Milly shares the story of her pregnancy and first birth, in which she realises at 16 weeks that medical midwifery isn’t the support she wants, and that she’d rather continue with a wild pregnancy, freebirth, and finding knowledge and support elsewhere.
She speaks about the deep learning and questioning she did around all her fears and unknowns in order to lean whole heartedly and confidently into a home birth without midwives.
This pays off when she is later presented with the challenge of a 6 day labour, with waters open, and the long and exhausting pushing phase needed to birth her brow presentation baby.
If you would like to take the conversation further,
find me on Instagram @birthkeepingwithbetty
or join the Freebirth Folke Facebook Group
If you would like to say thank you for the podcast and help to keep our work going we'd be so grateful for any donations.