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290: HOME BIRTH STORY - Switching from Hospital to Home Birth Because of COVID-19 with Julie Sawaya

290: HOME BIRTH STORY - Switching from Hospital to Home Birth Because of COVID-19 with Julie Sawaya

FromDoing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast


290: HOME BIRTH STORY - Switching from Hospital to Home Birth Because of COVID-19 with Julie Sawaya

FromDoing It At Home - The Home Birth Podcast

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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Sep 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What’s your priority when it comes to your birth plan?
The answer to that will help guide you in circumstances when there are big changes going on. Like COVID-19 for example. We’ve heard a number of situations where families shifted their birth plan from a hospital to home in light of the hospital conditions and policies.
Our guest today is Julie Sawaya, mother to her 7-week-old daughter Leni. She and her husband Joe were planning for a hospital birth, but COVID-19 gave them an opportunity to reevaluate their options and decide what mattered most. Julie desired Joe and her doula to be present. This wouldn’t be possible in the hospital. 
So she did a lot of research, looked at the numbers, and made the choice that worked best for her and her family. Spoiler: her birth was “the most incredible experience and feeling of empowerment.”
Julie is the co-founder of Needed, a nutrition company serving women when it comes to nourishing their bodies during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum. To hear another interview we did with her co-founder Ryan Woodbury, be sure to join our private Facebook group and learn more about nutrition before, during and after pregnancy. 
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Released:
Sep 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Doing It At Home is a weekly podcast about home birth and our decision to go from a traditional hospital birth with an OBGYN to a natural birth at home with midwives. This is a raw and honest show that explores homebirth from every angle. We talk about the fears and judgements thrown at you when you choose home birth. We share resources that we found tremendously helpful for understanding our birthing options. We confess the magic and craziness in preparing for pregnancy, home birth, motherhood and fatherhood. We talk about having sex while pregnant and maintaining your connection and intimacy as a couple. We reveal how to stay centered and not lose yourself through pregnancy, and tons more! This show is all about adding an empowered conversation to the topic of home birth and natural birth, while keeping it real, grounded and fun. So strap in and join us as we’re doing it at home!