The Home Birth After Cesarean Podcast

Apr 01 2023 18
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Due to the rate of unnecessary c-sections, the lack of support and limited options for VBAC moms in the hospital, more and more women are choosing to have their VBAC babies at home. This podcast was created for women to share and listen to stories of Home Birth After Cesarean. This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to replace advice from qualified medical professionals.

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Katherine’s Five Birth Stories

Apr 01 2023 108 mins  
In today's episode we meet Katherine and she shares her five birth stories. Katherine’s first cesarean was scheduled due to breech presentation, but when the cesarean was actually performed it was discovered that baby was no longer breech. During Katherine’s next two pregnancies she planned for a VBAC and VBA2C, but ended up scheduling her second cesarean because of the hospita

Alicia’s Cesarean & HBAC Stories

Mar 11 2023 83 mins  
In today's episode we meet Alicia, who is a mother of two. Alicia was raised not to fear birth and always knew that she wanted to have a home birth, but when her baby flipped breech right before her estimated due date, Alicia’s home birth plans turned into a cesarean. She went on to plan another home birth with her second baby and had a redemptive HBAC. Join us as Alicia shares h

Coffee’s Cesarean & HBA2C Stories

Feb 24 2023 96 mins  
In today's episode we meet Coffee, who is a CRNA and mother to five children. Coffee’s first birth was a cesarean after being drug through the cascade of interventions, followed by a scheduled repeat cesarean. When she was pregnant with her third child, the OB she was seeing was unable to support a VBA2C but gave her a recommendation for a local home birth midwife. Coffee then we

Brittany’s Eight Birth Stories

Jan 24 2023 64 mins  
In today's episode we meet Brittany, who is a homeschooling mom of eight. Brittany’s first two births were cesareans, followed by an unmedicated hospital VBA2C with a 10lb 2oz baby. With her fourth pregnancy, Brittany had another cesarean at 32 weeks with a special scar, followed by an HBA3C with an unlicensed midwife and three UBA3Cs, one of which was with a 11lb 4oz baby. Join

Morgan’s Cesarean, Hospital VBAC & UBAC Stories

Jul 02 2022 81 mins  
In today's episode we meet Morgan, who is a traditional midwife and mother of five. Morgan’s first birth was a cesarean after she experienced the typical cascade of interventions in the hospital, and her second birth was a hospital VBAC that left her feeling like there was still something missing. Morgan then went on to have 3 unassisted births, each of which were vastly differen

Ashton’s Cesarean, Hospital VBAC & HBAC Stories

Jun 22 2022 80 mins  
In today's episode we meet Ashton, who shares her four birth stories. Ashton’s first baby was born via cesarean at 37 weeks due to her doctor estimating that he would be a big baby. Her next two births were hospital VBACs, followed by an HBAC with her fourth baby who was over 10 pounds. Join us as Ashton shares her birth stories, how she involved her children, specifically her so

Reba’s Cesarean, Hospital VBAC & UBAC Stories

Jun 13 2022 95 mins  
In today's episode we meet Reba, who shares her four birth stories, as well as her experiences with stillbirth and an ectopic pregnancy which resulted in losing an ovary and a fallopian tube. Join us as Reba shares her birth stories, the trauma she has endured, how it has shaped her into who she is and has influenced the decisions she makes for herself and her children, including h

Lily’s Cesarean, Hospital VBAC & HBAC Stories

Jun 09 2022 41 mins  
In today's episode we meet Lily, who is a mother of three. Her first birth ended in a cesarean after her water broke and the hospital wanted to speed up the labor process, which resulted in interventions that caused her son distress. Lily’s second birth was a hospital VBAC, followed by an HBAC for her third. Join us as Lily shares her birth stories, how she made the switch to pla

Melanie’s Cesarean & HBAC Stories

Jun 06 2022 36 mins  
In today's episode we meet Melanie, who is a mother of two. Melanie experienced the cascade of interventions after an induction for being “overdue” with her first pregnancy, and after her birth trauma and a difficult postpartum time, beginning with her son spending some time in the NICU, she immediately knew that she wanted something different the next time. For her next pregna

Courtney’s Cesarean, Hospital VBAC, Birth Center VBAC & HBAC Stories

May 30 2022 64 mins  
In today's episode we meet Courtney, who has had a wide variety of birthing experiences. Courtney had a cesarean with her first baby after going through the cascade of interventions that started with an induction for a suspected “big baby,” and then had a hospital VBAC, a birth center VBAC and an HBAC. Join us as Courtney shares her birth stories, as well as her experience with