Australian Birth Stories Sophie Walker
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- Kids & Family
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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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479 Postpartum | Ariane, postpartum psychosis, psychologist, hallucinations, postpartum depression, psychotic depression
Ariane shares her experience with postpartum psychosis. As a psychologist working in child and family services, Ariane was aware of perinatal mental illness but her anxiety prevented her from disclosing her symptoms which included disillusions, hallucinations and suicidal ideation. After a stay in a mother and baby unit, she started seeing a perinatal psychiatrist who saw past her well-presented exterior and diagnosed her with psychotic depression.
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478 | Katie, one baby, plus-size, doula, induction, vaginal birth, PPH
In this episode 478 Katie shares her pregnancy and birth experience as a plus-size woman. She was denied access to midwifery group practice because of her weight and was immediately placed in a high risk model of care.
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477 | Angela, physiological home birth, private midwife, water birth
In this episode Angela shares her incredibly positive first birth - a water birth at home, supported by private midwives. Before she had conceived, Angela spent years learning about birth and discovered that a physiological birth in water was her preference.
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476 | Georgie, four babies, MGP, physiological birth, breastfeeding, surprise breech, breech vaginal birth, DCDA twins, twin vaginal birth without epidural
Georgie details her positive physiological first birth, her second that was a surprise breech (birthed vaginally!) and a DCDA twin pregnancy with confronting fragmented obstetric care.
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475 Postpartum | Arnikka, postpartum, IBCLC, neurodivergence, autism, ADHD, sensory overwhelm
In this absolutely brilliant episode, Arnikka - @sucklebubs - takes us through her life-changing diagnosis of autism and ADHD in her second postpartum
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474 | Chantal endometriosis, IVF, anxiety, private obstetrician, HG, amniocentesis, spontaneous labour, vaginal birth
The gender pain gap has been in the news cycle recently with the Victorian government announcing an inquiry into women’s pain. Chantal’s story mirrors the experience of thousands of Australian women; a history of painful periods that had been dismissed. She was diagnosed with stage three endometriosis when she had trouble conceiving naturally.
Customer Reviews
Midwifery student
I am a midwifery student in New Zealand and this podcast has been an invaluable resource for me. Much midwifery knowledge and wisdom comes from story telling, so I commend you for creating this amazing platform for women to share and hear one another. It’s both healing and empowering. And it’s just such a privilege to hear these intimate, beautifully detailed stories! What you’re doing Sophie, is so important, on so many levels. I have shared this channel with my cohort and it will continue to inspire the next wave of midwives here in NZ.
Thank you so much xoxoxo
Absolutely wonderful
Sophie has a beautiful way of interviewing women and supporting them to share their stories. It is a privilege to listen to these stories and Sophie has an incredible gift of being able to balance gentle encouragement and the ability to hold space. Thank you for everything you do Sophie.
Ep 179 least fave so far
This episode just didn’t feel genuine, and lacked the maturity and helpful experiences that most of the episodes offer