Australian Birth Stories

A Podcast of Mothers' stories of childbirth. Weekly interviews of first hand accounts of child birth in Australia. Designed to help educate and inform first time pregnant women, parents wanting to have better births and birth enthusiasts who love to hear and tell birth stories. An entertaining and heartfelt resource for pregnancy, labour and delivery and postpartum. Topics included: VBAC, Calm Birth, Home Birth, Hypnobirth, Caesarean Section, Water Birth, Postpartum, Breastfeeding, Midwifery and Doula care.

415 | Jessie, one baby, anxiety and depression, private obstetrician, vaginismus, pelvic floor physiotherapist, pregnancy insomnia, TENS, epidural, breastfeeding challenges, postpartum joy 08/28/2023

414 Postpartum | Billi homebirth and hospital transfer, NICU 08/24/2023

Thank you for 14 Million downloads 08/23/2023

413 | Larissa, three births, VBAC2, PCOS, second-trimester miscarriage, caesarean, induction, weight-loss surgery 08/21/2023

412 Postpartum | Kate + Dylan discuss their journey into parenthood and Dylan’s escalating mental health concerns that resulted in his admission to a mother and baby psychiatric unit (now called a parent + baby unit) 08/16/2023

411 | Jessie, physiological birth, private obstetrician, doula, acupuncture, miscarriage breastfeeding 08/14/2023

410 Postpartum | Eleanor Pendleton waterbirth shares her two postpartum experiences and details the choices she made to ensure her second postpartum was a slow and sacred season of rest and recovery 08/09/2023

409 | Steph one baby, miscarriage, private obstetrician, PROM, induction, epidural, emergency caesarean, breastfeeding challenges 08/07/2023

408 Postpartum | Amber shares her personal breastfeeding challenges after a traumatic birth and her professional knowledge as a midwife and IBCLC 08/02/2023

407 | Georgia, two babies, MGP, physiological birth, breastfeeding, IBCLC 07/31/2023

406 | Chloe, one baby, postpartum care, birth centre, BRAIN, induction, epidural, forceps, episiotomy, triple-feeding 07/24/2023

405 | Keira, endometriosis, IVF, hyperemesis gravidarum, positive induction, baby blues 07/17/2023

404 | Natasha, fraternal twins, PCOS, private obstetrician, planned caesarean, pre-eclampsia 07/10/2023

403 | Postpartum Care Options + Costs with Dr Eliza Hannam, GP, Possums NDC, IBCLC 07/05/2023

402 | Hannah Willsmore, positive homebirth, private midwife, doula, 5kg baby, intact perineum, water birth 07/04/2023

401 | Maternity Leave Rights, Paid Parental Leave + Childcare Subsidies with Georgie Dent 06/28/2023

400 | Allison, two babies, autistic, adhd, endometriosis, MGP, doula, miscarriage, postpartum 06/26/2023

399 | Public and Private Care Options + Costs with Dr Natalie Elphinstone, Obstetrician and Liz Wilkes, Independent Midwife 06/22/2023

398 | Jo, two babies, unexplained infertility, IVF, private obstetrician, placenta previa, planned caesarean, miscarriage, vulva varicosities, vacuum, VBAC 06/19/2023

397 | The Cost of Fertility Treatment with gynaecologist Dr Violet Kieu 06/14/2023

396 | Marian, two babies, TFMR, amniocentesis, CVS,, private obstetrician, doula, vaginal birth, pregnancy after loss 06/12/2023

395 | Budgeting for a Baby with financial advisor Canna Campbell 06/07/2023

394 | Bec, two babies, private obstetrician, private midwife, induction, 3C tear, miscarriage, homebirth 06/04/2023

393 | Carla, three babies, emergency caesarean, VBAC, private OB, private midwife, forceps, NICU, homebirth 06/02/2023

392 | Isabelle, two babies, miscarriage, private obstetrician, planned caesarean, GD, NIPT, TFMR 05/29/2023

391 | Amber, one baby, MGP, hindwater leak, induction, epidural, swollen cervix, forceps, PPH 05/22/2023

390 | Brigid, one baby, planned caesarean, bipolar, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, continuity of care 05/18/2023

389 | Elise, two babies, prolapse, pregnancy insomnia, low iron, MGP, homebirth, waterbirth, afterbirth pains 05/15/2023

Bonus Episode - Surprise 05/11/2023

388 | Yara, two babies, homebirth, doula, birth preparation, relationship challenges in postpartum, breastfeeding, perinatal psychology 05/08/2023