 5 days pregnant, those midwives told her that it was extremely likely that instead of the natural birth she had planned inside the birth center, she was going to have to move into the hospital with OB’s that she had never even met. This lit such a fire in her that despite being literally days away from giving birth, she left the birth center, found an independent midwife who agreed to take her on at 40 weeks, and met her midwife in person for the first time as she was in active labor with her daughter. If her first birth was a lesson in recognizing her power to birth her own baby without the need of doctors, this birth taught her how important it is to protect the birth that one has envisioned for herself and that it’s never too late to change your care providers! Find All of Anna’s Links & Resources here: www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast