The Truth About Home Birth Doctors Will NOT Tell You (JWP96)

25/09/2025 22 min

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Episode Synopsis

All three of my kids were born at home. I share what I learned from my wife’s home births, how to prepare mentally, physically, and emotionally, and why so much of the fear around home birth is based on misinformation. I explore the “cascade of interventions” in modern hospitals, the health benefits of natural birth, and the misaligned incentives that shape modern maternity care.
𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 & 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐒:
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𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒:
0:00 – Why Home Birth?
1:18 – Preparing for Your Child’s Birth
2:48 – Our Experience with Home Birth
9:49 – Birth in Nature vs Hospitals
11:01 – Cascading Interventions in Modern Medicine
14:40 – Health Benefits of Home Birth
15:37 – What Percent of Babies Are Born at Home?
19:12 – Follow the Money, Find the Truth
22:17 – How to Connect with the Show
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