How to Prepare for Home Birth

For First-, Second-, or Third-Time Moms, Single Parents, Same-Sex Parents, and More—This Isn’t Your Typical “Birth Story” Book!

With an exciting collection of personal narratives, How to Prepare for Home Birth sheds light on the varied and fascinating experiences of women choosing home birth. Anyone even remotely interested in home birth will want to pull up a chair and witness one of the most intimate moments in each family’s life.

From the redwoods of California to a converted cowshed in Ireland, readers will be not only entertained, but also exposed to what home birth really feels, looks, and sounds like. Topics include:

• First-time home birth
• Home birth after hospital birth
• Home birth after Cesarean section
• Postpartum advice
• And so much more

Expectant parents will come away with a deep understanding and sense of security, knowing that if others have done this, they can, too.

Shantel Silbernagel hung up her teaching hat after five fulfilling years to fully commit to writing a positive, encouraging book for any woman interested in home birth. Little did she know she would strike a chord with hundreds of women from around the world who were eager to share and hear positive home birth stories. Shantel had all three of her children at home, and knows all too well the stereotypes that go with that choice. Her goal is to shatter those preconceived notions with positivity, inclusiveness, and honesty. She resides in Vancouver, Washington.