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Podcast: Birthing Instincts
Episode: #304 Against Medical Advice: A CF Mama’s Home Birth Success
Description: Blyss talks to Alma and her midwife Brooke about Alma's journey to a successful natural birth at home despite having cystic fibrosis. The doctors recommended that Alma should not deliver at home, but she and her midwife navigated the risks and challenges to make it happen.In this episode of Birthing Instincts:How Alma chose home birth & found a midwifeCystic fibrosis challenges during pregnancy Navigating the birth from Alma's and Brooke's perspectivesAlma's postpartum experience and recoveryHow Brooke's experience with Alma shapes her approach to midwiferyThe odds of passing on CF: genetic testing & screening