Birth Untethered

In this episode Shellie and Kemi welcome Maha Al Musa. We delve into a deep discussion about the healing potential of embodying birth, the challenges of being an authentic heart led birthworker and Maha shares her birth stories, life journey and wisdom with us. Maha Al Musa is a mother of three beautiful children (now 29, 26 and 17) and is of Palestinian/Lebanese origin raised in Australia. She is...

Shellie and Kemi chat to Alex and Becca about their wild pregnancy and freebirth. Becca and Alex share their thought processes through the pregnancy and birth, ideas of things that were helpful for them both throughout. An honest deep dive into what stepping outside of the status quo felt like for both of them. This is an excellent episode for birth partners to listen to. Website:https://www.these...

In this episode, Kemi and Shellie speak with Anna and Max about her decision to freebirth her first baby at home with her partner Ben and her doula Shellie. Anna discusses the things that happened throughout her pregnancy that brought her to the realisation that she felt that birthing at home with her chosen support felt like the safest and most sensible option for her. Anna describes a number of...

In this Episode Shellie and Kemi are joined by Amelia. They explore art, blood, life, death, the times it is helpful to reach out to people to hold space for you and when that may not be useful. Finding your power of no. Taking what you need from the system whilst holding boundaries for what you don't want or need. We explore spirit, ceremony and ritual in integrating loss, life, death, birth...

In this episode Shellie and Kemi dive into the anatomy of the umbilical cord, speak about the blood flow through placentas and how the levels in babies blood change due to the transition to live outside of the uterus and what this can mean. We debunk some cord myths, highlight the increased safety for mothers and babies in leaving the cord the F alone to do what it needs to do. Let's stop the...

In this Episode, Shellie and Kemi discuss avocado gate - the transfusion of blood from the placenta to the baby, waiting for a baby to have all of their blood, that they need for transitioning and for their whole health for life. We muse about maintaining an intact cord for helping transition and hear Christina's amazing story of her heroic efforts to help her daughter's transition Earth s...

In this episode, Shellie and Kemi discuss the physiology of the immediate time after birth, the benefits of skin to skin and breastfeeding, protecting the birthing dyad in these precious and vitally important moments. We talk about placentas, umbilical cords and blood in both mothers and babies. What causes haemorrhage, what can we do naturally to help prevent it, manage if it does happen. We expl...

In this Episode Shellie and Kemi discuss deeper into the oxytocin spiral of labour, the Ferguson and Foetal Ejection Reflex, the wonders of champagne and the amazing design of the human body for safety during childbirth. Join us on Patreon to support the podcast with the added bonus of further resources. We have three tiers: 1. Simple Truths - £2 per month - video episode, PDF with links to the re...

In this episode Shellie and Kemi sink further into the initiation of physiological labour. We speak about oxytocin, the brown fat your baby is accumulating ready for birth, the protection of supporting physiology rather than removing safety with intervention. This is essential listening for everyone in the lead up to birth to understand the amazing things happening in your body and your baby's...

Shellie and Kemi discuss the physiology of the birth giver and baby in the lead up to the start of labour and what the potential consequences of choosing to interrupt that with induction and/or cesarean are. This will continue in episode 2 where we flow, much like birth from the initiation of labour into the potential beginning of labour. Join us on Patreon for the following benefits: Simple Truth...

The Pilot Episode of the Birth Untethered Podcast with Shellie Poulter and Kemi Johnson. Shellie and Kemi discuss their motivation for creating the podcast and share their number one tips for parents, birth partners and birthworkers. Join us at birth untethered on patreon for extra resources, a growing community of birth rebels, connection, learning, unfiltered truths and collective wisdom. With t...

Join Shellie Poulter and Kemi Johnson for the trailer for their brand new Birth Untethered Podcast. Filled with unfiltered truths and collective wisdom around pre-conception, pregnancy, birth parenthood and beyond. Join us at birth untethered on patreon for extra resources, a growing community of birth rebels, connection, learning, unfiltered truths and collective wisdom. With the first episode co...