397: “What counts as a home birth?” with Marissa Miller (DIAH Classic)

“Does that count as a home birth?”
That is the question Marissa found herself asking after her planned home birth shifted to a non-emergency hospital transfer towards the end of her labor. 
Marissa walks us through her process of choosing home birth, which happened before conceiving, navigating feedback and opinions from friends and family and then setting intentions for the birth space and including her husband Stephen in the experience. 
Some highlights:

Finding a midwifery group with hospital privileges if this is important to you

Big emphasis on partner support

Birth is not dramatic 

Importance of consent-based practice

Hospital policies after birth

You can do things that are hard

It’s okay to question the norm 


Offers From Our Awesome Partners:

Needed: https://bit.ly/2DuMBxP - use code DIAH to get 20% off your order

C & The Moon Malibu Made Glow Oil with code DIAH15 for 15% off your order: https://bit.ly/3KWeGL1


Expectful - use the code DIAH25OFF for 25% off an annual membership: https://expectful.com/


 
More From Doing It At Home:

The Home Birth Hub: www.diahpodcast.com/hub


Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU


DIAH Website: https://www.diahpodcast.com/


DIAH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doingitathome/


DIAH YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pzuzQC


DIAH Merch: https://bit.ly/3qhwgAe 


Give Back to DIAH: https://bit.ly/3qgm4r9



Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices