{"podcast":{"title":"Pain Free Birth","slug":"pain-free-birth-6691170","podcast_index_feed_id":6691170,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2507812.rss","website_url":"https://painfreebirth.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/h0kkamwct3gjfcy8vhsyy8exgodd?.jpg","author":"Karen Welton","episode_count":108,"summary":"In the Pain Free Birth Podcast, your host, Karen Welton, invites you to discover the truth about how God brilliantly designed the female body for birth. Karen is a certified doula, childbirth educator, and coach who teaches women all around the world how to give birth without pain and fear through her online courses and content.In this show, we geek out about the hormonal physiology of birth, supernatural childbirth, bliss and ecstasy in labor, pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, and everything in between! Karen interviews women around the world who share their *jaw-dropping* stories of birth at home, in the hospital, and even in the car! She interviews midwives, doctors, and experts in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum to share their unique perspectives. We’ve been taught to view birth as scary and traumatic or an “emergency waiting to happen.” In this show, you will discover a whole new perspective of what’s possible in birth.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:17:41.050828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pain-free-birth-6691170"},"episode":{"title":"#97 | Home Birth vs Hospital Birth: What’s ACTUALLY Safer?","slug":"97-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-what-s-actually-safer","published_at":"2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pain-free-birth-6691170/97-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-what-s-actually-safer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pain-free-birth-6691170","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2507812/episodes/19008872-97-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-what-s-actually-safer.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2507812/episodes/19008872-97-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-what-s-actually-safer.mp3","summary":"Is home birth actually safe… or have we been asking the wrong question all along? In this nuanced episode, Karen dives into one of the most debated topics in the birth world: home birth vs hospital birth and what’s truly the safest option. Instead of taking sides, this episode breaks down the evidence, the misconceptions, and the emotional layers behind birth choices so you can make a decision that feels aligned, informed, and confident. You’ll learn why “safety” isn’t as black and white as w...","meta_description":"Is home birth actually safe… or have we been asking the wrong question all along? In this nuanced episode, Karen dives into one of the most debated topics…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3527,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pain-free-birth-6691170/episodes/97-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-what-s-actually-safer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pain-free-birth-6691170/97-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-what-s-actually-safer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}