Today we interviewed Shannon about her HBAC experience (Home Birth After Caesarean,). After experiencing a long induction (at 41+5 weeks) and the cascade of interventions in the hospital with her first birth, Shannon was labelled with "failure to progress" and ended up with an emergency caesarean.

Shannon knew she wanted a different birth experience with her second baby. Shannon found her voice and had the physiological birth she wanted at home.

Links:

• Australia’s Mothers and babies report 2021
• Risk of uterine rupture in Australian women attempting vaginal birth after one prior caesarean section: a retrospective population-based cohort study 
• Tongue Tie Clinic - Enhanced Dentistry
• New Life Midwifery 
• Mother Moon Hypnobirthing

Books:

• How to do the work by Dr Nicole LePera
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth 
• Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage by Rachel Reed

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