16th June 2010 | 1 Comment
Who homebirths? ME! My name is Emma and my eight children have all been born at home. My oldest child was born when I was 20 and my youngest when I was 35. The land of my birth is England and I have Welsh, English and Irish descent. I have travelled extensively and my first [...]
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12th November 2009 | 0 Comments
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 [...]
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12th November 2009 | 0 Comments
I live in Brisbane, I work part-time as an accountant. I identify as a white Australian. My first baby was born in a private hospital under the care of a private OB. My second baby was born at home. I was 32 for my first birth and 35 for my second. I chose to birth at [...]
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2nd November 2009 | 0 Comments
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 [...]
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