207: HOME BIRTH STORY - Dual Prenatal Care with an OB and a Midwife with Ruby Pontbriand
Would you consider having dual care providers for your prenatal and birth prep? In today’s episode we’re chatting with Ruby Pontbriand, who shares with us her birth history and decision to have dual care for her second pregnancy. She attended appointments with her OBGYN as well as visits with her midwife. All while planning to birth at home. This decision came after some trauma with her first birth in the hospital.
Doing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast · Independent Podcast Network | Sarah Bivens and Matthew Bivens
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Show Notes
Would you consider having dual care providers for your prenatal and birth prep?
In today’s episode we’re chatting with Ruby Pontbriand, who shares with us her birth history and decision to have dual care for her second pregnancy. She attended appointments with her OBGYN as well as visits with her midwife. All while planning to birth at home. This decision came after some trauma with her first birth in the hospital.
This is a great episode for anyone who’s thinking about keeping a tie with an OBGYN and hospital, while planning a home birth. Ruby also shares the pressures and stressors of going past your “guess date,” and the main differences she experienced in home and hospital.
Plus how birth impacts your postpartum experience.
Links:
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth: https://www.amazon.com/Ina-Mays-Guide-Childbirth-Gaskin/dp/0553381156
- Business of Being Born: https://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
- Doing It At Home book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vJcPmU
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