#17 Birthing Outside the System with Emily The Authentic Birthkeeper

The Matrescence Podcast

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In today’s episode Kel and I sit down to chat to Emily about birthing outside of the system.

Emily is a mother of 2 who lives in Melbourne and works as an authentic birth keeper.

Like so many birth workers, Emily had given very little thought to pregnancy and childbirth until she embarked on her own journey to fall pregnant.

Following 14 months of trying unsuccessfully to conceive, Emily sought the support of an OBGYN and was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis. After undergoing a D&C and laparoscopy, Emily was told that she would never fall pregnant without the support of IVF. This advice didn't sit well with her. Instead, she decided to embark on a journey of research and discovery opting to instead pursue natural fertility therapies which resulted in her falling pregnant in just 3 short months.

This process sparked a determination within her to follow her intuition and take responsibility for her own decisions moving forward.

Emily went on to experience a positive and transformative home birth with her first child that opened her eyes to the short comings of the maternity system which most women currently give birth within. This experience was the catalyst to her discovering her passion for birth work.

Emily now works as a Birth Keeper in the Melbourne region, serving women who wish to birth outside of the system and within their full sovereighnty. Determined to walk the talk, in March this year Emily went on to freebirth her daughter after experiencing a completely wild pregnancy, guided only by her intuition.

This conversation is informative and entertaining. Throughout we discuss some of the challenges of our modern maternity system, what it means to birth outside of this system (including the logistics and legalities), why women choose this option, how Emily supports women in her role as a birth keeper and more.

We hope you enjoy this episode.
If you want to get in touch with Emily, you can find her:
http://www.authenticbirth.com.au/
https://www.instagram.com/the_authentic_birth_keeper/

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