The rise of freebirth: global insights on physiological birth.

Velo Higueras, Maria

Abstract

In this pre-recorded presentation, the author discusses what freebirth is, why it is increasingly common globally, and what this tells us about midwives' ability to support physiological birth in maternity services. The introduction to the presentation is in Portuguese and the rest of the presentation is in English.

Citation

VELO HIGUERAS, M. 2025. The rise of freebirth: global insights on physiological birth = A ascensão do parto desassistido: percepções globais acerca do parto fisiológico. Presented at the 2025 Simpósio internacional de assistência ao parto (SIAPARTO 2025), 17-19 October 2025, São Paulo, Brazil.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: 2025 Simpósio internacional de assistência ao parto (SIAPARTO 2025)
• Start Date: Oct 17, 2025
• End Date: Oct 19, 2025
• Deposit Date: Sep 15, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 24, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Freebirth; Midwifery; Midwives; Maternity services
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2995449
• Additional Information: The book of extended abstracts will eventually be available to download from the conference website: https://www.siaparto.com.br/2025/anais/