{"podcast":{"title":"Happy Homebirth","slug":"happy-homebirth-524448","podcast_index_feed_id":524448,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.myhappyhomebirth.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3705139/HappyHomeBirth2_0.jpg","author":"Katelyn Fusco","episode_count":334,"summary":"The Happy Homebirth podcast is your source for positive natural childbirth stories, and your community of support, education and encouragement in all things homebirth and motherhood. This podcast takes a deep dive into the the authentic stories of mothers who have given birth (usually) at home, as well as the care providers who tend to them. Although typically upbeat and fun, Happy Homebirth is unabashedly unafraid to examine the rawness, the pain and the struggle of some birthing situations. Host Katelyn Fusco is a former student midwife, who joyously shares her experiences and provides a space for her guests to share theirs as well. From pre-conception to pregnancy, to postpartum and beyond, Happy Homebirth is a podcast that focuses on how victorious birthing mothers are from around the globe and encourages you to have a magical birthing experience. To learn more, head over to www.myhappyhomebirth.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T10:18:11.947999+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 332: 42 Weeks and Learning to Wait","slug":"ep-332-42-weeks-and-learning-to-wait","published_at":"2026-06-29T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448/ep-332-42-weeks-and-learning-to-wait","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448","url":"https://podcast.myhappyhomebirth.com/e/ep-332-42-weeks-and-learning-to-wait/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/54pkqxurzjmmrrqi/ep_332a3oh5.mp3","summary":"Have you ever looked back on a past birth experience and realized…“Wow, I didn’t actually know how powerful my body was”? This week, we're speaking with Melissa Gurd, wife to her husband Jason and mother of six children living on a family homestead in Florida. Melissa shares the progression of her birth experiences over the last decade—from medically managed hospital births, to a frustrating cesarean in 2020, to finally discovering the peace and redemption of homebirth. Episode Roundup: First…For some mothers, the deepest birth education happens through experience. Melissa described entering her early births with very little understanding of physiological birth, or at least without a sense of deeper purpose or desire around experiencing it for herself. So many of us in our childbearing years grew up hearing that birth is something to manage– that it’s risky, and it’s something best left to the professionals. But over time, Melissa began learning more about how the body works, how positioning matters, how nourishment matters, how patience matters… and it transformed the way she approached birth. Second… I loved hearing the redemption woven into her homebirth after cesarean. Especially the moment when she realized that her fourth baby weighed exactly the same as the baby she had previously been told was “too big” to birth naturally. How powerful is that? Melissa was able to see what her body was capable of when she was supported, unrushed, and allowed to labor physiologically. She knew now for certain that she could do this. Another thing that stood out to me was Melissa’s honesty about waiting. Forty-two week pregnancies. Prodromal labor. The emotional ups and downs of wondering – is today the day? I think prolonged pregnancy and prodromal labor can be one of the most r…","meta_description":"Have you ever looked back on a past birth experience and realized…“Wow, I didn’t actually know how powerful my body was”? This week, we're speaking with M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3917,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happy-homebirth-524448/episodes/ep-332-42-weeks-and-learning-to-wait/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-homebirth-524448/ep-332-42-weeks-and-learning-to-wait.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}