It’s an ongoing and classic debate-- home birth versus hospital birth. Trying to decide where to have your VBAC is one of the toughest decisions to make. There are LOTS of opinions out there to navigate. Julie and Meagan sit down with you today to share some pros and cons (and some myth busters!) of each based on their personal experiences as doulas, as well as the most current evidence-based research out there. 
 
This discussion is only the beginning. 
 
We include tons of resources with even more information about these topics to help you continue your research and get closer to making your informed decision. We hope this episode leaves you feeling empowered and more confident in your birth choices no matter where you end up birthing.
 
Additional links
 
How to VBAC: The Ultimate Preparation Course for Parents
The VBAC Link Community
 
VBAC Link Blogs: 
Writing a Home Birth Plan
Natural Birth versus Epidural
Home Birth After C-section (HBAC)
Laboring at Home
What to Write in a VBAC Birth Plan
13 Tips to Prepare for an Empowering Birth
Evidence-Based Birth® article: What is Home Birth?
The VBAC Link Shop
 
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Full transcript
Note: All transcripts are edited to eliminate false starts and filler words.
 
Meagan: Hello, hello. It’s Meagan and Julie with The VBAC Link, and today, you just have us. Lucky you. We’re so excited to be with you today. 
 
Julie: Woohoo!
 
Meagan: We’re going to actually be talking on a very, very sensitive topic in a lot of areas because this can be one of those lovely debates out there. We’re talking hospital birth versus home birth. Definitely, something that we know some people are passionate about on both sides. That is great, and we love that, but today we want to talk about all the evidence on both sides, the pros and the cons, and how to determine what’s best for you.
 
Julie: Absolutely. I’m excited. We actually have a blog about this, I think. I’m looking it up right now.
 
Meagan: We do. We do. 
 
Julie: Home birth versus hospital? I know we have one on Natural Birth versus Epidural. We have Writing a Home Birth Plan; we have an HBAC one, Natural Birth versus Epidural. I don’t think we have a hospital versus home birth. We have Laboring at Home.
 
Meagan: We don’t?!
 
Julie: We need to write one. 
 
Meagan: Oh, Laboring at Home. Yeah. 
 
Julie: Yeah. So basically, during this episode, we’re going to talk about a lot of things that we cover in our blog, so go to our blog right now and search for “home birth.” It’s going to bring up results Laboring at Home, What to Write in a VBAC Birth Plan-- that’s for a hospital or home birth. We have-- let’s see.
 
Meagan: Home Birth After Cesarean. We’ve got lots of stories on the podcast. 
 
Julie: Uh-huh. We’ve got Natural Birth versus Epidural, lots of podcast stories, How to Write a Home Birth Plan, all sorts of things. And then, we’re going to tell our content writer who tells us what to do about blogs that we need a home birth versus hospital birth blog. 
 
Meagan: Yeah, we do. We totally do. 
 
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Julie: We do. Maybe there will be one there by the time this episode airs. Alright, but should I read a review?
 
Meagan: You should read a review. 
 
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