
Homebirth
Safe & Sacred
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Kim Woodard Osterholzer
You’re pregnant. You’re hoping for a natural birth. You’re hoping for a magically natural birth. A crazy part of you is even curious about homebirth. But homebirth is crazy, isn’t it?
Homebirth: Safe & Sacred is written by Kim Osterholzer, a homebirth midwife who’s welcomed nearly 600 babies into life since she started attending births in 1993. Kim’s been a certified professional midwife since 2002, and is also mother to two homeborn children and grandmother to three homeborn children.
Homebirth: Safe & Sacred is a carefully researched foray into the many misconceptions surrounding the safety of American birth—the safety of both American homebirth and American hospital birth. In it, Kim describes homebirth and homebirth midwifery with an in-depth look at statistics, training, and the quality of care midwives are able to provide their clients. Kim then leads listeners through an examination of our national maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity rates—sadly, the worst in the developed world—and how they appear to relate to the philosophy and policies of our current medical system.
Homebirth: Safe & Sacred promises to be an enlightening listen for anyone concerned and curious about American birth, but Kim crafted it especially for families who’d consider giving birth at home if they thought it was safe.
©2019 Kim Woodard Osterholzer (P)2022 Kim Woodard OsterholzerListeners also enjoyed...




















Must read for those who are expecting
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So encouraging
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Through each chapter, she eloquently weaves the story of a midwife attending a woman’s first homebirth; one can’t help but imagine that the heart of the midwife in the story reflects Kim’s own heart toward birth. In fact, the reader can hear Kim’s passion for birth, babies, and moms in every sentence of her book. Her descriptions of the magic and beauty (and safety!) experienced during a birth at home and midwifery care should encourage every woman to at least consider it as an option. Because each chapter of this book answers the questions and concerns of a mother considering homebirth, I would gift her book to any woman considering it for herself and her baby. In fact, I’ve already sent it to one friend and I plan to gift it to many more.
An amazing book made even better hearing it in Kim’s own voice full of passion and love
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What a resource!
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Great read
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