Series Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?

This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within. 

Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please refer to HBA Instagram for more information: www.instagram.com/homebirth_australia

Episode Four: Two birth stories with Mia Briski

Mia is a transformational birth coach and vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) mumma of two, whose daughter Kali was born at home on this day (the day of our interview) in 2022.

In this episode Mia shares with us her two very different births stories - an emergency caesarean and then a home birth.

Like so many, Mia’s emergency caesarean story kicks off with being induced and not knowing if and how to push back - the next chapter involves her overcoming her obstacles and having a beautiful birth at home.

If Mia was planning a VBAC at home today having previous gestational hypertension, Mia would fall into Cat B/C within the Australian College of Midwives Guidelines for Consultation and Referral.

As a result, Mia would not meet the proposed ‘low risk’ criteria which would allow a privately practising midwifes practice to be covered by professional indemnity insurance under the proposed changes, despite the fact that Mia had a straight forward, safe and beautiful VBAC at home.

Mia’s story shows us why a woman should be the person who determines what risk she is or is not willing to take.

Now Mia is harnessing the power of positive psychology and her own experience to guide women through home birth and to break down barriers. 

Links

Mia Briski
Instagram: www.instagram.com/miabriski

Birth Time
Website: www.birthtime.world
Instagram: www.instagram.com/birthtimeworld
Facebook: www.facebook.com/birthtimeworld  

Jerusha
Website: www.jerusha.com.au
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jerushasutton
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jerushasuttonphotography

Jo
Website: www.midwifejo.com.au
Instagram: www.instagram.com/midwifejohunter
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MidwifeJo

BIRTH TIME GIFT CARD: www.birthtime.world/watch-now
THE HANDBOOK: www.birthtime.world/the-handbook
MERCH: www.birthtime.world/shop

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