Episode 1 - Healing birth trauma with Carla Sargent (

In this episode I discuss birth trauma with Carla Sargent, a healing birth practitioner.
Carla has a background in midwifery and is based in Tauranga, New Zealand. Carla is the author of the book ‘Where the Heart is - Stories of home birth in New Zealand’, she provides birth trauma support, provides Healing Birth Practitioner Training, has an online birth preparation course (‘Soulful Birth’) and has a podcast. For more about Carla check out her website: healingbirth.co.nz

In this episode we discuss:

Carlas background and her awesome home birth experiences with her three babies
Midwifery in New Zealand
How Carla became involved in providing birth trauma support
What is birth trauma?
Are birth trauma rates increasing?
Rising rates of birth interventions contributing to the rise in birth trauma
Hospital vs home birth. Can you actually have a physiological birth in the hospital?
Cascade of interventions in the hospital system
How can pregnant moms prevent themselves experiencing birth trauma with their first birth

Disclaimer: this is general information only and not medical advice.

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