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Objectıve: The aim of this study is to reveal how women perform subjective home birth experiences based on process as prenatal experiences, birth experiences and postpartum experiences. Method: In this study, phenomenology pattern was used with qualitative research method. In the sample selection of this study, the criteria sampling method from the purpose sampling method was used. The data was evaluated by content analysis. Data was collected in two forms as ‘Information Form identifying women giving birth at home and semi-structured in-depth ‘Individual Interview Form’. All questions are open-ended. The drilling question of each question has been prepared. The interviews were conducted at the individuals’ own homes using the face-to-face interview method. All interviews were recorded on a voice recorder with the permission of the participants. The in-depth interview started with the question “Could you tell me about your birth at home, please?”. Results: In this study, the ages of women (n=20) ranged from 21 to 47. The number of home births for women was at least one and at most 13. Before giving birth at home, 55% of women planned to have a home birth, and 45% of them had a home birth for various reasons although they did not plan to give birth at home. Home birth experience consists of three complementary processes and 5 main themes, 14 themes and 37 sub-themes. Home birth preparation was the first process; its main theme had percepted of birth at home. The themes that make up this main theme are the perception of home, internal formations and the perception of comfort. The main theme of the second process, which reflects the operational dimension of the home birth experience, is women who give birth. The themes that formed this main theme were the influence of birth positions, emotional life experiences at birth. The main theme of the process was the effected of birth positions, emotional life experiences at birth. The main theme of the third process, which is the last process of labor, is postpartum gains which consist of emotional gains, behavioral acquisitions, and cognitive acquisition’s themes. the gains after the act of birth consists of themes of emotional gains, behavioral gains, and cognitive gains. Conclusion: When the home birth experiences of women are evaluated, it is seen that they are organized under 5 main themes. These include perception of home birth, factors affecting home birth decision making, preparation for birth, interactions with women's inner worlds and environments during childbirth, and postpartum emotional, behavioural and cognitive gains. The factors that take women home should be integrated into healthcare facilities so that the home birth is not sustained for generations.