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Samantha Gadsden
  • Home
  • About
    • Sam
      • About Samantha
      • Podcast
      • Sam In The Media
      • Testimonials
      • My Groups.
    • Doulas
      • What is a Doula? What do they do?
      • 10 Reasons To Hire A Doula
      • All About Doulas – A Collection of Articles, Blogs and Videos.
    • Galleries
      • The Freebirth Of Autumn-Violet
      • The Freebirth of Honor Hope Kimpton
      • Snippets Of Doula Wisdom
      • Famous Birthworkers and ME!
  • Directory
    • Directory Listing
  • My Groups.
    • Exploring Freebirth And Birthing Without A Midwife
    • Due In Groups
    • Home Birth Support Group UK
    • The South Wales Village Positive Parenting Circle
    • The South Wales Village Birth Circle
    • South Wales Positive Twins and Multiples Group
    • South Wales and The South West Home Birth Support Group
    • South Wales Community Sacred Chant and Drum
  • My Blog
    • Share Your Story
  • Shopping
    • My Pregnancy And Beyond Shop and Workshops
    • Cult Of Informed Consent – Merch
  • Services
    • Services 1
      • 121 Ante Natal Support and Education (online/in person)
      • Accompanying to Appointments
      • Anything And Everything Else
      • Belly Casting and “Pick Sam’s Birthy Brain”
      • Birth Doula Package
      • Birth Debrief/Afterthoughts
      • Birth Photography Add On
      • Mother Blessings
    • Services 2
      • National and Local Birth Pool and Tens Machine Hire
      • Post Natal Doula
      • Surrogacy Doula
      • Twins And Multiples Support
      • Doula Mentor
      • Book/CD/DVD Library
    • Services 3
      • Breast Feeding Support
      • Childbirth In Survivors Of Abuse
      • Compassionate Loss Support
      • Creating Your Positive Birth Pregnancy Day and Couples Day
      • IVF Doula
  • Contact Me
  • Donate

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You Will Never Birth at Home They Said

This is a poem about the barriers I faced and the subsequent triumphant birth of my fourth child at 42. It is the story of my 21 year journey from birth trauma to ecstatic birth.

Categories Feminist Doula, Homebirth, Poetry, Positive Birth, Rainbow Baby Tags 42, Doula, Homebirth, large family, Plus 40 Birth

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Neals Yard

For a range of products containing ethically sourced herbs, botanicals and essential oils, my Neals Yard Organics shop can be accessed HERE.

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  • Home
  • About
    • Sam
      • About Samantha
      • Podcast
      • Sam In The Media
      • Testimonials
      • My Groups.
    • Doulas
      • What is a Doula? What do they do?
      • 10 Reasons To Hire A Doula
      • All About Doulas – A Collection of Articles, Blogs and Videos.
    • Galleries
      • The Freebirth Of Autumn-Violet
      • The Freebirth of Honor Hope Kimpton
      • Snippets Of Doula Wisdom
      • Famous Birthworkers and ME!
  • Directory
    • Directory Listing
  • My Groups.
    • Exploring Freebirth And Birthing Without A Midwife
    • Due In Groups
    • Home Birth Support Group UK
    • The South Wales Village Positive Parenting Circle
    • The South Wales Village Birth Circle
    • South Wales Positive Twins and Multiples Group
    • South Wales and The South West Home Birth Support Group
    • South Wales Community Sacred Chant and Drum
  • My Blog
    • Share Your Story
  • Shopping
    • My Pregnancy And Beyond Shop and Workshops
    • Cult Of Informed Consent – Merch
  • Services
    • Services 1
      • 121 Ante Natal Support and Education (online/in person)
      • Accompanying to Appointments
      • Anything And Everything Else
      • Belly Casting and “Pick Sam’s Birthy Brain”
      • Birth Doula Package
      • Birth Debrief/Afterthoughts
      • Birth Photography Add On
      • Mother Blessings
    • Services 2
      • National and Local Birth Pool and Tens Machine Hire
      • Post Natal Doula
      • Surrogacy Doula
      • Twins And Multiples Support
      • Doula Mentor
      • Book/CD/DVD Library
    • Services 3
      • Breast Feeding Support
      • Childbirth In Survivors Of Abuse
      • Compassionate Loss Support
      • Creating Your Positive Birth Pregnancy Day and Couples Day
      • IVF Doula
  • Contact Me
  • Donate
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