#15: Myths and the Risks of Home Birth with Emily Stanwyck

This week we have Emily Stanwyck, a mom, a birth doula, and birth educator on to discuss the myths and the risks of home birth in America! Emily has been a birth doula since 2014 and helps women understand their rights in pregnancy, labor, and as a new parent. She gave birth to both of her children at home. She advocates for true informed consent in maternity care and argues that this does not really exist in the western medical model of obstetric care in America. We get into the financial aspects of birth and how greatly this effects access to excellent care for most Americans and how Crowd Health's model serves women who choose options outside of the traditional model of maternity care. Emily teaches live birth education classes throughout the year and a live doula training course twice a year; you can check those out here: https://www.emilystanwyck.com/work-with-me and learn more from her on her instagram page @emilystanwyck. Go to joincrowdhealth.com and use promo code SOVEREIGN to join the Crowd. CrowdHealth provides you all the tools you need to ditch health insurance and take control of your health. Check out @joincrowdhealth on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Introduction 1:15 - Hospital vs home birth vs birthing center experience 11:00 - Why less is more with ultrasounds 20:30 - Understanding breech babies  26:35 - Getting to root cause of fear mongering around homebirth 32:00? -  C-section rate comparisons 35:40 - Characteristics for a positive birthing experience - physical and mental 41:40 - CrowdHealth model vs legacy health insurance or health share payments 49:00 - How to find out what method is right for you? 52:00 - What are the top questions to ask a midwife?