Homebirth Stories Australia
A podcast that documents the stories of people choosing to birth at home throughout Australia
Podcasting since 2023 • 52 episodes
Homebirth Stories Australia
Latest Episodes
S3 EP: 6 Tate - Midwife, First Time Mum, Homebirth, HG, Bleed, Short Cervix.
In this episode, we speak with Tate—midwife, mother, and passionate advocate for physiological birth. Tate takes us through her path to becoming a midwife and her time working within the system as an MGP midwife, where she came face-to-face wit...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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2:04:59
S3 EP: 6 Renee - First Time Mum, Homebirth, Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), Bleed @17 weeks.
In this episode, Renee shares her experience of choosing a home birth for her first baby, explaining what led her to that decision and how she prepared for it. She speaks openly about her intense journey with hyperemesis gravidarum ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:49:32
S3 Transfer Miniseries 3: Ebony - Homebirth, First Time Mum, Transfer, Spontaneous Labour, Vaginal Examinations, Meconium, Vacuum, Caesarean, Breastfeeding Challenges.
In this episode, Ebony shares the story of her first birth — a journey that began with a planned homebirth and unfolded in unexpected ways. After a long labour and signs of possible malposition, her care team discovered meconium in the waters a...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:41:58
S3 EP: 5 Cally - Two Births, OB, Hospital Birth, Homebirth, PROM, Epidural, PPH, Breastfeeding Challenges, Medically Managed Miscarriage, Resuscitation, Managed Third Stage
Today we interviewed Cally, who shared her experiences across two very different births. Her first pregnancy took place during COVID, where limited access to care led her to an OB by default. Red flags emerged throughout the pregnancy, but she ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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2:05:04
S3 Transfer Miniseries 2: Tiahn - First Time Mum, Homebirth, Transfer, 43+ weeks, High Blood Pressure, Long Labour, CTG, Epidural, ARM, Meconium, Caesarean, General Anaesthetic, Family Pressure
In this episode of our mini-series on homebirth transfer, we share the story of Tiahn, a mother who, inspired by the documentary Birth Time, knew that homebirth was the path for her. As she approached 42 + weeks, concerns about potenti...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:38:19