Episode Highlights:

• Is home birth safe?
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• How the birth landscape was influenced by covid
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• What does the research tell us about home birth
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• Some of the big challenges in the US regarding birth and maternity care
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• How to begin deciding where to give birth

In this episode we discuss our observations in the birth world both as providers and mothers. Erica shares how, as a Midwife, she educates and empowers people to make informed choices that align with their goals and desires.  

Sources:

• Perinatal or neonatal mortality among women who intend at the onset of labour to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and meta-analyses
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• ACOG Planned Home Birth
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• Impact of Doulas