S2 EP: 1 Eleanor Currie - Born At Home Film, Hospital Birth, Spontaneous Labour, AROM, Breech Presentation, Caesarean, HBAC/VBAC, Homebirth, Hospital Transfer.

Today we chat to Eleanor Currie, who is the co-producer (with Amanda Banks) of the film, Born At Home. Eleanor chats to us about how she came to producing the film and how it led to her birthing her second baby at home.

After going into labour spontaneously with her first baby, Eleanor entered the hospital system with the hope of a vaginal birth. After a midwife suggested to break her membranes (AROM), her baby was discovered to be in the breech position. This intervention led to her environment and hormonal flow being altered leading to the decision being made to have a belly birth. 

During the production of the documentary, "Born At Home," Eleanor embarked on a personal journey of exploration and understanding of birth. Immersed in the world of home births, she made the empowering decision to have her second baby at home, reclaiming the birthing experience she had long envisioned.

Links:

• Born at Home Film website 
• Born at Home Film Instagram 
• Tickets to watch the film 
• How to Heal a Bad Birth -Debby Gould 
• The Reconnected 
• Spinning Babies 
• Dr Rachel Reed 
• 2LifeDoula 
• Dr Sarah J Buckley 

Research:

• Risk of uterine rupture in Australian women attempting vaginal birth after one prior caesarean section: a retrospective population-based cohort study 
• Mother & Babies Report 2021