Australian Birth Stories
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Australian Birth Stories
A Podcast of Mothers' stories of childbirth. Weekly interviews with mothers giving their first hand accounts of child birth in Australia. Designed to help educate and inform first time pregnant women, parents wanting to have better subsequent births and birth enthusiasts who love to hear and tell bi...
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621 | Freya - 35-week premature birth after car accident, hyperemesis gravidarum, tongue tie, perinatal anxiety
In this episode I chat with Freya, a paediatric doctor from Melbourne, about her pregnancy and premature vaginal birth of her daughter Goldie. Freya's...
620 | Jade - Stage four endometriosis, two vastly different births, postural headaches, fear of second birth, dream water birth, PND
Jade is a registered nurse of fourteen years, a newly qualified doula, and a birth photographer living on Sydney's Northern Beaches with her husband M...
619 | Lauren - Yoga teacher, intentional conception, positive induction, dream water birth, navigating grief in pregnancy, two births
Lauren is a yoga teacher, women's circle facilitator and prenatal yoga educator living in Sydney's northwest with her husband James and their two chil...
617 | Hannah Home Water Birth with a 5.2kg Baby, Physiological Birth with Private Midwifery Care
Hannah first shared her birth story in a previous episode (episode 402) a home water birth with her 5.1kg son Archie. Now, four years later, she retur...
Fourth Trimester Village | Francesca Hung , Precipitous Labour and Finding Your Villange in Postpartum
This episode is part of The Fourth Trimester Village, a four-part series in partnership with Bugaboo exploring what it actually takes to navigate thos...
615 | Hana identical twins, vaginal twin birth, breech second twin, no epidural, postpartum village, breastfeeding twins
When Hana went in for her thirteen-week scan on a road trip through Western Australia, she was expecting to confirm a due date. What she got instead w...
Fourth Trimester Village | Dr Nicole Gale, newborn sleep, breastfeeding support, matrescence, postnatal loneliness
This episode is part of The Fourth Trimester Village, a four-part series in partnership with Bugaboo exploring what it actually takes to navigate thos...
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The Fourth Trimester Village: Postpartum Movement & Recovery: Getting Back Out There with women's health physio Heidi
Today I'm joined by Heidi, women's health physiotherapist and the woman behind Women's Health with Heidi. With over a million followers, she's become...
613 | Jordan, MGP, physiological first birth, The Birth Class, pelvic floor physio, water birth
Jordan birthed her daughter Hali in the water at the birth centre of the Royal Hospital for Women, supported by her MGP midwife, after just three hour...
The Fourth Trimester Village - Matrescence, Motherhood Rage & the Making of a Mother with Dr Edna Lekgabe
If you've ever felt blindsided by motherhood — the grief, the rage, the identity shift, the loneliness — this episode is for you. I sat down with Melb...
611 | Renako, two births, COSMOS programme, emergency caesarean, planned caesarean, postnatal support
Renako, a Japanese-Australian creative, marketer and mum of two living on the Great Ocean Road, shares two very different caesarean birth stories. Her...
610 | Beth - two physiological births, MGP, unmedicated hospital birth and a family centered home birth
Beth shares two beautiful birth stories — Bernie's unmedicated hospital birth at the Mercy, and Quinn's home birth through the Joan Kerner programme,...
609 | Managing Pregnancy Aches, Pelvic Pain & Recovery with Osteopath Dr Daniela Aiello
In today’s episode I chat with Dr Daniela Aiello, a registered osteopath specialising in pregnancy and postpartum care at Bulleen Osteopathy in Melbou...
608 | Clare, Maternally Assisted Caesarean, Baby hearing loss, Endometriosis
In this week’s episode, I chat to Clare about her two planned caesarean births. Despite severe endometriosis, Clare fell pregnant easily and sailed th...
607 | Molly, Cape York water birth, neurodivergent motherhood, baby pinks experience
Molly takes us on her remarkable birth journey in the remote mining town of Weipa, Cape York, Queensland. As a neurodivergent woman living 800 kilomet...
606 | Lauren, Six children, doula, identical twins, water birth, precipitous labour
In this remarkable episode, Lauren takes us through her extraordinary journey of birthing six children whilst building her career as a doula. From her...
605 | Bettina- Three births across two countries: UK NHS care, Australian private care, and choosing caesarean birth
Bettina has experienced birth across two countries and healthcare systems. She had her first baby in London during COVID-19, navigating the NHS as an...
604 | Tahlia's Journey: From Heart Surgery to NICU Mum - A Story of Resilience and Hope
Tahlia was born with a complex congenital heart condition requiring three open-heart surgeries and a pacemaker. She was told early on that if she want...
603 | Gen's Second Birth Story: From IVF challenges to a powerfully healing birth experience
In this deeply honest and often hilarious episode, Gen returns to share her second pregnancy and birth story - a journey that took her from secondary...
602 | Building Breastfeeding Confidence with IBCLC Dr Amber Hart
Today I sit down with Dr. Amber Hart, a Melbourne-based GP and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Dr. Hart shares her expertise on th...
601 | Lucy's Story of an Emergency Caesarean, Twin birth, Redefining Body Image After Birth
Lucy shares her contrasting birth experiences - from an emergency caesarean with her first daughter Ocean at 42+2 weeks, to a planned caesarean with t...
600 | Postpartum - Ruby, breastfeeding, sleep challenges, normal infant biology, low sleep needs
In today’s episode Ruby shares her journey with infant sleep. We all come to postpartum with a predisposed understanding of baby sleep which usually i...
599 | Ellie, Navigating Pregnancy and Birth as an Autistic Mother, Hospital Birth, and Early Motherhood realities
In this raw and honest episode, Ellie shares her journey from home insemination to navigating pregnancy and birth as an autistic woman in a same-sex r...
598 | Estelle, unexplained infertility, two positive birth experiences, postpartum anxiety, feeding challenges
Estelle shares her complete journey to motherhood - from unexplained infertility and IVF to an unexpected natural conception with her second child. Es...
597 | Michelle & Michelle IVF journey, reciprocal IVF, miscarriage, emergency caesarean, induced lactation
Today I chat with Michelle and Michelle (yes, two Michelles!), a couple who fell in love at work and knew immediately they wanted to build a family to...
596 | Leila Two Sets of Twins, Two Different Journeys: Leila's Christmas Day Birth Story & Postpartum Village
Leila returns to share her incredible second twin birth story - a Christmas Day birth that began at home and culminated in a powerful breech water bir...
595 | Jazz Two precipitous births, hyperemesis gravidarum, navigating motherhood as a midwife
In today's episode, Jazz a midwife, maternal and child health nurse, and sleep consultant, takes us through her remarkable journey to motherhood. From...
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Fatuma | Hemiplegic migraines, toxoplasmosis, medical advocacy, African birth traditions
Fatuma shares her transformative journey through a high-risk pregnancy that challenged everything she thought she knew about birth, motherhood, and he...
593 | Serrin- brain bleed in pregnancy, AVM rupture, Gold Coast University Hospital, caesarean
In today's episode, I chat with Serrin a graphic designer from Byron Bayabout her extraordinary pregnancy journey involving a life-threatening arterio...
592 | Josie - Midwife, Home Birth, Third-Degree Tear, Positive Birth Experience
Josey, a midwife from the Central Coast of New South Wales, shares her remarkable birth story that beautifully illustrates how positive birth experien...
591 | Kim - Two births, from isolation in London to building Australia's largest mum walking movement after two very different births
Kim shares her contrasting birth experiences between the UK and Australia, her journey through postpartum depression, and how she transformed her chal...
590 | Maddy - Three vaginal births, MGP care, third-degree tear recovery
Maddy, a registered nurse and mother of three from the Central Coast of New South Wales, takes us through her complete birth journey. Her story beauti...
589 | Beth, three vaginal births, blended family, returning to motherhood with a 13-year age gap
Beth shares her remarkable journey of welcoming baby Milo – her third child and first with partner Dean. After a 13-year gap since her last birth, Bet...
588 | Shannon – A Midwife's Journey: Perinatal Anxiety, Miscarriage, Two Empowering Birth Stories
As a midwife with a graduate certificate in perinatal mental health, Shannon thought she was prepared for pregnancy and birth. However, her experience...
587 | Zan & Indie - Two births, queer family, home insemination, IVF, surprise breech home birth, induced lactation
In this episode I chat to Zan and Indi, a queer couple from Adelaide who share their remarkable journey through fertility challenges, pregnancy loss,...
586 | Brittany, 28-week birth, IUGR, preeclampsia, emergency caesarean, NICU journey, heart surgery
Brittany shares her extraordinary journey from a challenging conception to a life-changing premature birth experience. After 18 months of trying to co...
585 | Em Shared care,induction, Postnatal Depression, Perinatal Mental Health Unit
In this week’s episode I interview Em about her pregnancy during lockdown. She was induced at 41 weeks and laboured for a long time alone in the mater...
584 | Jo, two vaginal births, midwifery care, public hospital, GP, co-sleeping, extended breastfeed
Today I interview Jo, a mother of two and GP who brings so much knowledge and advice to her story. She says that being a mother has definitely made he...