All three of my kids were born at home. I share what I learned from my wife’s home births, how to prepare mentally, physically, and emotionally, and why so much of the fear around home birth is based on misinformation. I explore the “cascade of interventions” in modern hospitals, the health benefits of natural birth, and the misaligned incentives that shape modern maternity care. 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 & 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐒: https://jakewoodhouse.link/JWP96-Links/Resources 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒: 0:00 – Why Home Birth? 1:18 – Preparing for Your Child’s Birth 2:48 – Our Experience with Home Birth 9:49 – Birth in Nature vs Hospitals 11:01 – Cascading Interventions in Modern Medicine 14:40 – Health Benefits of Home Birth 15:37 – What Percent of Babies Are Born at Home? 19:12 – Follow the Money, Find the Truth 22:17 – How to Connect with the Show New episodes every week. Let's learn together. If you want to learn more or connect, visit my website: https://jakewoodhouse.io/