Giving birth at home with a midwife

Certified Nurse Midwife Naomi Hannah, CNM, explains the process and benefits of having a home birth with a midwife
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When you choose to have a home birth, the midwife is really there for you and your family. She gets to know the whole family environment before the baby even comes. She comes to your house and knows where you want to give birth. She sets up the space where you intend to give birth, with you. And she makes sure your kids are taken care of, if you have other children and typically once you go into labor, the midwife will come to your house and assess your progress. If you're in active labor she will stay with you the whole time, and up to three hours after the birth to make sure everything is okay. In that time, no matter how long it takes, she's at your home making sure you're comfortable, making sure you're safe; assessing you very frequently to make sure your vital signs are stable and the baby's heartbeat is good. You have somebody there with you very hands-on.

Certified Nurse Midwife Naomi Hannah, CNM, explains the process and benefits of having a home birth with a midwife

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Naomi Hannah, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife

Naomi Hannah is a midwife who has worked in several birth settings: she has been a Doula, a Certified Professional Midwife, a labor and delivery nurse, and is now a Certified Nurse Midwife. Naomi has approached the many facets of birthing from various angles; a birth center, a home birth practice, and currently a hospital-based practice. She lives in Taos, New Mexico, with her partner of 13 years and their two children, Eden who is 10 and Ezra, seven, both born with the help of known donors. Her personal experience and professional skills have made it possible to help other women conceive at home with alternative insemination.  She is also a singer-songwriter who has taught preschool music classes. She enjoys sharing music with her children and watching their musical language unfold. 

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Transcription: 
When you choose to have a home birth, the midwife is really there for you and your family. She gets to know the whole family environment before the baby even comes. She comes to your house and knows where you want to give birth. She sets up the space where you intend to give birth, with you. And she makes sure your kids are taken care of, if you have other children and typically once you go into labor, the midwife will come to your house and assess your progress. If you're in active labor she will stay with you the whole time, and up to three hours after the birth to make sure everything is okay. In that time, no matter how long it takes, she's at your home making sure you're comfortable, making sure you're safe; assessing you very frequently to make sure your vital signs are stable and the baby's heartbeat is good. You have somebody there with you very hands-on.