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Podcast: The Irish Mummy Podcast | Work Life Balance
Episode: My Home Birth In Portugal
Description: Today’s episode is about Rosie’s experience having a home birth in Portugal. We talk about how in Ireland, home births by the Health Service Executive as part of the public health system. In Portugal, home birth is completely through private funds, and is very uncommon. We talk about finding the right midwife, and how COVID-19 made the idea of a home birth more appealing. We talk about the process of testing and checks, and how the midwives could administer those through house calls. The 37 week mark is the legal minimum in Portugal for having a home birth. Rosie reco...