Summary: <p>How a mother chooses to birth is very personal. While I was pregnant, I kept my birth choices private. I am a prenatal yoga teacher, labor support doula and Lamaze teacher; I didn’t want my students to feel I disapproved of their birth plans based on the fact that I was preparing for a home birth. I came to my decision rather organically from attending hospital births for over ten years. I witnessed what hospitals had to offer to a low-risk woman and I did not want fight to have the birth I envisioned. Home birth is not for everyone. But it is an option for many.</p> <p>My hope for you, dear listener, is that your baby’s birth is infused with your voice. Although my two home births were challenging and forced me to dive to depths I did not know I had, I am grateful for having had the opportunity. I felt supported, heard, loved, and seen. I hope all birthing mothers can feel the same — no matter where they choose to birth.</p> <p>If you’d like please visit <a href="http://prenatalyogacenter.org/blog/why-i-chose-a-home-birth/" target="_blank">http://prenatalyogacenter.org/blog/why-i-chose-a-home-birth/</a> to read my blog on my choice of home birth.</p> <p><a href="http://prenatalyogacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/deb-and-sage.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-17181" src="https://prenatalyogacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/deb-and-sage-225x300.jpg" alt="deb-and-sage" width="225" height="300"></a></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-19703-2" style="width: 100%;"><a href="http://prenatalyogacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PYC_-MiniHomeBirth.mp3">http://prenatalyogacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PYC_-MiniHomeBirth.mp3</a></audio> <p> </p>
