What Homebirth Can Teach Us

This article details our experiences as midwifery students attending homebirths and offers a reflective narrative of the lessons we can all learn from watching the skilled, trusting, watchful attendance of homebirth midwives, and from the behaviours of women and babies birthing in their own time and environment, surrounded by their chosen supports.

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Journal
The Practising midwife Australia
Published
2025-04-15
DOI
https://doi.org/10.55975/ofat5220
Primary Topic
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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What Homebirth Can Teach Us

Alice Godfree, Elysia Hansen
The Practising midwife Australia
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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What Homebirth Can Teach Us

Alice Godfree, Elysia Hansen
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Abstract

This article details our experiences as midwifery students attending homebirths and offers a reflective narrative of the lessons we can all learn from watching the skilled, trusting, watchful attendance of homebirth midwives, and from the behaviours of women and babies birthing in their own time and environment, surrounded by their chosen supports.

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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
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