EP10| Maddie - A 20 hour active labour shower freebirth with immense healing from PTSD

<p>In this episode, we meet Maddie who had a c-section with her first baby due to babies position being breech. &nbsp;Maddie felt as a younger mother she was not given the respect or support she deserved during her pregnancy.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maddie has whitecoat syndrome - which means that her blood pressure rises around Dr's or health care professionals and she experiences high anxiety in this environment. &nbsp;Which made the pregnancy and birth of her first baby very challenging and anxiety was high.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maddie found herself with a breech baby around 35 weeks and was told her only option was to give birth via c-section. &nbsp;It was recommended that Maddie deliver her baby at 35 weeks, and Maddie was able to advocate for herself to deliver close to her guess date.&nbsp;</p> <p>After the c-section birth of her baby in recovery, Maddie was told she could have had a vaginal birth in a hospital one hour away and felt upset that this information was never given to her despite her clear desire to birth her baby vaginally and as naturally as possible.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maddie suffered severe trauma and PTSD from the experience of the birth from a female Dr who did not ask for consent during the insertion of a catheter and went on to do some intense healing and work with a spiritual counsellor and long time midwife in her area.&nbsp;</p> <p>Knowing the second time around she wanted to birth at home and stay away from the hospital she met with a midwife in the area and didn't feel a connection and decided to plan a free birth at home. <br> <br> At 39+5 Maddie went into labour and had 20 hours of active labour before birthing her posterior baby boy in the shower just like she had visualised birthing him 6 months prior to his birth. &nbsp;Explaining she had an out of body experience and at times her labour was pleasurable - Maddie would love to do this all over again! <br> <br> Not knowing how much blood loss Maddie had, and the amount looking like quite a lot in the shower with the water they decided to call an Ambulan