'We had a home birth for our second girl - it cost us 4,500 and I don't regret it for a minute'

"Petrina O'Halloran (42) decided to have a home birth for her second child, after having a rushed and traumatic hospital experience with her first."

"When Clare-based mother Petrina O'Halloran (42) made the decision to have a home delivery for her second child back in 2021, she had done enough research to know that it was the right path for her."

""The minute I knew I wanted a home birth, I started searching home birth online to educate myself," shares the mother-of-two, who spent several weeks looking up evidence-based studies and lived experiences online."

Petrina O'Halloran, 42, chose a home birth for her second child after a rushed and traumatic hospital birth with her first. The decision took place in 2021 while she was based in Clare. She conducted extensive research, spending several weeks searching home birth online, reviewing evidence-based studies and lived experiences to educate herself. That research led her to conclude that a planned home delivery was the right path for her. She offered detailed experience-based advice intended to help other parents considering a home birth make informed, safer choices.

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