Birthing at Home: A Podcast

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Birthing at Home: A Podcast

Hosted by Elsie @birthingathome_a.doula and co-creator of @homebirthvictoria || Sharing incredible birth stories from births at home around Australia and the world. Also sharing partner and midwife stories. Using the power of story telling, this podcast will hopefully empower, inspire, and motivate. 

  1. Homebirthing 4.5kg (HBAC) 'Brontë' after c-section under general anaesthetic & PTSD diagnosis || Emilie's birth of Brontë at home (Victoria)

    3 DAYS AGO

    Homebirthing 4.5kg (HBAC) 'Brontë' after c-section under general anaesthetic & PTSD diagnosis || Emilie's birth of Brontë at home (Victoria)

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)Episode 55 is shared by Emilie who is a Melbourne based doula, and HBAC mama who today shares her two extremely different experiences. She birthed her first baby Reuben under general anesthic during COVID in the UK, an experience which she soon after recieved a PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) diagnosis from. Following moving to Australia, Emilie was determined to have a different experience a...

    1h 35m
  2. VBAC in the car & breech freebirth + bicornuate uterus || Brenda's birth of Hudson (2022) and Holden (2024) at home & in the car (New York, USA)

    NOV 3

    VBAC in the car & breech freebirth + bicornuate uterus || Brenda's birth of Hudson (2022) and Holden (2024) at home & in the car (New York, USA)

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)Episode 54 - Today we hear from Brenda in New York. Brenda’s first baby Harper was in a breech position and although she initially planned to have a homebirth, she ended up agreeing to a c-section. Her next baby Hudson was head down and born on the way to the hospital in the car, an incredible VBAC story, and for her third baby Holden, he remained breech, and although she called her midwives, the l...

    1h 32m
  3. First time dad supporting homebirth || Tom's experience supporting birth at home (South Australia)

    OCT 29

    First time dad supporting homebirth || Tom's experience supporting birth at home (South Australia)

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)In this episode of Partner's Supporting Homebirth, Tom from South Australia shares his experience supporting his wife Chloe (Episode 39) during the home birth of their daughter Matilda. Tom shares his initial fears and biases about home birth, the research he conducted, and the preparations they made leading up to the birth. He recounts the rapid progression of labor, the unexpected challenges...

    30 min
  4. Homebirth after a positive hospital birth, alpha-thalassemia, long placenta birth & impact of COVID restrictions || Joey's birth of Avery at home (Australian Capital Territory)

    OCT 20

    Homebirth after a positive hospital birth, alpha-thalassemia, long placenta birth & impact of COVID restrictions || Joey's birth of Avery at home (Australian Capital Territory)

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)This is episode 53, and today we hear from Joey in Canberra. Joey is a physio and mum to two boys, Bellamy who she very almost had a homebirth with and Avery, who she did birth at home. Joey shares with us her journey with Bellamy and we reflect on why she chose homebirth, even having had what she describes as a positive hospital birth. We also chat about the impact of COVID on pregnancy, labo...

    1h 56m
  5. Choosing homebirth after abortion and misscarriage, anxiety, having a PPH & secondary PPH and bicornuate uterus and why homebirth is amazing || Sam's birth of Archie at home (New South Wales)

    SEP 2

    Choosing homebirth after abortion and misscarriage, anxiety, having a PPH & secondary PPH and bicornuate uterus and why homebirth is amazing || Sam's birth of Archie at home (New South Wales)

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)Epsiode 52 is shared by Sam from NSW who tells her huge vulnerable, honest, and beautiful story of how her homebirth baby boy, Archie came to be. Sam’s story starts in her 20’s where, alike many women, she chose to have an abortion, partly influenced by her birth imprint. Some years later, when the timing was better, she was excited to become pregnant, then experienced a miscarriage. Thes...

    2h 42m
  6. Homebirth at 17 years old & becoming a homebirth midwife - chatting with Abbey the midwife from Western Australia

    AUG 27

    Homebirth at 17 years old & becoming a homebirth midwife - chatting with Abbey the midwife from Western Australia

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)In this month midwife story episode, I chat with the amazing Abbey who is a midwife in Western Australia. The story to how Abbey found homebirth for her own 2 children is amazing, and as she goes on, you can tell, she was destined to be a homebirth midwife. She shares her journey to midwifery and homebirth midwifery. What a special story, I felt so amazed to hear it!! Connect with me, Elsie, t...

    34 min
  7. The cascade of interventions with the hospital birth of Matilda (2020), choosing freebirth with Edith (2022) and the planned freebirth turned hospital transfer birth of Angus (2024) + GDM & 2-vessel umbilical cord || Northern Territory

    AUG 25

    The cascade of interventions with the hospital birth of Matilda (2020), choosing freebirth with Edith (2022) and the planned freebirth turned hospital transfer birth of Angus (2024) + GDM & 2-vessel umbilical cord || Northern Territory

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)In episode 51, Jess from the Northern Territory shares the births of Matilda (hospital), Edith (freebirth) and Angus (freebirth > hospital transfer). After years of trying, Jess finally became pregnant through IVF with her 1st baby Matilda, and gave birth in 2020 with little insight into the medicalisation of birth. For her second baby, Edith however, she chose to birth at home, however was...

    1h 20m
  8. Homebirth dad of 4 babies born at home shares his experience || Dan's experience supporting birth at home (Queensland)

    AUG 23

    Homebirth dad of 4 babies born at home shares his experience || Dan's experience supporting birth at home (Queensland)

    Hello! I would love to hear what your fave part of the ep was. Send me a msg by clicking here :)This is another episode in the partners supporting birth at home series, and today Dan, husband of Rosie who shared her birth at home stories in episode 43, shares his experience. As dad to 4 baby’s all born at home, it was great to get some insight into his thoughts about preparing and supporting a birth at home. As with all the partner episodes, sometimes they can be tricky to find, so...

    25 min
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Hosted by Elsie @birthingathome_a.doula and co-creator of @homebirthvictoria || Sharing incredible birth stories from births at home around Australia and the world. Also sharing partner and midwife stories. Using the power of story telling, this podcast will hopefully empower, inspire, and motivate. 

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  • Creator
    Elsie
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Birthing at Home: A Podcast
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