In this warm and deeply moving episode, host Chetana sits down with Rachel — a mother, visionary, and midwifery student from Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia — who turned her own transformative birth experience into a mission to bring gentle, dignified birth care to one of the most underserved regions in the world.

Rachel shares how a VBAC at Bumi Sehat in Bali — under the care of the legendary Ibu Robin Lim — changed the entire course of her life. Returning home to Papua, she and her husband Ronald built AHBS (Angel Hiromi Bumi Sehat Papua) from the ground up: starting with just a plot of land, moving their own furniture into the building, and slowly gathering the equipment, midwives, and mentorship needed to open their doors in December 2019.

This episode is a love letter to the women of Papua — and to everyone who believes that every mother, no matter where she lives, deserves to be treated like a goddess.

In this episode we cover:

• Rachel's first C-section, and the longing for a normal birth that led her to Robin Lim in Bali
• What a VBAC at Bumi Sehat felt like — and why it changed everything
• The founding of Angel Hiromi Bumi Sehat (AHBS) - the only midwife-led birth center in Papua
• The role of Augustine (Maggie) in bringing gentle birth philosophy to Papua — and why her six-month visit left a lasting imprint
• Why Rachel decided to enroll in midwifery school herself — after her own staff told her she "knew nothing"
• The ongoing challenge of training midwives in gentle birth when mainstream protocols dominate
• What changed in the birth rooms after Chetana's visit — upright births, birthing balls, dim lighting, and mothers who don't want to go home
• Rachel's vision for AHBS: a third floor, an operating room for gentle cesareans, a dedicated training space, and an ultrasound room
• How AHBS is funded — and what continued support looks like

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