# Ep 328: One Contraction at a Time: Faith's 47 Hour Homebirth

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Podcast: [Happy Homebirth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448)
Published: 2026-06-01T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-328-one-contraction-at-a-time-faiths-47-hour-homebirth/
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Duration seconds: 3238

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Have you ever reached the point in labor—or honestly, in life—where you truly didn’t think you could keep going? This week, we're speaking with Faith Robinson, a stay-at-home mom from Kansas City, wife to her husband of three years, and mother to baby Ezekiel. Faith grew up around birth through her mother’s work as a doula, but despite always wanting an unmedicated birth, she initially viewed birth primarily as a medical event. That slowly began to change after witnessing a peaceful birth as a teenager—and eventually led her and her husband to prayerfully pursue homebirth for their own family. In this episode, Faith shares her pregnancy journey, navigating back pain from previous spinal injuries, concerns about preeclampsia symptoms late in pregnancy, and the emotional challenge of going well past her due date. And then came the loooong labor. You’re going to love hearing her perseverance. Episode Roundup: 1. I keep thinking about the importance of support.Not just during birth itself—but throughout pregnancy too.Faith described so many moments where she felt deeply cared for by her midwives. They listened to her concerns, helped her navigate anxiety, supported her through physical discomfort, and treated her as a whole person rather than just managing symptoms.That kind of care changes the way women experience pregnancy and birth. 2. This story is such a reminder that labor does not always unfold quickly or neatly.Forty-seven hours is a long time.And I appreciated Faith’s honesty about how difficult that became mentally. The discouragement after learning she was still only two centimeters after hours of strong contractions… the exhaustion… the moments of saying, “I don’t want to do this anymore.”I think many women need to hear stories like this because sometimes physi…

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