# Ep 333: The Midwife Who Told Her She Didn't Need a Midwife

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Podcast: [Happy Homebirth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448)
Published: 2026-07-06T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-333-the-midwife-who-told-her-she-didnt-need-a-midwife/
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Duration seconds: 3779

## Resource

Have you ever been so certain about a decision that, even when everyone around you questioned it, you knew deep down it was the right path for you? My friends, today’s conversation is a fascinating look at conviction, trust, and what it means to take full responsibility for your birth experience. This week, we're speaking with Gabrielle Lacey, a wife, mother, welder-turned-farmer, and soon-to-be mother of three living in the mountains of North Carolina. Gabrielle shares the stories of her first two free births, both of which unfolded in unique and memorable ways. Episode Roundup: 1. I keep coming back to the power of preparation. Whether or not you’d give birth unattended, one thing is undeniable about Gabby’s choices: she spent years thinking about birth before she ever became pregnant. She listened to stories, studied, asked questions, and spent time considering what she believed about birth and motherhood. 2. I loved hearing the difference between Gabby’s first and second births. Her first birth felt very independent. It was just Gabby and her mother-in-law, taking the situation as it came. In the end, they were the only ones who witnessed her daughter’s entrance, with Gabby’s husband Hayden arriving 15 minutes later. But by her second pregnancy, she had built a community– one that she wanted to witness her birth. She talked about hosting women's circles, finding friendships with other mothers, and inviting support into the experience. How special that she’s experienced the birthing process in two very different ways. 3. The theme that stayed with me most was trust. Trusting her body. Trusting her baby. Trusting the process. There was that incredible moment during her first birth when her baby's head was born and then everything paused. Instead of panic, Gabby praye…

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