Australian Birth Stories
By Sophie Walker
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 birth stories. An entertaining and heartfelt resource for pregnancy, labour and delivery and postpartum.
Latest episode
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553 | Rebecca's Three Positive MGP births, Mercy Hospital
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552| Ali's Birth Stories Preeclampsia, Maternal Assisted Caesareans, and Breastfeeding Journeys
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551 | Claire – Two births, MGP care, ulcerative colitis, big baby, physiological birth
In this week's episode, I chat with Claire about her two very different birth experiences at public hospitals in Melbourne. Claire's journey began with meticulous preparation - she and her partner Aaron spent six months optimising their health with a… -
550 | Mel's Journey: Same-Sex Conception, IVF, and Navigating Birth Plans
In this episode, Mel shares her comprehensive journey to motherhood with her partner Peta in Melbourne. As a same-sex couple, their path to parenthood required careful planning, patience, and resilience through the assisted reproductive treatment sys… -
549 | Anthea - Three Births, Bed Rest, and Finding Strength in Unexpected Challenges
In this deeply moving episode, I chat with Anthea about her three very different birth experiences, including a challenging third pregnancy that required months of strict bed rest during COVID lockdowns with two toddlers at home. -
548 | [Replay] Natalia - En Caul Birth, Two Home Waterbirths, Indigenous Birth Rituals, Birthing On Country
In this week’s episode I chat to Natalia about her two home water births with her daughters Estelle and Coco. Natalia’s story encapsulates her connection with her Indigenous family, the Ngarrindjeri people of South Australia. During her first visit t… -
547 | Katherine - IVF, Azoospermia, Pregnancy After Loss, Royal Women's Hospital
In this episode, I chat with Katherine about her journey to motherhood through IVF and her birth experience with daughter Zendaya. Katherine shares her story of discovering her partner Aaron's rare diagnosis of azoospermia (where there is sperm in th… -
546 | Gemma: Three births, placenta previa, VBA2C, planned caesarean.
In this week's episode, I chat with Gemma, a writer and Pilates instructor living on the lands of the Awabakal and Wurrumi people in Newcastle, NSW. Gemma shares her three distinctly experiences, culminating in a healing VBAC after two caesarean birt… -
545 | Sarah - three births, induction, ectopic pregnancy, healing water birth
Sarah lives in Sydney with her partner Jad and their three children – Remy (5), Navy (3), and newborn Hugo (just two weeks old). Her story beautifully illustrates how birth experiences can evolve with knowledge, preparation and support, taking us fro… -
544 | Prue Craven: A Groundbreaking Journey to Motherhood Through Uterus Transplantation
In this extraordinary episode, Prue shares her remarkable 11-year journey to motherhood, culminating in becoming the third woman in Australia to give birth following a uterus transplant. Her story is one of incredible perseverance, medical innovation…
