Australian Birth Stories

Sophie Walker
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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 birth stories. An entertaining and heartfelt resource for pregnancy, labour and delivery and postpartum.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    517 | Sophie Delezio: From Childhood Burn Survivor to Motherhood - A Story of Strength, Adaptation, and a Peaceful Caesarean Birth at 37 Weeks

    In this weeks episode I speak with Sophie Delezio, whose story of survival and resilience has long captured Australian hearts. Now embarking on a new chapter as mother to 10-week-old Frankie, Sophie shares her journey through pregnancy and birth, offering insights into navigating motherhood with a disability while challenging common misconceptions.

    44 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    516 | Josie, secondary infertility, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, water birth, student midwives

    In this episode, we meet Josie, a qualified teacher living in the Albury-Wodonga region who shares her journey to motherhood and her two unique birth experiences. Her story highlights the complexities of navigating healthcare across state borders and the resilience required through pregnancy loss, renovation chaos, and building a family.

    1h 1m

  3. 11 DEC

    515 | Alysha, Birth Trauma and the Mother-Infant Bond: A Psychologist's Postpartum Journey

    In this episode, we speak with Alysha, a psychologist and PhD candidate whose research into traumatic birth and mother-infant relationships stems from her own profound experiences. As both a mental health professional and mother of two boys, her story offers unique insights into the complexities of birth trauma and its lasting impact on early bonding.

    54 min

  4. 10 DEC

    514 | Stacey, second birth experience, infertility, pregnancy loss, IVF, natural killer cells, home birth

    Stacey shares the journey to conceiving her second child. It is a story of profound resilience through multiple losses, IVF challenges, and eventually, a beautiful home birth.

    1h 19m

  5. 2 DEC

    513 | Chloe Grayling, TTC journey, pregnancy loss, physiological birth, home water birth

    In this beautiful episode, Chloe Grayling @lovechloejane shares her journey into motherhood, from an emotional year of trying to conceive to achieving a beautiful and empowering home water birth.

    1h 38m

  6. 25 NOV

    512 | Hashini, Emergency caesarean, hydronephrosis, planned caesarean, pediatric surgery

    In today’s episode, Hashini takes us through her two very different births and the medical journey that followed with her second son. After experiencing a very straightforward first pregnancy, Hashini opens up about the emotional complexity of trying to conceive her second baby. Her second son’s pregnancy brought unexpected challenges when at his 20-week scan it was revealed that he had hydronephrosis.

    1h 16m

  7. 21 NOV

    511 | Maddie, Emergency caesarean, twin VBAC, ICU, perinatal mental health

    In this episode, Maddie shares her remarkable journey from a traumatic emergency cesarean with her first son to achieving a successful twin VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). She opens up about navigating a challenging first pregnancy while working in the Northern Territory away from her husband, dealing with high blood pressure, and experiencing a car accident at 28 weeks that led to a partial placental abruption.

    1h 20m

  8. 18 NOV

    510 | Julie, PANDA CEO, perinatal anxiety and depression, postpartum mental health

    It’s Perinatal Mental Health Week and in this episode, I chat with Julie Birkendorf, the CEO of PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia).

    28 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Sophie Walker
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    515
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Sophie Walker
  • Show Website
    Australian Birth Stories

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