Homebirth Stories Australia
A podcast that documents the stories of people choosing to birth at home throughout Australia
Homebirth Stories Australia
Latest Episodes
S4 EP: 11 Hannah - First Time Mum, Homebirth, Private Midwife, Tasmania.
In this episode, Hannah, a midwife herself, shares her journey to motherhood, from her family’s birth history in Ireland to choosing homebirth for her own baby.Having worked as a midwife within the system, Hannah knew she wanted a physio...
S4 EP: 10 Siobhan - Two Births, Private OB Care, Vaginal Birth, Private Midwife, Homebirth, Post Dates, Spontaneous Labour, Water Birth.
In this episode, we sit down with Siobhan as she shares the stories of her two very different birth experiences and the lessons she learned along the way.For her first pregnancy, Siobhan chose private obstetric care, hoping for a vaginal...
S4 EP: 9 Jemima - Two Births, Two Miscarriages, Publicly Funded Homebirth, Hospital Transfer, Forceps Birth, Private Midwife, D&C, Post-Dates Pregnancy, Babies Over 4kg
In this episode, Jemima shares her journey through five pregnancies, two births, two miscarriages, and the exciting news that she's currently expecting her third baby.She takes us back to her first pregnancy, when she was accepted into a...
S4 EP: 8 Life Lately - Miscarriage, TTC, Separation.
We're back after a little mid-year break and kicking things off with a life update episode.Content warning: This episode contains discussion of miscarriage.Laura shares where she's been at on her TTC journey and opens up ab...
S4 EP: 7 Sinem - Two Births, Private Hospital, OB, Preterm Birth, PPROM, Syntocinon, Epidural, Breastfeeding Challenges, Private Midwife, Homebirth.
In this episode, Sinem shares the journey behind her two very different birth experiences and how motherhood transformed the way she viewed birth, fear, and trust in herself.After entering her first pregnancy feeling deeply fearful of bi...