The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
Welcome to The Birth and Postpartum Diaries - a place where Mamas share their authentic stories of pregnancy, birth and beyond, and where I interview experts in order to help Mamas, and Mamas to be, navigate this crazy and beautiful season of their lives.
The Birth and Postpartum Diaries
28 | Niki's Birth Story - Home Birth, Navigating Lockdowns & Border Closures & Private Midwifery Care
In today’s episode of the show I speak with Niki who shares her pregnancy, labour and birth story. Niki lives in Thailand and after falling pregnant towards the end of 2019 decided she wanted to have a home birth in Australia, which is where her husband Michael is from.
As we all know, Covid spread in 2020 which led to lockdowns and border closures. This meant that Niki and Michael had to rush back to Australia and essentially spent the last few months of her pregnancy in isolation. Niki shares what it was like navigating the challenges of lockdown, along with how she used breath, movement and sound to have a positive, unmedicated home birth.
Niki has a magical way of describing her journey and also has an incredible outlook on life, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy listening in to this episode.