This is the story of our accidental unassisted home birth. It was not what we planned but was a wonderful and positive experience.

Very rarely, bad timing or natural disaster can make it necessary to have an unassisted childbirth. Here’s what you need to know... just in case.

Almost six years ago when I was pregnant with Annabelle, the possibility of a home birth did not hit my radar. Although I wish it would have! Choosing to have a home birth can be a touchy subject for many mamas-to-be. I am not here to try to convince anyone that home births are the only way. I do however believe that having a baby is a natural process that doesn’t need all the medications hospitals give a mother in labor. Other than home births there are birthing centers and midwives in…

By the time I hit 43 weeks pregnant, I was done. I was hot, I was tired, and I was ready to meet my baby. Up until that point, I'd really let things co ...

I have two friends who had homebirths last summer. One had an unassisted water birth, and the other had a midwife-assisted homebirth. When my husband Carlos and I got pregnant last fall, I knew that I wanted a homebirth. I had birthed four babies previously, all with OB/GYNs in a hospital (with induction and pain relief), and I wasn’t happy with those experiences. I spoke with Carlos and he said that he would support me having our baby at home. I called Jen & Jill, the midwives that had…

Watch as one mum livestreams her unassisted homebirth in the bath.

My three birth experiences all shaped who I am as a mother and women’s wellness advocate. Each was different and amazing in their own ways. I had three homebirths, my first with midwives and a doula, and two unassisted births, one in the water and one on land. My last two pregnancies both went p

MAO Homebirth Supplies Checklist Handout

What supplies you need for a home birth/ unassisted birth or freebirth at home in Australia.

This is the positive natural birth story of how my husband I delivered our second baby at home, and all by ourselves. It was wild!