Episode: 137
In this episode, Emilee Saldaya shares her journey from leaving the medical system to leading the Free Birth Society.
From working within the medical system to practicing a morally guided, free approach to birth.
Debunking misconceptions that push women toward medicalized births and revealing the truth about freebirth.
Why fear-based narratives and hospital practices often fail to honor women’s needs.
How Emilee helps women trust their bodies and embrace birth as a normal biological function.
Exploring how licensed midwives must follow medical protocols that often serve the system over the woman.
What freebirth involves, the roles it includes, and how it empowers women.
Reflecting on how only two or three generations ago, home birth was the norm and why freebirth offers positive, empowering experiences.
About Emilee Saldaya:
Emilee Saldaya is a sovereign midwife, birth educator, and women’s elevation coach who leads the Free Birth Society and hosts its podcast. With nearly two decades of experience, Emilee has dedicated her work to reshaping the birthing culture and empowering women to embrace birth as a natural, instinctual process.
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Connect with Emilee:
Website: freebirthsociety.com
Instagram: @freebirthsociety
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Show Minutes
0:00 – Freebirth For Peace on Earth
0:38 – Introduction
1:37 – Trajectory into the Birthing World
25:21 – Explanation of Commonalities in Hospital Births
47:12 – Normal Biological Functions
53:15 – Educating on C-Sections
1:06:50 – Stats on Medical Births
1:14:52 – Home Birth and Midwives
1:27:03 – Unicorn Midwife
1:48:58 – What is Freebirth?
1:59:44 – Differences in Experiences
2:17:49 – Risks of Doing Freebirth
2:30:02 – Death at Birth
2:47:51 – Free Birth Society
