Tag Archives: Australia
Talia is planning a homebirth for her first baby
I am a 25 year old married woman, of Irish ancestry, living what most would see as a very conventional life – we own our home, both work in corporate jobs, drive European cars. So, of course, people fall of their chairs in disbelief that someone as ‘normal’ as me would want a ‘hippie’ birth.
Well, [...]
Nyree wants her next birth to be at home
Although I have not had a homebirth yet, I certainly plan on it next time.
Here’s my story that I included in the Senate Committee submission:
I miscarried my first child at 9 weeks – a devastating time for me, but the main trauma that lingers from that event was going to hospital & being placed in [...]
Sarah’s first baby was homebirthed with doulas and her partner attending
I live in Melbourne, Australia. I have a bachelor of arts, with honours in political science. I’m a white, married, heterosexual. I am the mother of one homeborn daughter. She was born shortly after my 25th birthday, in the presence of her father and two doulas. Her siblings (of which we hope to have four) [...]
Samantha has birthed at home twice
I live in Sydney, Australia.
I am Anglo.
I have a partner.
I am the first person in my family that I know of who has homebirthed.
I work from home so I can be a SAHM.
I have had three normal (textbook) births when I was:
- 27yo (hospital birth),
- 36yo (midwife attended homebirth)
- 40yo (unattended homebirth.)
We didn’t have a [...]
Linn’s first baby was born at home
I live in Brisbane, I identify as a white Australian, I am married, a stay at home parent and I have had one homebirth. I chose to birth at home because that is where I felt the most comfortable, safest, where I felt I would be truly sovereign, and where I could bond with my [...]
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