Kiwi Birth Tales

Gennady + Olive: Missed Miscarriage, Pregnancy Anxiety, Poor Care from Hospital Midwife, Unplanned Homebirth, Umbilical Cord Rupture, NICU - Hyperglycemia

Gennady + Olive: Missed Miscarriage, Pregnancy Anxiety, Poor Care from Hospital Midwife, Unplanned Homebirth, Umbilical Cord Rupture, NICU - Hyperglycemia

Kiwi Birth Tales


Published: 29 January 2025 at 00:57 Europe/London

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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!


In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Gennady (@gennadylacey). Some of the topics we cover:


  • TTC for 2 years
  • Pregnancy + Missed Miscarriage
  • 12 week scan no heartbeat
  • Pregnancy Loss
  • Anxiety after pregnancy loss
  • Pregnant again
  • Bleeding in the first trimester
  • Hypnobirthing and Antenatal classes
  • Raspberry leaf tea
  • Colostrum
  • Planning to birth in Dunedin, but lives in Wanaka
  • Tracking contractions with app
  • Poor care from Midwife in Hospital
  • Sent home from Hospital
  • Birth on front door step at home without Midwife (unplanned homebirth)
  • Umbilical cord rupture
  • Emergency services arrive to take them to Hospital
  • 2.7kg at birth
  • Low blood sugars
  • NICU stay


Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course


Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ


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