Update on book about "Homebirth Cesareans"

Guest post by Courtney Jarecki and Laurie Perron Mednick

The Homebirth Cesarean book shines light on homebirth women who transport to the hospital for a cesarean, and the midwives and others who care for them.

Homebirth Cesarean (HBC) began as a conversation between us: a homebirth midwife, and a mom who went from the dream of having a homebirth to the reality of a cesarean. Eight months after the birth experience we shared, we reconnected to process the birth and postpartum care. Although our experiences of the same birth were different, we felt immense relief in realizing that we still maintained a powerful connection as midwife and mother that hadn’t been broken through the HBC. We also realized that mothers require more support and resources following these births, and midwives and birth professionals were open to learning more about how they can best serve these families.

Home Births That End in Cesareans

Doula and mother Courtney Jarecki, along with her midwife Laurie Perron Mednick, are working on an important new book about home births that result in cesareans.  While we wait for the book to be available, the authors are publishing an excellent blog of their own which gives us a preview.  Some of you may have experienced an unexpectedly difficult birth, and may be able to relate to the stressful impact these births can have on the relationship between a mother and her midwife (or her doula).  I am very moved by the goals of the Homebirth Cesarean book, and I also invite you to read the chapter "When Epidurals and Cesareans are Unplanned" in my own book, which addresses related issues.  Here is what Ms. Jarecki has to say: