Can you really have a safe breech or twin birth at home? What if your OB told you yes?
Dr. Victoria Nicole Flores is a board-certified obstetrician who walked away from the hospital system to attend home births—and she’s not looking back. In this deeply moving episode, she opens up about her transformation from a burnt-out OB to a spiritually grounded birth worker helping mothers reclaim their power, their intuition, and their right to birth on their own terms.
We dive into the emotional, physical, and spiritual layers of breech birth, twin birth at home, and the importance of mother-baby connection during labor—a perspective rarely heard inside traditional medicine.
Who Is Dr. Victoria Flores?
Dr. Flores is a Southern California-based OB who now leads the practice formerly run by renowned breech birth advocate Dr. Stuart Fischbein. She’s one of the few obstetricians in the U.S. attending home births for breech, twins, and VBACs. Her unique approach blends medical expertise with intuitive care, spiritual connection, and a deep respect for physiology.
From the time she was a young medical student, Dr. Flores was drawn to the art of breech birth—something she calls a sacred dance rather than a pathology. But after decades working in hospital settings, the emotional toll, long shifts, and spiritually disconnected environment pushed her to a breaking point.
“God had to shut one door for me… for me to see where I was going to flourish,” she shares.
Why She Left the Hospital System Behind
Like many birth workers, Dr. Flores entered the medical field to support women—only to find herself constrained by a system that prioritized protocol over personhood.
“I was losing the passion for it, honestly. No matter how much I tried to convince myself, I couldn’t,” she says.
Years of rotating between shifts, missing time with her children, and fighting hospital politics drained her emotionally and physically. It wasn’t until a series of spiritual nudges—and a divine invitation to step into Dr. Stu’s shoes—that she realized her next chapter lay outside hospital walls.
Breech Birth Isn’t Dangerous—But Fear Is
One of the most powerful segments in the episode comes when Dr. Flores tackles the myths surrounding breech birth head-on. The hospital system often uses fear-based language like head entrapment or emergency cesarean to push women toward surgery. But according to Dr. Flores, that’s rarely necessary in a low-risk pregnancy.
“There’s not going to be a footling breech at term. I’ve seen oblique lies, but that’s different,” she explains.
With the right positioning, support, and a skilled provider, breech babies can be born safely at home. The key, she says, is trusting the physiology of birth—and the mother’s body.
The Power of Intuition and Energy in Labor
One of the most fascinating aspects of Dr. Flores’s approach is how she blends medical knowledge with energetic awareness. While she uses tools like ultrasound and Doppler, she relies just as much on her intuition and spiritual discernment.
“Birth is so energetic and spiritual. I use my sixth sense to monitor mom and baby,” she says.
She shares how simply inviting the mother to hum or sing to her baby during labor can help regulate heart tones and deepen the mother-baby bond in the most pivotal moments of birth.
In one story, a first-time mom was laboring with a breech baby. After a moment of concern over heart tones, Dr. Flores asked her to sing to the baby. The result? A dramatic and immediate improvement in the baby’s heart rhythm.
“When the mom hums, it brings the baby back into the body… and they experience love,” she says.
Twin Birth at Home: A Real Look at What’s Possible
Yes—you can have a twin birth at home. Safely.
Dr. Flores has attended many, including one where 11 hours passed between twin A and twin B. Rather than intervening prematurely, she trusted the process—and the result was a peaceful, complication-free birth with minimal bleeding.
“That mom had barely any bleeding. It was peaceful and beautiful,” she recalls.
She breaks down the factors that make a twin birth at home feasible:
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Both babies are head-down or one is breech and one vertex
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A healthy, low-risk pregnancy
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An experienced provider
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A strong, supportive environment for mom
This isn’t something done recklessly—it’s done with reverence, skill, and careful selection.
Postpartum Isn’t Just a 6-Week Checkup
One of the most overlooked elements of birth work is postpartum care. Dr. Flores is clear: checking on a new mom isn’t just about blood pressure and bleeding—it’s about nourishment, support, and being seen.
“We call her, check if she’s cooking, if she has childcare. That’s not medicine—that’s midwifery,” she says.
In a system where women are often left alone after birth, this kind of care can change lives—and prevent postpartum mental health crises, burnout, and unnecessary suffering.
What Makes a Good Candidate for Home Birth?
Dr. Flores emphasizes that home birth—especially for breech or twins—isn’t a fit for everyone. But with the right preparation, it can be a safe, empowering choice.
Ideal candidates:
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Are low-risk (no preeclampsia, uncontrolled diabetes, etc.)
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Are motivated and educated about the process
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Have access to emergency transport options (if needed)
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Feel deeply aligned with a home birth experience
Birth Is a Spiritual Portal—Not a Medical Emergency
Dr. Flores reminds us that birth isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, energetic, and spiritual. It’s a moment of transformation not only for the baby but for the mother as well.
And when women are supported in this sacred space, when fear is replaced with trust, when connection replaces control—birth becomes what it was always meant to be: a portal, not a procedure.
“You are the mother. Despite threats. Despite everything they want to throw at you,” she says in her final mic-drop moment.
Final Thoughts: Trusting Birth, Trusting Ourselves
This episode is a reminder that women’s bodies are not broken. Breech babies are not broken. Home birth is not reckless. And with the right support, we can return to a model of care that honors both science and spirit.
If you’ve ever questioned the mainstream narrative around birth…
If you’ve ever felt your intuition speak louder than fear…
If you believe there must be a better way—
You’re right.
Dr. Flores is living proof that obstetrics and intuition can coexist, that birth can be safe and sacred, and that when we trust women, incredible things happen.
More about Dr. Victoria:
A trailblazer in the field of home birth and holistic obstetrics, Dr. Victoria Flores brings rare and deeply rooted expertise in the vaginal birth of twins and breech babies into the home settings. With years of hands-on experience and a profound respect for the body’s wisdom, Dr. Flores has safely supported many families through births that are often deemed too risky or unmanageable outside of a hospital. In her talk, she will explore the nuanced risks, benefits, and alternatives to these births, share powerful stories from her own practice, and outline the rigorous criteria she uses to determine appropriate candidates. Dr. Flores will also reflect on how spirituality and faith have emboldened her confidence in this sacred work, and how these inner guides help her navigate what many see as “forbidden territory.” Committed to reviving a dying art, she speaks passionately about the need for skilled and spiritually attuned practitioners to step forward. Through her voice, attendees will be reminded that from fear, decisions don’t honor our cosmic growth. Birth, in all its complexity and beauty, can still honor the deep faith that people hold in their God, their bodies, and the process of life’s purpose. Dr. Flores is there to help ready women ritualize those shifts in belief. Neurobiomedical field
Website: https://victoriamdbirthing.com/
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