#69 | Birth in War Zones and Triplet Home Birth with Kristine Lauria

What if the “impossible” was actually possible? In this jaw-dropping episode, Karen sits down with midwife Kristine Lauria, a global midwifery director with more than 30 years of experience, to unpack the viral story of a home birth triplet delivery. Kristine has attended over 5,000 births worldwide — from refugee camps in South Sudan with Doctors Without Borders to high-risk deliveries in the U.S. — and she brings an unmatched perspective on what physiological birth can truly look like. Tune in to hear: The incredible story of Amber’s viral home birth with triplets What actually happens in a breech extraction (and why it was needed in this case) How Kristine stayed calm in an emergency and why that saved a life Why the role of a good midwife often means having the skill to do nothing The difference between scary and traumatic births — and how a mother’s experience matters just as much as the outcome What Kristine has learned from thousands of births in hospitals, homes, and disaster zones around the world Why hospital cesarean rates don’t compare to what’s possible when birth is left undisturbed The spiritual and emotional side of birth that modern maternity care often overlooks Triplet home birth video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C38V_IIpWzX/ Connect with Kristine: @globalmidwife64 @allowedtobirth Connect with Karen: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/painfreebirth Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/painfreebirth/ Spotify Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5zEiKMIHFewZeVdzfBSEMS Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pain-free-birth/id1696179731 Website - https://painfreebirth.com/ Email List https://pain-free-birth.mykajabi.com/website-opt-in