Hi, it’s Samantha Selinger-Morris here, and I’m the host of The Morning Edition. We’re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns next week.

With the tragic death of a wellness influencer after the birth of her child at home in Melbourne, the practice of freebirthing was thrust into the spotlight last year.

In this episode, senior writer Wendy Tuohy takes us through the nuances of homebirthing, a woman’s right to choose where she has her baby, and why ‘freebirthing’ is seen as so radical.

Hi, it&rsquo;s Samantha Selinger-Morris here, and I&rsquo;m the host of The Morning Edition. We&rsquo;re bringing you the best episodes of 2025 before your Morning Edition team returns next week.
With the tragic death of a wellness influencer after the birth of her child at home in Melbourne, the practice of freebirthing was thrust into the spotlight last year.
In this episode, senior writer Wendy Tuohy takes us through the nuances of homebirthing, a woman&rsquo;s right to choose where she has her baby, and why &lsquo;freebirthing&rsquo; is seen as so radical.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Best of 2025: What is freebirthing?

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