---
title: Parenting - Home Birth vs Hospital birth
slug: parenting-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth
published_at: 2019-11-11 13:00:00 +0000
updated_at: 2022-11-20 20:12:35 +0000
summary: Homebirth or Hospital birth? In this episode, we share our experience with both and also talk about why we recommend doulas.
description: &lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choosing a hospital, birth center, or homebirth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reasons you should consider a home birth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our hospital birth story&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Importance of hiring a doula&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is a Certified Professional Midwife&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interviewing and choosing a midwife&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storing cord blood&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Delayed cord clamping&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Placenta Encapsulation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cost of a homebirth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Postpartum visits with a midwife&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2pSnj5J\&quot;&gt;The Business of Being Born&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILENAME/000000006807/FINAL-ComparisonChart-Oct2017.pdf\&quot;&gt;Comparison chart of CNM, CM, CPM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.bmj.com/content/330/7505/1416\&quot;&gt;The BMJ Safety of Home Birth Study&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.cmaj.ca/content/181/6-7/377.full\&quot;&gt;CMAJ Outcomes of planned home birth vs hospital birth study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2JZTRBY\&quot;&gt;Over the Top - Jonathan Van Ness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/32t4Dqq\&quot;&gt;Never Split the Difference - Chris Voss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
duration: 2977
keywords: [family, parenting, birth, homebirth, doulas, midwives, midwife, babies, pregnancy, placenta, placenta encapsulation]
author: CJ Avilla

url: https://www.cjav.dev/podcasts/parenting-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth
embed_url: https://share.transistor.fm/e/e1254666
share_url: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e1254666
image_url: 
podcast_show: Avilla Theory
type: podcast_episode
---

# Parenting - Home Birth vs Hospital birth

*Published: November 11, 2019*
*Duration: 2977 seconds*
*Podcast: Avilla Theory*

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## Show Notes

&lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choosing a hospital, birth center, or homebirth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reasons you should consider a home birth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our hospital birth story&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Importance of hiring a doula&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What is a Certified Professional Midwife&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Interviewing and choosing a midwife&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storing cord blood&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Delayed cord clamping&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Placenta Encapsulation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cost of a homebirth&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Postpartum visits with a midwife&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2pSnj5J&quot;&gt;The Business of Being Born&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILENAME/000000006807/FINAL-ComparisonChart-Oct2017.pdf&quot;&gt;Comparison chart of CNM, CM, CPM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bmj.com/content/330/7505/1416&quot;&gt;The BMJ Safety of Home Birth Study&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cmaj.ca/content/181/6-7/377.full&quot;&gt;CMAJ Outcomes of planned home birth vs hospital birth study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2JZTRBY&quot;&gt;Over the Top - Jonathan Van Ness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/32t4Dqq&quot;&gt;Never Split the Difference - Chris Voss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;


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