Freebirth is for fathers too.
You are in an incredible position to witness the birth of your child, and support your wife.
FREEBIRTH FOR FATHERS:
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Read: How to be HER birth partner
List: Resources, podcasts, books
List: FAQ menu about Unassisted Childbirth
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"Here’s to all the dads that caught that first glimpse of their baby. Then reached out to receive them with both curiosity and certainty" @bodywise_birthwise
Suggested books and podcasts: Resources by men, or for men
Books
The Father's Homebirth Handbook by Leah Hazard
The Birth Partner by Penny Simpkin
Men, Love, & Birth by Mark Harris
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Videos
https://www.birthformen.com/placenta-management/ ( placenta compilation)
https://www.birthformen.com/fathers-catching-babies-part-1/ (catching babies compilation)
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Podcasts
(Australian) https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QAnFjytfvzZzugYlIDRIu?si=NkeAVW5ITP6G4I30oPnciA (The Renagade Mama has a conversation with her husband on his view of freebirth, and his perspective of her freebirth)
https://indiebirth.org/dadsedition1wellactually/ (interview with Ed on C section, homebirth, and UC)
https://indiebirth.org/the-initiation-of-man-two-nine-time-fathers-talk-about-the-magic-of-birth/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1AT74pAtGXaosngdVpDBVH?si=nWxUC4rkRCuMU4v0x92mew (Jason and Nathan talk about birth)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xhLq9x8gT0n0WLkNC1DD0?si=xZVFI8qiRZygBrQhXIVI0A (Brittany and Conor autonomous birth)
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Other resources
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/35-moving-birth-photos-of-dads-helping-their-babies-into-the-world_n_575ed6fbe4b0e39a28ae4260 (P.s. men don’t deliver though, they catch)
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/unassisted-homebirth-fathers-story.html
https://naturalpapa.com/category/natural-parenting/homebirth-natural-parenting/ (homebirth Dad stories)
https://birthsetfreeproject.org/?fbclid=IwAR1gi9dzJV57u_eeMDq60suVHelND7V0leO0uK0oLFZBvknM7O3TzVC68zk (Birth Set Free Project magazines with partner interviews)
https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1072/dads-10-ways-to-be-the-perfect-birth-partner
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Published 10 Dec 2020, updated 12 Dec 2020