Breaking the Curse: A Black Military Mama's Homebirths

In this powerful episode of My Black Homebirth Podcast , Berthina shares her journey from military life to having not one — but TWO home births in Hawaii. After her first beautiful home birth with an all-Black birth team, she later discovered she was pregnant with twins.

Despite being labeled “high risk” and encouraged toward a hospital birth, she chose to trust her body, her team, and her faith. In this episode, we talk about: • Choosing home birth as a military family • Collaborative care with midwives and OBs • Being pregnant with twins while serving • Advocating for yourself when providers push back • A powerful twin water birth • An en caul baby • A life-or-death moment and breaking generational twin loss • Haitian and Indian postpartum traditions • What Black home birth truly means This conversation is raw, emotional, and deeply spiritual.

It’s about trusting yourself, building the right support team, and coming full circle. If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re capable — this episode will remind you that you are.

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