The Birth Keepers

The Guardian

Paese Regno Unito

Generi Società e Cultura, Documentario

Lingua EN-GB

Episodi 6

Ultimo 07.07.2026

An investigation into the Free Birth Society, a movement that encourages women to give birth outside the medical system. The podcast explores how two influencers built a following by promoting unassisted childbirth, and the tragic consequences that have followed, including infant deaths. Through six episodes, it examines the radicalization of pregnant women and the dangers of rejecting medical care.

Episodi

Death plan 07.07.2026 42min

A backlash against FBS grows and Emilee and Yolande respond to the growing crisis. This is episode six of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne. The Guardian is able to do this kind of work because it has no billionaire owner. But it takes time. To help fund our journalism, consider supporting us at support.theguardian.com
FBS goes global 07.07.2026 31min

Emilee and Yolande had grown an ideology and seeded it globally. A reach investigative reporters Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they started reporting on the story. They set out to see just how far FBS has spread. This is episode five of a year-long investigation
Growing an empire 07.07.2026 42min

Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society that followed, Emilee Saldaya took the FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion dollar empire. This is episode four of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
Journey Moon 07.07.2026 34min

When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya’s Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. It was a decision that led to tragedy. This is episode three of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
When Emilee met Yolande 07.07.2026 40min

Who is Emilee Saldaya, the woman behind the Free Birth Society movement? And how did she meet her business partner Yolande Norris-Clark? Do either woman have the credentials they are claiming? This is episode two of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
I choose this 07.07.2026 36min

The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes FBS ideology nearly cost her her life. This is episode one of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne