The Birth Keepers

About The Birth Keepers

How two influencers made millions radicalising pregnant women with a simple message: they could exit the medical system and take back their power by free birthing. Now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world. A six-part investigation by the Guardian

Publisher

The Guardian

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 6 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Death plan

   Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne investigate the growing backlash against FBS, offering insights into a critical crisis.

2. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   FBS goes global

   Investigative reporters Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne explore the global reach of Emilee and Yolande's ideology in this interview.

3. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Growing an empire

   Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne investigate how Emilee Saldaya transformed the Free Birth Society into a global multimillion-dollar empire after personal tragedy.

4. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Journey Moon

   Journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne investigate Lorren Holliday's tragic journey into free birth after joining Emilee Saldaya's online community.

5. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   When Emilee met Yolande

   Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne interview Emilee Saldaya and Yolande Norris-Clark about the Free Birth Society movement and their backgrounds.

6. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   I choose this

   Journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne investigate Nicole Garrison's near-fatal experience with the Free Birth Society's ideology in this episode.

Inside a recent episode

Death plan

Published 7 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. Emily also suggested it was up to parents to decide whether to seek medical help in an emergency. For some women, giving birth to a severely compromised baby at home and allowing that baby to die with dignity in the arms of their family who love them is a reasonable outcome. We spoke to experts about this. They said that children have rights to medical care, so if a child dies that was born alive and you didn't try to help them or call 911 after you saw they needed help, that's potentially breaking the law. That goes for parents as well as anyone else present, including birth keepers. If grieving families chose to bury their baby on their land, Emily passed on this advice. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

117 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

95 ratings

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