Listening to Pregnancy Intuition with Hannah Smerkonich

Hannah shared her experiences advocating for herself and having a great natural hospital birth in last week's podcast – this week she shares why she chose an unassisted birth for her second baby, and what she learned from that pregnancy and birth!

Topics I Cover in This Podcast:

  • How Hannah is learning the joy of enjoying the moment at hand 😉
  • The search for a home birth midwife
  • How Hannah knew that the care provider she interviewed wasn't the right fit
  • What got her thinking about unassisted pregnancy and unassisted birth (plus the difference between those two!)
  • Talking about home birth or unassisted birth with your husband
  • How to research complications and other issues that worry you
  • Keeping your own prenatal records (or choosing not to)
  • How Hannah handled things when she was concerned about a complication
  • How to prepare for an unassisted birth
  • Dealing with concerns about a breech baby
  • Keziah's birth story – and what Hannah did when Keziah was slow to take her first breath
  • Choosing whom to have at your baby's birth

Here's a video clip from Keziah's birth:

Right-click here to download the Episode MP3

Things Mentioned on This Week's Podcast

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Kristen is a pregnancy coach, student midwife, and a mama to 8 - all born naturally! I've spent nearly two decades helping mamas have healthy babies, give birth naturally, and enjoy the adventure of motherhood. Does complete support for a sacred birth and beautiful beginning for your baby resonate with you? Contact me today to chat about how powerful guidance and coaching can transform your pregnancy, birth, and mothering journey <3

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  1. I REALLY loved hearing this story!! My first birth was a hospital birth. I am REALLY trying to “convince” my husband to let me have a home birth for our next one! Thank you for your encouragement. I need to get started on my research so he can feel confident in my abilities. lol For our first child, I was at least successful in moving him from “all women should get C-sections” to not thinking I was crazy to not want any medical interventions. So I think we can keep it going!

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