Merry Christmas! I am gifting you our first birth story of Season 3.

Miranda and Chris were gracious enough to both come on and tell their version of this incredible birth story. So this is a two-parter - Mom's Version & Dad's Version.

The birth of Elek is extra special to me because I was present for it as Miranda's Sacred Birth Worker.

I had the privilege of walking alongside this family in pregnancy and she totally humbled me. She gave me the gift of witnessing unwavering trust and surrender in her ability to birth this baby, her first baby, free of any medical supervision or intervention.

That's right, Miranda free birthed her first born - like a pro!

I will be sharing the birth video and photos on instagram so be sure to check them out after you listen to both Mom and Dad's version of this precious, mysterious, and total mundane and normal event: Elek's birth story.

Find Miranda @⁠mirandaapaigee⁠

and Chris @⁠galiffamusic

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Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Merry Christmas! I am gifting you our first birth story of Season 3.

Miranda and Chris were gracious enough to both come on and tell their version of this incredible birth story. So this is a two-parter - Mom's Version & Dad's Version.

The birth of Elek is extra special to me because I was present for it as Miranda's Sacred Birth Worker.

I had the privilege of walking alongside this family in pregnancy and she totally humbled me. She gave me the gift of witnessing unwavering trust and surrender in her ability to birth this baby, her first baby, free of any medical supervision or intervention.

That's right, Miranda free birthed her first born - like a pro!

I will be sharing the birth video and photo's on instagram so be sure to check them out after you listen to both Mom and Dad's version of this precious, mysterious, and total mundane and normal event: Elek's birth story.

Find Miranda @mirandaapaigee

and Chris @galiffamusic

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠⁠

You can donate to support this podcast HERE

Check out my course 'So You Want a Home Birth?' ⁠HERE⁠

Save 33% - that’s over 70$ - with code

IWANTAHOMEBIRTH

through 1/31/25

Join my monthly Virtual Village Circle ⁠HERE⁠

Your FREE resources ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call for my Beyond a Doula services, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠⁠ ⁠HERE.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Disclaimer:

The information and resources provided by me are not intended to constitute or replace medical or midwifery advice or a Mother’s intuition. Instead, all information provided is intended for education purposes only. My advice is not to be seen as medical diagnosis or to treat any medical illness or condition of Mother or baby/fetus.

Gina Mundy is an attorney that specializes in childbirth cases. For over two decades, she has analyzed the mistakes that are made during labor and delivery.

Drawing on this knowledge, she has authored the book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" to help parents prevent these mistakes and have a healthy baby.

Rather than merely getting involved after an unfortunate mistake was made, Gina has taken a proactive approach by getting involved before childbirth.

In this episode we talk about the importance of individualized care, continuity of care, and the crucial key to a safer childbirth: Prepare and educate yourself about the labor experience.

The two most important decisions you will make are who you choose to birth with and where you choose to birth.

Gina's has only ever had a handful of cases that were natural, spontaneous labors and did not involve the drug Pitocin or artificial rupture of membranes (breaking mom's bag of waters).

We hone in on what informed consent really means, how protocols do not always serve the individual woman and are not law. Different providers will have different opinions but ultimately the decision is up to the mother.

It is crucial to interview your providers and doulas and pick the team that shares your vision.

Lastly, we highlight how important it is for someone to document (written, audio, video) on behalf of the mother and baby.

In her capacity as legal counsel, Gina has closely worked with delivery teams whose care has been questioned following adverse outcomes. She has spent thousands of hours meticulously scrutinizing cases, conducting interviews with delivery teams, and thoroughly examining medical records to gain an in-depth understanding of every decision made during labor and delivery.

This is an episode you won't want to miss!

@ginamundy

https://ginamundy.com/

https://midwifethinking.com/2016/06/15/information-giving-and-the-law/

https://humanrightsinchildbirth.com/

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠

To join the FREE educational and supportive Virtual Village Circle for families seeking a natural, physiological, and deeply spiritual conception, pregnancy, labor or postpartum click HERE .

For all of your FREE resources click ⁠HERE⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Gwen is a mom of a 6, 5 and 1 year old living in Washington State after recently traveling the US in their RV and before that living in Australia.

She has a honors undergraduate degree in Sociology, a Masters in teaching, and a Spiritual Psychology coach & trauma specialist certification.

Gwen is the CEO and owner of her business, Connecting Conscious Collective, and is very passionate about supporting mothers to fully step into their power and create their intuitive desires.

Gwen had two very traumatic birth experiences which were the catalyst to her doing her inner work and learning about the subconscious mind & manifestation.

Using this knowledge, Gwen was able to manifest the empowered birth she desired, and have a healthy baby and healing birth experience - one that doctors had told her she should abort due to ‘high risk’.

Now, she is able to coach women from around the world on how they too can harness this power and have the empowered birth experience they desire.

@connectingconsciously.co

Create the birth you desire youtube video

Facebook: Connecting Consciously Collective

Booking a free connection call with Gwen

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠

To join the FREE educational and supportive Virtual Village Circle for families seeking a natural, physiological, and deeply spiritual conception, pregnancy, labor or postpartum click HERE .

For all of your FREE resources click ⁠HERE⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali

Linda is an Australian birthkeeper dedicated to undisturbed birth.

Her journey into the world of childbirth began in Hawaii in 2008, where she served as a homebirth midwife's assistant. She later became a doula and a mother to two daughters.

After returning to Australia in 2013, Linda immersed herself in Kundalini Yoga and pursued a Bachelor's degree in Midwifery.

She worked as a registered midwife in a hospital for three years but eventually realized that the environment did not align with her core values. Physiological birth is not honoured and respected in hospital, despite it being wonderful for true obstetric emergencies.

Now, she supports pregnant women in a sovereign and empowering way. Linda chose to relinquish her registration to serve women with integrity, offering a non-clinical and non-medical approach.

Unlike modern midwifery, she does not perform clinical tasks such as vaginal exams or heart monitoring, instead providing care that is authentic, traditional, and deeply spiritual.

Linda also offers Traditional Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage, monthly prenatal gatherings, virtual consultations for birth preparation and birth trauma debriefs.

Linda has also recently created an online self paced course called the Sacred Mother, a childbirth education course that flows through the seasons of pregnancy, detailing the options of care both within the obstetric model and sovereign paradigm.

@spirit_and_birth

More info at spiritandbirth.com

Find me on instagram @⁠⁠birth.advocate⁠⁠ and all of my offerings on my website⁠ ⁠www.birthadvocate.me⁠⁠

To join the FREE educational and supportive Virtual Village Circle for families seeking a natural, physiological, and deeply spiritual conception, pregnancy, labor or postpartum click HERE .

For all of your FREE resources click ⁠HERE⁠.

To book a FREE discovery call, to interview on the show, or to join my Women’s Circle click⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

To find out more about The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship by Anna, The Spiritual Midwitch and for a special discount on her offerings use code EMILY⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠.

Music The Ancients (feat. Loga Ramin Torkian) by Azam Ali