The Courage of a Midwife | Home Birth vs Hospital Birth (S1. E16.)

Sally shares her opinion and past experiences surrounding the safety and security of hospital births in comparison to home births.   ▶ Ask Sally a question for a future episode: https://forms.gle/pRHRK5MbBRVNE47YA ▶ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD8lEhiv2RM  ▶ We use Riverside.fm: https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=brigid ---------------- Chapters ---------------- 0:00 - Are home births safe? 1:25 - What's best for the baby? 3:53 - What's best for mom during labor? 6:14 - What does natural child birth look like in a hospital setting? 7:35 - The issue behind interventions in hospital births that interfere with natural labor. 10:09 - Water births and what is their appeal? 13:12 - Sally's first experience with home birth! 16:10 - Vulnerability of women in labor, & speaking up as the patient. What is the web of interventions? 23:00 - Peer pressure amongst women, and how to focus on the inner wisdom of the individual. 27:52 - The birth plan is for YOU, not for the nurse! 29:15 - Sally's core opinion on hospital birth vs home birth. 32:28 - How far hospitals have come to support their patients. 34:05 - Some things you can't change, and saying NO to medication. 36:05 - What does it mean to rupture your membranes? 39:09 - What to expect from Season Two of The Bleedin' Truth Podcast! ---------------- MORE ABOUT SALLY: ▶ Personal Website: https://drsallymcnally.com/ ▶  Ventura Office & In Person Services: https://www.womenshealthmedgroup.com/provider/sally-mcnally-cnm-m sn ▶  Sally’s Yoga & Hypnosis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzYjy_SxUZp2Y3UUDaBTUg ---------------- CONTACT SALLY: ▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sallymcnallytheirishmidwife ▶  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sallymcnally_theirishmidwife/?hl=en ▶  TikTok: @thebleedintruthpodcast 😊Email: [email protected] #homebirth #midwifery #naturalbirth #cnm #womenshealth #epidural