Natural childbirth

My body just took over.

two different births with the same woman and that's why it's so difficult to know exactly what kind of birth you're going to want until you are actually there so in my birth and baby antenatal workshop we are talking about birth choices pain relief natural birth and how to prepare for birth while still leaving room for the unexpected Welcome to My Mama Dreams.

I'm Ana, a doula lactation consultant and gentle sleep coach based in Barcelona, empowering families worldwide through pregnancy, breastfeeding and baby sleep.

In this podcast, I'll walk beside you through the transformation of motherhood, helping you feel supported, informed and confident as you navigate the unknown.

Hi everyone and welcome back to the podcast.

Today we're talking about a question that I think almost every pregnant woman asks herself.

What kind of birth do I want? Do I want a natural birth? Do I want an epidural? Do I want to use a shower, a birth pool? Or do I want as little interventions as possible? Or perhaps I'm actually feeling quite nervous about birth and I already know that I want pain relief.

And the funny thing is, you are expected to make these decisions before you have ever experienced birth.

It was pretty funny.

And it was also super nice getting an unmedicated birth because I didn't have to have like eight extra people in there.

It was literally just me, Tristan, our nurse and the midwife.

That's perfect.

Okay, tell us more about that.

So that was completely different because I had now been very active in the Natural Birthing Facebook group for quite a while now and following all of the stories.

And one of the top midwives in South Africa was moving from Cape Town to KZN.

And...

So that was all over the groups.

I was like, oh, that would just be the ultimate.

And so they organized a natural birthing meetup in Durban and the day that she arrived in KZN.

And I went to that and I was like...

Hi, everyone.

On today's podcast, we're going to talk with EBV childbirth class graduates, Holly and Nathan Miller, about the challenges of navigating a breech pregnancy in a rural community, and their family-centered cesarean birth story.

[upbeat music] Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast.

My name is Rebecca Dekker, and I'm a nurse with my PhD and the founder of Evidence Based Birth.

Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.

As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.

Nathan is a flight instructor at a local university, and Holly is a middle school teacher turned stay-at-home mom.

Holly and Nathan enjoy all things outdoors and are avid hikers, and today, they are taking time out of their busy schedule to share their birth story with us.