Publicly funded homebirth, unassisted birth (freebirth), thrush, GBS infection & Cervical Ectropion

Episode 66 shared by Tegan in Queensland. 


This episode unfortunately, is a roller coaster & I’m so grateful to Tegan for sharing her story. It’s difficult to summarise Tegan’s story into a quick intro, but how’s this - after being accepted and excluded from the local publicly funded program MULTIPLE times in her pregnancy with her second baby, Tegan made the decision to birth at home, unassisted. We talk about so much in this episode too, like GBS diagnoses, antibiotics, gut health, breastfeeding, Cervical ectropion and more. \


Resources: 

• Short cervix info  (https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au...)
• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Dr Sarah Buckley  (https://gentlenaturalbirth.com/produc...)
• Cervical Ectropion (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health...)
• First 1000 Days of Life: Consequences of Antibiotics on Gut Microbiota (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/...)
• There is SO much info out there on this topic - this is just one article 
• Born at Home: The Documentary  (https://bornathomefilm.com/)
• Pacific Mother (See the Trailer)  (https://www.pacificmotherfilm.com/act...)
• Thrush in Pregnancy (https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/pod...)
• GBS (Group B) Testing  (https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/pod...)
• About Group B Strep (GBS)  (https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/...)

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