The legal side of homebirth midwifery & caring for women around the world || A conversation with midwife Paul Golden

This episode is a part of the homebirth around the World Series. In this episode I chat with Paul Golden. 

It was a fantastic conversation and I urge women and midwives alike to listen. Paul is a travelling midwife, who has supported women all over the world, but he is also well known in the birth and human rights space. 

We talk about Paul’s journey to midwifery and his study of the law and how this has led to him becoming one of the most highly regarded midwife mediators in the world. We touch on topics such as bodily autonomy, representing your self, protecting your practice as a midwife, what could be called witch hunts of midwives, criminalisation of doulas and so much more. It is a particularly relevant episode for women, families and midwives, no matter where you are in the world. 

Resources: 

• Keeping Midwives Safe: Helpful legal advice, actions and templates by Paul Golden
• Paul's interview with Eva Rose
• "This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that Indigenous women are at increased risk of mental health problems across the perinatal period, particularly depression, anxiety, and substance misuse. "
• First Nations Infant and child mortality - AIHW stats
• "Midwife’s 14-year sentence highlights attacks on women’s autonomy, global surge in unnecessary C-sections"
• Protect Your Practice - new book by Paul - coming soon
• Human Rights in Childbirth