Jana shares her experiences of an induction and hospital birth with Mia and then very soon after, the journey of embarking on what turned out to be a wonderful homebirth for Charlie.

Within this episode Jana shares within her first pregnancy and birth:

High blood pressure, the need to travel 3 hours to Dunedin for hospital care at the end of pregnancy, navigating a ‘grey’ situation, coping with differing opinions, induction with misoprostol, epidural, ventouse, unconsented clamping of cord, processing trauma.

In Jana’s second pregnancy – hiring a doula, making big decisions, having hard conversations, surrender, and a straight forward homebirth to Charlie.

This episode is dedicated to all the parents from Central Otago and/or similar areas who have to make big decisions about whether to stay in the area to birth at a birthcentre or home, or make the big trip (sometimes 3 hours or more) to the nearest hospital.

Mentioned in the episode:

The Body keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk

Kate Wolfe Doula: www.domeyoga.co.nz/birth-support

Healing and processing birth with somatic and hypnotherapy techniques : helen@positivebirths.co.nz